1933 Utah Utes football team

The 1933 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1933 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, shared the RMC title with Colorado Agricultural and Denver, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 78.[1][2]

1933 Utah Utes football
RMC co-champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–3 (5–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Davies
Home stadiumUte Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah +510530
Colorado Agricultural +511511
Denver +511531
Colorado520720
BYU530540
Utah State430440
Colorado Teachers330430
Colorado College241251
Montana State130250
Colorado Mines150150
Wyoming161261
Western State (CO)050050
  • + – Conference co-champions

Before losing to Denver on November 18, Utah had won 30 consecutive conference games dating back to the 1928 season and had not lost a conference game or any game played in the Rocky Mountain region since the 1927 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Montana StateW 61–08,000[3]
October 6at UCLA*L 0–2115,000
October 14BYU
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 21–6
October 28Utah State
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 14–6
November 4at Oregon*L 7–26
November 11Colorado
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)
W 13–6
November 18at DenverL 0–1317,000[4][5]
November 30Colorado Agricultural
  • Ute Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References