1933 Utah Utes football team

The 1933 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 1933 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, shared the RMC title with Colorado Agricultural and Denver, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 78.[1][2]

1933 Utah Utes football
RMC co-champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–3 (5–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Davies
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah + 5 1 0 5 3 0
Colorado Agricultural + 5 1 1 5 1 1
Denver + 5 1 1 5 3 1
Colorado 5 2 0 7 2 0
BYU 5 3 0 5 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 4 0
Colorado Teachers 3 3 0 4 3 0
Colorado College 2 4 1 2 5 1
Montana State 1 3 0 2 5 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 1 5 0
Wyoming 1 6 1 2 6 1
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 0 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Before losing to Denver on November 18, Utah had won 30 consecutive conference games dating back to the 1928 season and had not lost a conference game or any game played in the Rocky Mountain region since the 1927 season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Montana StateW 61–08,000[3]
October 6at UCLA*L 0–2115,000
October 14BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 21–6
October 28Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–6
November 4at Oregon*L 7–26
November 11Colorado 
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 13–6
November 18at DenverL 0–1317,000[4][5]
November 30Colorado Agricultural
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1933 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2019. p. 182.
  3. ^ Bob Goodell (September 24, 1933). "Redskins Crash to 61-0 Victory: Bobcats No Match for Ute Array". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Denver's Passes Defeat Five-Time Champions, 13-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 19, 1933. p. B4. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Pioneers End Ute Dynasty (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 19, 1933. p. B5. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .