Utah at Colorado
Saturday, November 4, 1905 Share
Colorado beat Utah 46–5. It was their third meeting; after it, Colorado led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 39°F
In the newspapers

The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 5, 1905, page 1
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MASSIVE MEN DEFEAT UTAH Light Line Is Powerless Against Boulder’s Heavy Attacks. BENNION MAKES GREAT RUN SCORES ON COLORADO FOR FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. Boulder, Colo, Nov. utah was defeated by the University OF Colorado today by a score Of IS t. 5. Utah’s touchdown was made late in the sec ond half on a seventy-yard run by Bennion from a tumble. Utah’s light line was powerless against Boulder, and the heavy Colorado backs pune tured it at will. supported by massive interference. Galley. the big Colorado haifback. was poweTless at end runs. but pounded his way through center and tackles for long gains. Utah sell dom had the ball and played a defensive game almost from the kick-OiI. When she got the ball a brilliant squirt of speed would end in a tumble or eXpensiYe penalty for off-side. Fumbiss Are Costly. Four times Utah lost chances 10 score on fumbles and once Bennion missed n field goal by only an inch. Utah’s men were simply too light. 1t took three or four of them TO stop ColoradO’s mass plays and she could not get the ball for her slashing Of fensive work. Russell went in. but lasted only a short time. Captain Petersen won h toss and kicked to Galley, who was downed in his tracks. Utah forced a punt and Russell made fifteen yards. BenniOn made ten yards and fumbied. Boulder getting the ball, bucked through to a touchdown. Brown caught Caley’s kick. but Utah fuInbied after a short gain. Christensen, who is “a Brigham City boy, bucked over for a second touchdown. Utah tried for field goal on a fair catch, but failed. and Russell went out. Harris taking HIS place. Line 6ueking Wins. Colorado, taking the ball, bucked 10 a touchdown. Galley going over and kicking goal. utah made q desperate attempt 10 score here. but the line was too light, and her backs were stopped. Galley went over for the fourth touchdown. making the score % 10 0 at the end Of the half. Utah took the kickoff OF the second half and after a burst of speed, IN which Bennion, PeteTgen and Brown carried the ball fifty yards, it went 10 Boulder on a tumble and it was seldom out OF their hands till the end. exccEt when Bennion took il for his seventy yard run TO a touchdown. Kennedy of Harvard was referee. The final score was 46 10 i.

East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, Oregon, November 6, 1905, page 2
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GENERAL NEWS. At football the University of Colo RADIO defeated the University of Utah by a score of 46 to 5. The University of California beat the University of Nevada at football by score of l6 to 0. At Allentown, Pa. Michael Bolilyack’s clothing caught in belt He was whirled about the shafting until beaten in pieces and dismembered. Near San Luis Obispo. Cal. limited ran past an open switch and butted into the rear coach of an excursion train. Fifteen excursionists were in jured, several seriously. A report says 100000 pounds of twine will be made by prison plants in Minnesota this year. which will enable the farmers to save $4,000, but which will mean a curtallment in wages to legitimate twine factory workers. Mrs. Caroline NJ. Severance. organ izer of the first young woman’s club in the United States, lives in Los An geles. Cal. She is S5 years old. In 1860 she organized the New England club of Boston and was president of that institution for three years. Werner Wise, II years of age, was killed in football game at Chicago between two high schools. Wise tackled another player and his head was beneath the other boy when they came to the ground. Death resulted from injury to the spinal cord. Phe Romanoff dynasty, now the ruling house of Russia, has been in continuous power for 392 years, or nearly four centuries. 1t has given history a record of bloodshed, massacre, assassination, oppression and brutality be neved not to be equalled by any oriental dynasty that has been in power since recorded history. Yet the Romanoffs have always been pro Tossing Christians.
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)
Colorado 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Utah–Colorado gameUtah leads 37–33–3 in 73 meetings, counting the 70 since this game.
| 2026 | Utah 27, Colorado 24 | |
| 2025 | Utah 53, Colorado 7 | |
| 2024 | Colorado 49, Utah 24 | |
| 2023 | Utah 23, Colorado 17 | |
| 2022 | Utah 63, Colorado 21 | |
| 2021 | Utah 28, Colorado 13 |
Around this game
Utah
- Next gamevs. Colorado School of MinesNov. 11, 1905
- SeasonUtah in 1905
- ProgramUtah history and records
Colorado
- Next gameat NebraskaNov. 11, 1905
- SeasonColorado in 1905
- ProgramColorado history and records

