1926 Utah Utes football team

1926 Utah Utes football
RMC champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record7–0 (5–0 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainThornton Morris
Home stadiumCummings Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Montana State 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Colorado College 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Utah Agricultural 4 – 1 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Colorado Teachers 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Denver 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 2 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
Colorado 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
BYU 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Western State (CO) 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1926 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–0 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, won the RMC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 23.[1][2] As a reward for compiling the first perfect season in school history, Utah sailed to Hawaii to play a quasi-bowl game against Hawaii. Knute Rockne was a referee for the game, which Utah won 17–7.[3] Thornton Morris was the team captain.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9South Dakota*
W 13–0[5]
October 23at Colorado
W 37–38,000[6]
October 30Colorado Agriculturaldagger
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 10–68,000[7]
November 6at Denver
W 13–0[8]
November 13BYU
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 40–7[9]
November 25Utah Agricultural
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 34–7[10]
December 18at Hawaii*
W 17–7[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1926 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2019. p. 181.
  3. ^ Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 28. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
  4. ^ 2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 119.
  5. ^ "Utes Trounce South Dakota in First Game". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 10, 1926. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah Smashes To Victory Over Colorado University: Utes' Attack Crushes Foes From Boulder". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 24, 1926. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah Points Toward Title By Defeating C.A.C. 10-6". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 31, 1926. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utes Whip Denver 13 to 0: Coach Dawson Eleven Gives Crimson Hard Struggle in Feature; Utah Gains Prestige". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 7, 1926. pp. 1, 19.
  9. ^ "Utah U Defeats Cougars, 40-7; Ready for A.C." The Salt Lake Tribune. November 14, 1926. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Utah Smothers Aggies". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1926. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ez Crane (December 19, 1926). "Utes Defeat Hawaiians By 17 To 7 Score". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1, 21 – via Newspapers.com.