Utah at Denver
Saturday, October 17, 1936 Share
Utah beat Denver 31–6. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Utah led the series 14–3–1.
FinalAttendance 15,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 19, 1936, page 14 (results column)
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adck Promise Spicy Bout Saraen Back Loaded Stars Saturday Bill Adamaitis and Dixie Walker, Catholic University-Formed bat terry” that pitched and caught touch down passes in 1877 victory over De Paul. Tommy Keating. Georgetown-Ran, passed and directed play cleverly to serve as spearhead Of Hoya attack in l9-to-0 conquest Of BucknelI. Bill Guckeyson-Celebrated return to Maryland eleven by racing so yards to touchdown and throwing 45-yard pass to Vic Willis for second touch down as Terps defeated Virginia, 21–0. George Matisk, Duquesne-Ran u yards for touchdown that “upset” Pittsburgh, TO. Don Geyer, Northwestern-Made lateral-forward pass play that produced winning score in 14–13 triumph over Ohio State. Ace Parker, Duke-His punting kept touchdown and 2 points and started Georgia Tech on defensive and paved way for Dukes 1876 victory. f1dIOlo dlld SCOl &c oNAA4 OC der, U. C. L. A.-Combined on two touchdown passes to beat California. Lloyd Russell, Baylor-Scored twice and ran SO yards with intercepted pass TO begin other scoring drive in rally that brought 21–18 decision over Texas Lew Elverson, Penn-Sprinted 81 yards for winning touchdown against Princeton. Sid Luckman. Columbia-Threw three touchdown” passes in $50 rout Of Virginia Military. Dameron Davis, Kentucky-Tallied twice and placed ball in position for another score against Washington and Lee. Red Conkright, Oklahoma–Intercepted pass and ran 38 yards to score against Kansas. Cecil Isbell, Purdue-Made one touchdown, passed for another and kicked four extra points against Chicago. Johnny Stidger. Southern Methodist-Intercepted pass and made long run, then passed to Sprague for first tally against Vanderbilt; made second touchdown on lateral pass after 26yard dash. John Howell, Nebraska – Threw passes for both touchdowns that beat Indiana, 1873 Newell Call, Utah-Scored three touchdowns and tossed passes for two others in 31–6 triumph over Denver.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Utah 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Utah–Denver gameUtah leads 28–10–5 in 43 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.
| 1960 | Utah 49, Denver 16 | |
| 1959 | Utah 26, Denver 12 | |
| 1958 | Utah 20, Denver 16 | |
| 1957 | Denver 12, Utah 7 | |
| 1956 | Utah 27, Denver 13 | |
| 1955 | Utah 27, Denver 7 |
Around this game
Utah
- Next gameat Utah StateOct. 24, 1936
- SeasonUtah in 1936
- ProgramUtah history and records
Denver
- Next gamevs. WyomingOct. 24, 1936
- SeasonDenver in 1936
- ProgramDenver history and records
