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1906 University of Utah football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainFred Bennion
Home stadiumCummings Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington State   –   6 – 0 – 0
New Mexico A&M   –   4 – 0 – 0
Oregon   –   5 – 0 – 1
Colorado Mines   –   3 – 0 – 2
Utah   –   4 – 1 – 0
New Mexico   –   3 – 1 – 0
USC   –   2 – 0 – 2
Utah Agricultural   –   3 – 1 – 0
Oregon Agricultural   –   4 – 1 – 2
Washington   –   4 – 1 – 4
Wyoming   –   1 – 1 – 0
Montana   –   2 – 4 – 0
Tempe Normal   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1906 University of Utah football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In its third season under head coach Joe Maddock, the team compiled a 6–1 record, shut out six of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 170 to 6.[1][2] The team played its home games at Cummings Field in Salt Lake City.[3][4][5] Fred Bennion, who later served as the team's head coach, was the team captain.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13at Colorado College
L 0–6[7][8]
October 20at DenverDenver, COW 24–0[9]
November 3Montana
W 42–0[10]
November 9at All Hallows College†Salt Lake City, UTW 23–0 (practice)[2][11]
November 17Colorado
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 10–0[4]
November 24at Fort Douglas†Fort Douglas, UTW 36–0 (practice)[12]
November 29Utah Agricultural
  • Cummings Field
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 35–0[13]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. 2019. p. 182.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Utah and Montana on Cummings Field Today". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 3, 1906. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Utah Defeats Boulder and Wins Her Greatest Football Victory: Red and White Waves in Glory". The Salt Lake Herald. November 18, 1906. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ ""U" Swamps Aggies in Annual Battle". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. November 30, 1906. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fred Bennion Captain". Deseret News. December 11, 1905. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ ""U" Eleven Loses On Sloppy Field". The Inter-Mountain Republican. October 14, 1906. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Walloped in Colorado: Utah Football Team Opened Its Season With a Defeat". Deseret News. October 15, 1906. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maddock's Men Trim Denver". The Deseret News. October 22, 1906. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Overwhelms Montana's Team: Maddock's Scoring Machine Runs Away From Athletes From the North". The Salt Lake Herald. November 4, 1906. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ ""U" Team Has Its Practice Of Season". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 10, 1906. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Football Not a Parlor Game: United States Army and Utah University Play Under Rough House Rules". The Salt Lake Herald. November 25, 1906. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "'Varsity Again Swamps Aggies: On Slow and Muddy Field Maddock's Men Pile Up Score of 35 to 0". The Salt Lake Herald. November 30, 1906. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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