1911 University of Utah football team

The 1911 University of Utah football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1911 college football season. In its second season under head coach Fred Bennion, the team compiled an overall record of 5–1–1 record with a mark of 3–1–1 against conference opponents, finished second in RMC, shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 200 to 15.[1][2] The team played its home games at Cummings Field in Salt Lake City. Lon Romney was the team captain.[3]

1911 University of Utah football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–1–1 (3–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainLon Romney
Home stadiumCummings Field
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 0 0 6 0 0
Utah 3 1 1 5 1 1
Denver 3 1 1 5 2 1
Colorado College 3 2 0 4 3 0
Wyoming 2 3 0 4 3 1
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 2 5 0
Colorado Agricultural 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Colorado AgriculturalW 51–0
October 14at DenverDenver, COT 0–03,000[4]
October 28Montana Agricultural*
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 97–0[5]
November 4Colorado Mines
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 15–0
November 11at Colorado CollegeW 18–6
November 18Colorado
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
L 0–9
November 30Idaho*
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 19–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2019. p. 180. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "1911 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  3. ^ ""Lon" Romney To Captain the 1911 Football Team". The Chronicle. December 5, 1910. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Tommy (October 15, 1911). "Utah Hold Denver to No Score Tie". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 14. Retrieved September 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Tommy Fitzpatrick (October 29, 1911). "Utah Swamps Montana Aggies; Score Is 97 To 0 -- Yes, Honest". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.