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Utah Football Team History


Utah Utes
University of Utah
 Salt Lake City, UT
Founded: 1850
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Capacity: 51,444
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Nelson H. Norgren
Conference: Rocky Mountain Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1892  <-- 1916 <- 1917 -> 1918 --> 2024
1917 Season Highlights
 Nelson H. Norgren enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Utah.
 
1917 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Wyoming  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Colorado College  0   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Colorado State  25   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Colorado  9   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Southern California  0   51   L       
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Utah State  0   14   L       
 
1917 Season Totals
  Record2-4
  Points Scored48
  Scoring Average8.0
  Points Allowed116
  Defense Average19.3
  Opponents Record20-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-2
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1917 Rocky Mountain Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 0-7-151148   Harry W. Hughes
Utah State 7-0-126726   John W. Jack Watson
Colorado 6-211456   Milbourne Bob Evans
Wyoming 3-424140   John Corbett
Utah 2-448116   Nelson H. Norgren

1917 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1917 All Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.