1922 Utah Utes football team

The 1922 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1922 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Thomas M. Fitzpatrick the Utes compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the RMC title, the first conference championship in program history.

1922 Utah Utes football
RMC champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record7–1 (5–0 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainNeil Smith
Home stadiumCummings Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 0 0 7 1 0
Colorado Agricultural 5 1 1 5 2 1
Denver 3 1 1 6 1 1
Colorado Mines 3 2 1 4 2 1
Utah Agricultural 3 3 0 5 4 0
Colorado College 2 2 1 3 3 1
Colorado 2 3 0 4 4 0
BYU 1 5 0 1 5 0
Wyoming 1 7 0 1 8 0
Montana State 0 1 0 4 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

BYU resumed playing football in 1922; the two teams resumed their series for the first time since playing in 1898 when BYU was called Brigham Young Academy.[1]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7College of Idaho*W 16–12
October 14BYU
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 49–0[2]
October 21at ColoradoW 3–0
October 25at WyomingW 27–0
November 4Colorado College 
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 20–7
November 11vs. Idaho*L 0–16[3][4]
November 18Whitman*
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 24–6
November 30Utah Agricultural
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–0
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ Jeremiah Jensen. "BYU vs. Utah: The history of the rivalry". KSL.com. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  2. ^ "Utah Red Devils Easily Defeat Provoites; Rally Nets Crimson Big Score". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1922. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vandals wallop Utah University". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 13, 1922. p. 16.
  4. ^ "Gem State outfit plays above form shown heretofore". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 13, 1922. p. 2, part 2.