1894 University of Utah football team
| 1894 University of Utah football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–2 |
| Head coach |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington Agricultural | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1894 University of Utah football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as an independent during the 1894 college football season. Coaches Robert Harkness (Yale) and Bert Holden (Harvard) led the team to a 1–2 record.[1]
Roster
The Utah roster included players at the following positions:[2][3][4]
- I. E. Willey, right half back
- Seth Thomas,[5] quarter back
- Fred W. Reynolds, left half back
- Ernest (Earnest) Van Cott, left end
- Fred N. Poulson (Paulson), tackle
- David McKay,[6] right guard
- Joe Stringfellow, center
- Bernard (Barnard) J. Stewart, left guard
- Harry Kimball, right end
- A. B. Sawyer, substitute
- Paul Kimball
- I. E. Willey
- Theodore Mystrom
- A. E. Hyde
- J. W. Stringfellow
- Fred H. May
- Fred Earles
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | vs. Salt Lake City High School |
| L 4–20 | [7][8] | |
| November 3 | Salt Lake City YMCA | Salt Lake City, Utah Territory | L 0–14 | ||
| November 29 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Salt Lake City High School |
| W 14–6 | [9] |
References
- ^ "WILL HONOR UTAH'S 1934 GRID ELEVEN". Salt Lake Tribune. Vol. 130, no. 40:14. November 23, 1934. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "FIRST FOOTBALL TEAM OF U. OF U., YEAR '94". Deseret News. Vol. 71. December 24, 1920. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "N. Y. Honors Go To Pres. McKay". Deseret News. Vol. 370, no. 135:31. December 7, 1968. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "Presenting Utah's First Organized Grid Team of 1894". Salt Lake Tribune. Vol. 118, no. 45. November 29, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
- ^ "FUNERALS: SETH E. THOMAS". Ogden Standard-Examiner. Vol. 67, no. 185. December 21, 1936. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "Honor Banquet Set For Ute Gridders". Deseret News. August 31, 1952. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "The Football Game.—High School Boys Defeat The University Team". The Salt Lake Herald. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 5, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 10. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
- ^ "Too Heavy For The Lads". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 30, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2024 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 164. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Marriott, Jonah. "The Early Days of Utah Football". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Salt Lake City, Utah. Retrieved October 29, 2024.