1924 Utah Utes football team

The 1924 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 1924 college football season. Led by Thomas M. Fitzpatrick in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Utes compiled an overall of record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the RMC.

1924 Utah Utes football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record3–4–1 (2–2–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCummings Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 0 1 8 1 1
Utah Agricultural 3 2 1 4 2 1
Colorado Agricultural 3 2 0 4 2 0
Denver 3 2 2 4 2 2
Colorado College 4 3 0 5 3 0
Montana State 1 1 1 5 1 1
Utah 2 2 1 3 4 1
Colorado Mines 2 4 1 4 4 1
BYU 1 3 1 2 3 1
Wyoming 1 6 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Prior to the 1924 season, Fitzpatrick announced his intention to retire and pursue other business opportunities, but he agreed to coach through the end of the 1924 season. Utah opened the season at home on October 4 against Drake, their first opponent from east of the Rocky Mountains. Ike Armstrong, and assistant coach for Drake, expressed interest in the head coaching position at Utah and was hired.[1] He coached the Utes for 25 season and had a record of 141–55–15.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Drake*L 14–33[3]
October 11Colorado College
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
L 0–9
October 18Arizona* 
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 32–7
October 25BYU
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 35–6[4]
November 1at ColoradoL 0–3
November 8vs. Stanford*L 0–305,000[5]
November 15Wyoming
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 28–0
November 27Utah Agricultural
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
T 7–711,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 27. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
  2. ^ "Ike J. Armstrong Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  3. ^ "Crimson Victim of Drake Strategy in Bitter Encounter". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 5, 1924. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fitzpatrick's Warriors Crush B.Y.U. Cougars in Great Game". The Salt Lake Telegram. October 26, 1924. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanford humbles Utah by 30 to 0 count". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1924. Retrieved October 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah Elevens Battle To Tie Score". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 28, 1924. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  8. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1924". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2010.