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Utah Football Team History


Utah Utes
University of Utah
 Salt Lake City, UT
Founded: 1850
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Capacity: 51,444
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Jack C. Curtice
Conference: Mountain States Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Jack C. Curtice enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Utah.
 The Utes won the Mountain States Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Oregon State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Idaho  21   21   T    @ Boise, ID   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Arizona  0   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Brigham Young  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Denver  35   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Wyoming  27   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Colorado  14   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Colorado State  14   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Santa Clara  16   13   W    @ Sacramento, CA   
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Utah State  20   0   W       
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored188
  Scoring Average18.8
  Points Allowed128
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record32-34
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record4-0 -1
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1952 Mountain States Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 7-211946   Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Colorado State 6-4177137   Robert L. Bob Davis
Brigham Young 4-6154240   Charles L. Chick Atkinson
Utah 6-3-1188128   Jack C. Curtice
Wyoming 5-4114102   Bowden Wyatt
Utah State 3-7-1121209   John O. Roning

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 All Mountain States Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.