1906 University of Utah football team
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| 1906 University of Utah football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Fred Bennion |
| Home stadium | Cummings Field |
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| 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] Fred Bennion, who later served as the team's head coach, was the team captain.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 13 | at Colorado College | L 0–6 | [4][5] | |
| October 20 | at Denver | Denver, CO | W 24–0 | [6] |
| November 3 | Montana | W 42–0 | [7] | |
| November 9 | at All Hallows College† | Salt Lake City, UT | W 23–0 (practice) | [8] |
| November 17 | Colorado |
| W 10–0 | [1] |
| November 24 | at Fort Douglas† | Fort Douglas, UT | W 36–0 (practice) | [9] |
| November 29 | Utah Agricultural |
| W 35–0 | [10] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ ""U" Swamps Aggies in Annual Battle". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. November 30, 1906. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fred Bennion Captain". Deseret News. December 11, 1905. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ""U" Eleven Loses On Sloppy Field". The Inter-Mountain Republican. October 14, 1906. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Walloped in Colorado: Utah Football Team Opened Its Season With a Defeat". Deseret News. October 15, 1906. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maddock's Men Trim Denver". The Deseret News. October 22, 1906. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""U" Team Has Its Practice Of Season". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 10, 1906. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "2024 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 164. Retrieved March 23, 2025.