1928 Utah Utes football team

1928 Utah Utes football
RMC champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–0–2 (4–0–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainAlton Carman
Home stadiumUte Stadium
1928 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 0 1 5 0 2
Colorado 5 1 0 5 1 0
Colorado Agricultural 6 2 0 6 2 0
Utah Agricultural 4 2 1 5 3 1
Colorado College 5 3 0 5 3 0
Montana State 3 2 0 4 4 1
Denver 3 4 1 4 4 1
Colorado Teachers 3 4 0 4 4 0
Colorado Mines 2 4 0 2 5 0
BYU 1 3 1 3 3 1
Wyoming 0 5 0 2 7 0
Western State (CO) 0 6 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1928 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–0–2 with a mark of 4–0–1 in conference playing, winning the first of six consecutive RMC titles.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Nevada*W 32–7[2]
October 20Colorado AgriculturalW 6–0[3]
October 27at ColoradoW 25–6[4]
November 3Colorado College
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 27–21[5]
November 10at Creighton*T 7–7[6]
November 17BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UTT (rivalry)
T 0–0[7]
November 29Utah Agricultural
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 20–0[8]
  • *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. 30. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
  2. ^ "Utes trounce Neveda eleven". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 7, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Utah gridders beat Colorado Aggies, 6–0". San Francisco Chronicle. October 21, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Utah wallops Boulder eleven". The Idaho Statesman. October 28, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utah triumphs as BYU, USC suffer reverses". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 4, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Creighton 'U' holds Utah to 7–7 deadlock". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 11, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah, Cougars fight to scoreless tie". The San Francisco Examiner. November 18, 1928. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah Wins Conference Gridiron Flag". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 30, 1928. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.