| Show Around By JOE Chronicle Sports Editor Utah's Redskins finished this year's football campaign with a not-too-impressive won-loss but yet the season has to be considered as one of Utah's most Utah began the season rated as underdogs in six of their 10 games and it was figured by many that if Coach Nagel could come up with a he would be very The Utes managed to win three of these six games and they put up a good battle in the other Redskins Supplied Great Thrills This year has provided some great thrills for Utah football fans in games both at home and Utah fans will remember the first game of the year against Colorado State in which Utah's Gary Hertzfeldt threw the first pass of his college career for a NEXT CAME Wisconsin at a Big Ten team which Utah had never played A controversial penalty slowed up the Redskin they managed to put a respectable showing despite the The following the Utes faced Oregon which boasted one of the fastest backfields in the The Redskin defense was brilliant on this occasion and held the Beavers to less than yards rushing and the Utes pulled their first big upset of the 1961 The highlight game of the season came against the Colorado The Buffs were undefeated and ranked eighth in the nation until they ran into Utah Led by the passing of Hertzfeldt and the running of Dennis Jerry Overton and Bud the Utes managed to pull what is probably one of the biggest upsets in Utah The Utes gained national limelight after this game with Coach Nagel being named of the and Gary Hertzfeldt being named to the of the The season was brought to a close with the traditional Utah State The with the thought of revenge for last year's proved to be the better team on this occasion and the Utes This game carried some significance in that is was the last time these two teams would meet on Skyline Conference All in Coach his coaching staff and his team are to be congratulated for a fine effort and an exciting year of football at Another New Conference John Montana and Max sportswriter with the Daily have come up with a proposal for a new conference affiliation for the four teams that will be omitted from the new Western Athletic THEY HAVE suggested an basketball conference that could be entitled the Northwest The 11 independent teams submitted are Montana State Montana State Idaho Utah Air Oregon State and Washington Emphasis is placed on basketball because both writers feel that this sport is the financial backbone of the University's athletic and the ten teams would have strong gate They also mention a possibility of a football conference but it is remote because the two Oregon Washington State and Air Force have tentatively joined other NOSE DROPS With all the Exec council projects being mentioned from day to it is too bad they can't come up with one which would have secured Utah State an earlier bowl |
