1892 University of Utah football team
American college football season
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The 1892 University of Utah football team represented Utah's flagship university during the same year that the university changed its name to the University of Utah. They represented the university during the 1892 college football season and were the university's first collegiate football team under their new name. The team finished with a 0â1 record. Cunningham served as Utah's captain.
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| 1892 University of Utah football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 0â1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Alma Cunningham |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | â | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | â | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | â | 1 | â | 0 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | â | 2 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | â | 0 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | â | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose Normal | â | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | â | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The team played several games, but only one game is counted in official school and NCAA records. In that game, University of Utah lost 12â0 to Utah's land grant college, Utah Agricultural College (U.A.C).[1] The two schools went on to become rivals and the game has been given nicknames such as the Governor's Cup and the Battle of the Brothers. For the game the university team wore brown pants, white jumpers, and red/crimson stockings.[2]
In 1939, Three members of the 1892 team were invited to be honored at the Utah homecoming game.[2]
Roster
The Utah roster for their first official game on November 25, 1892 at 2 p.m. against U.A.C. included the following players as reported in the Sunday Herald: [1]
| Player | Position |
| Cunningham | Full back |
| Jennings | Right half back |
| McIntyre | Left half back |
| Thomas | Quarter back |
| Wallace | Right end |
| Groesbeck | Left end |
| Christiansen | Right tackle |
| Fisher | Left tackle |
| Grover | Right guard |
| Naylor | Left guard |
| Dow | Center rush |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| November 8 | Fort Douglasâ | Salt Lake City, Utah Territory | T 0â0 | [3] | |
| November 12 | Salt Lake City YMCAâ |
| L 0â6 | [4] | |
| November 22 | vs. Salt Lake City YMCAâ |
| W 4â0 | [5] | |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m.[1] | at Utah Agricultural |
| L 0â12 | [6] |
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Game summaries
at Utah Agricultural College
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| U. of U. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U. A. C. | 0 | 12 | 12 |
at Logan, Utah Territory
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No scoring plays
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