Utah at Denver

Saturday, October 29, 1904

Utah beat Denver 12–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayUtah2–⁠1 in 1904
12
HomeDenver2–⁠5 in 1904
0

FinalAttendance 2,000

In the newspapers

  • The Deseret evening news's story: HOW DENVER TOOK DEFEAT Utah University Preparing to Cele- brate It's Victory,

    Deseret evening news, Great Salt Lake City [Utah], October 31, 1904, page 5

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    HOW DENVER TOOK DEFEAT Utah University Preparing to Cele- brate It’s Victory, sundays Denver Post says concerning the game Denver university lost the game, not because the team was poor bat because the Mormons’ were q little better The game was one OF thrilling interest from the Kickoff until the final whistle. Both teams adopted the same style Of play and straight football was the rule. Line bucks and plays outside of tackle were rolled upon by both captains for their major gains The teams played equally in the line, but the ‘Morm0ns’ clearly outplayed the bishops ln the back field Pate, Mckay and Yount making substantial gains, and being thrown back by the fierce UCkliug of the boys from Utah ON the other hand Benuiol, Peterson and Brown making fierce PUSHES and being support cd hy their team mates. The tatkmE of Denver university was high. the taCklcr often dragging the man for ward instead of throwing him back Coach Maddox has every reason 90 be proud %. his team although green they play lkc veterans. Their rushing was effective and never iUr “a minute Old they let down, Coach Fowlcr’s team BIS the best the University 0f Denver has ever had, and IL ls the opinion Of the spectators that 10 nis backs were heavier and had been supported by their team mates. the score would have been reversed. COACH MADDOCKS STATEMENT. My boys have got the hurry habit and because of that they beat Denver university The other boys buckcd our line hard but we held them We buckcl them hard. and they could not hold us. That is the difference between the two teams COACH FOWLERs STATEMENT. am well pleased with the game. My boys played hard and are the equal OF those from Utah. The second touch. down should not have been allowed as Berion clearly stepped outside the line UNIVERSITY WILL CELEBRATE. A bic celebration is under way for the victorious team Excitement was ram pant 40 the University today over the victory President Brown and Editor Jensen returned from Denver and told OF the victory IN glowing terms The team Is looked for tomorrow and upon IFS arrival II viii be met by the student body A parade and demonstration viii be given IN the city, and ON the campus In the evening an immense bonfire viii he liz. The students will gather about Il and listen TO speeches from invited

  • The The Western news's story: SPORTING EVENTS.

    The Western news, November 2, 1904, page 9 (results column)

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    SPORTING EVENTS. Lincoln, Neb.-What is claimed to be the worlds record for rifle shooting at moving targets was made here by Captain A. H. Hardy of Lincoln. With % caliber rifle, at 25 yard rise he broke successfully 1000 2k inch wooden balls. The former record for a rifle is 9s7. made in California at a date and place unknown here. Kansas City, Mo.-At the Elm Ridge track Judge Trevellyan has announced that Jockey George Mountain had been ruled Off the track for life. He also restored Jockey Michaels and Owner M. Boasberg to good standing New York.-Barney Oldfield won the automobile track championship of the world Saturday at the Empire City track, defeating Paul Sartori, the driver of the car of w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., in the final heat of the four cornered 10 mile race. His time was 9:12 3–⁠5 which beats all worlds records for 10 miles on track from a standing start by two-fifths of a second Sartori’s time was 9:39 As. Saturday Football. Lewiston.-Before team weighing about five pounds heavier to a man the Colfax high school football team went down to defeat before the boys of the Lewiston high school by a score of II to 0. Against team which weighed less by Is pounds to a man, Spokane high school Saturday defeated the Coeur d’Alene high school at Natatorium park by score of 62 to s. New YOrk.-Outclassed in every de partment Of the game Columbia’s foot ball eleven was defeated by Yale at American League park, “a to 0. Cambridge.-The Harvard football eleven were not only defeated and pre-. vented from scoring on Soldiers field but was completely outplayed in ev cry department of the game by the University of PENNSYLVANIA Score: pennsylvania, II; Harvard, 0. Denver.-The Denver university was defeated by the University of Utah by score of 12 to 0. The local team was outplayed and outweighed in ev. cry position. Cheney.-1n most stubborn contest the team from the Garfield high school defeated the state normal eleven here by score of to 0. Stanford University, Cal.-Stanford defeated the University of Oregon by score of IS to 0. Oregon was on the defensive throughout the game. Portland, Ore.-The Utah Agricul tural college was defeated in a foot. ball game by the Multnomah Athletic club by score Of 20 to 0. Seattle.-The University of Washing ton defeated the Agricultural college from Pullman at Madison park by a score of IL to g. The game was the hardest fought and most bitterly con. tested seen in Seattle during the past five years. Walla Walla.-Pendleton 6, Walla Walla G. Each team scored a touch down and kicked goal. Ithica, N Y.-Princeton won the football game from Cornell, 1S to 6. Dog Races. Friend, Neb.-Marvis Clair, owned by ID. e. Carter of Cottonwood Falls. Kan, won the Waterloo stake race; Lord Bluff, owned by L. F. Bartlets of Denver took the Waterloo plate, and the Waterloo cup went to Celtic, the property of Blake Smith of Butte, Mont.

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)

Denver 61% to win. Utah won as Elo’s underdog.

Utah leads 28–⁠10–⁠5 in 43 meetings, counting the 41 since this game.

Recent meetings
1960Utah 49, Denver 16
1959Utah 26, Denver 12
1958Utah 20, Denver 16
1957Denver 12, Utah 7
1956Utah 27, Denver 13
1955Utah 27, Denver 7

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