1904 University of Utah football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Wade
Home stadiumCummings Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Far West college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah   –   7 – 1 – 0
Stanford   –   7 – 2 – 1
California   –   6 – 1 – 1
USC   –   6 – 1 – 0
Oregon   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tempe Normal   –   4 – 0 – 0
Wyoming   –   4 – 1 – 1
Washington   –   4 – 2 – 1
Arizona   –   3 – 1 – 2
Oregon Agricultural   –   4 – 2 – 0
Montana   –   3 – 2 – 0
Nevada State   –   3 – 3 – 0
Washington Agricultural   –   2 – 2 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   1 – 2 – 1
Utah Agricultural   –   4 – 8 – 0

The 1904 University of Utah football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In its first season under head coach Joe Maddock, the team compiled a 7–1 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 301 to 38.[1][2] Quarterback Jimmy Wade was the team captain.[3]

The team shut out three opponents in eight days in three cities: on October 29 at Denver (12–0); on October 31 at Wyoming (23–0); and on November 5 at home against the soldiers from Fort Douglas (107–5).[4] The team's 107 points against Fort Douglas was a school record at the time and remains the second-highest point total in school history.[5]

On November 19, 1904, Fred Bennion kicked a 55-yard field goal that was a school record until 1971.[6]

Coach Maddock had been a star tackle on Michigan's 1902 and 1903 Point-a-Minute teams. Maddock was hired in February 1904 by University of Utah president Kingsbury upon the recommendation of Michigan coach Fielding H. Yost. Maddock was promised "complete control" of the Utah football team after graduating from Michigan in June.[7] Maddock arrived in Salt Lake City to begin his coaching responsibilities on September 10, 1904.[8]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Colorado
L 6–33[9]
October 15Montana
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 17–0[10]
October 22Oregon Short Line
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 50–0[11][12]
October 29at DenverDenver, COW 12–02,000[13]
October 31at WyomingLaramie, WYW 23–0[14]
November 5Fort Douglas
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 107–5[15]
November 19Utah Agricultural
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 43–0[16]
November 24Colorado College
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 43–0[17][3]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2019. p. 182.
  2. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Joseph H. "Joe" Maddock 1906". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Utah Triumphs Over Colorado: Maddock's Men Down the Tigers". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 25, 1904. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coaching Record Game by Game Joseph H. "Joe" Maddock 1904". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  5. ^ 2019 Utah Football Media Guide, pp. 143, 146.
  6. ^ 2019 Utah Football Media Guide, p. 129.
  7. ^ "Athletics". U. of U. Chronicle. February 26, 1904. p. 134 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Coach Maddock On The Ground". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 11, 1904. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Utah Champions Bite The Dust: University of Colorado Wins Football Game; Final Score Is 33 To 6". The Salt Lake Herald. October 2, 1904. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Montana Bows Down To Utah: Her Football Champions and Bear Mascot Trounced". The Salt Lake Herald. October 16, 1904. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Played the Railroaders: Short Line Team Lost Out in a Head-End Collision With U. of U." The Salt Lake Tribune. October 23, 1904. p. V-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rapid Practice Work: 'Varsity Runs Up Sixty Points on Short Line in Two Short Halves". The Salt Lake Herald. October 23, 1904. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.(describing game as a practice game and reporting Utah point total as 60)
  13. ^ "U. of U. Victor Over Denver: Score Stood 12 to Nothing". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 30, 1904. p. V-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Wyoming Utah's Latest Victim". The Salt Lake Herald. November 1, 1904. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "University 107; Fort Douglas 5; Students Rout the Boys in Blue". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 6, 1904. p. V-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "U. of U. Beats Aggies in Gridiron Battle". The Salt Lake Herald. November 20, 1904. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "'Varsity Team in Poor Shape: Meets Colorado College Eleven at Cummings Field Tomorrow Afternoon; The Colorado Men Are Fast". Deseret News. November 23, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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