1924 Utah Utes football team

1924 Utah Utes football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	3–4–1 (2–2–1 RMC)
Head coach	Thomas M. Fitzpatrick (6th season)
Home stadium	Cummings Field
Seasons ←  1923 1925  →

1924 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Drake *	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT	L 14–33		[3]
October 11	Colorado College	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–9
October 18	Arizona *	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT	W 32–7
October 25	BYU	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 35–6		[4]
November 1	at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 0–3
November 8	vs. Stanford *	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–30	5,000	[5]
November 15	Wyoming	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT	W 28–0
November 27	Utah Agricultural	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	T 7–7	11,000	[6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

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.