Denver at Utah

Saturday, November 12, 1910

Utah beat Denver 20–⁠0. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Utah led the series 5–⁠2.

AwayDenver4–⁠3–⁠1 in 1910
0
HomeUtah4–⁠2 in 1910
20

Final

In the newspapers

  • The The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current's story: Aviation Meet Closes DENVER TEAM IS BEATEN BY UTAH Continued from Page One.

    The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 13, 1910, page 1

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    Aviation Meet Closes DENVER TEAM IS BEATEN BY UTAH Continued from Page One. In Utmost every OCcasion Utah was the sufferer in the penaIization and frequently lost much ground through off-side plays and for nolding The decisions OF the officials were Just and when the game was over there was no soreness on either side. Eight thousand people saw the game and cheeed the boys TO victory. In the west bleachers the university students were banked beneath a riot OF crimson and white, In the center OF the bleach ers the boys and girls, dressed in red ana white, formed big white u on a crimson background, Hundreds of auto mobiles were at either end of the field. Each touchdown or long run by Utah was the signal for pandemonium to be released. And 1t WAS. Utah scored twice In the first quarter shortly after the ball was put into play at the beginning Of the game. Utah be- San march down the field toward the back. went through the tackle for the hnai ten yards for the first touchdown. Funlble is Costly, The second touchdown was scored Few moments later when Crowley FUN eled punt near Denver’s goal and Car michael recovered for Utah and rolled over the line for touchdown. In the second quarter Denver took brace and played Utah to standstill. Neither goal line was in danger In this quarter and the game was largely punting duel between Crowley and Rich ardson. In which Richardson had a little the best of It, a place kick from the field In the third The Utah team marched the ball down the field 10 DenVer’s twenty-yard line. where they We’re held to the third down. Richardson then made place kick for n goal from the twenty seven yard line, The last quarter opened with the ball In Ctah’s possession on her own twenty ward line. On the first play. Romney made a brilliant ninety-yard run for a IV..k- @f y. xork@ Utah had the ball close TO Denvers goal several times. but lost chance to score through penalties imposed for off-side and holding On long forward pass and a thirtyyard run by Large, Denver took the ball TO Utah’s twelve-yard line and for the first time Of the game was with in striking distance. She lost her chance 10 score through the interrogation of a forward pass by Captain Home Of Utah. The game ended with the ball In Denver’s possession on Its own thirty yard line The Game in Detail. The game began with Denver kicking off to Utah. Bennion received the kick the first down, Utah tried straight line bucking and made five yards. On the second down. Utah made no gain, and on the third punted to Denver. The play, giving Hamill the ball. but the play was broken up by Utah and netted no gain for Denver. On the second down, The forward pass netted = Denver eight the yards on the third down the ball went TO Utah Once In possession of the ball the Utah bunch ripped right through the Denver down on line buck. Romney followed with run for ten yards through left guard. On the first two downs, Utah gained five yards. and on the third tried a n1Qrc kirtc whtch failed fO make tle goal, but the ball was recovered by Utah on the Denver 25-yard line An end run OF twelve yards by Dean and gain OF eight yards through center. brought the ball within five yards OF the goal line. On the third down. Richardson carried the ball over the line for the first touch down of the game. scoring for Utsn after five minutes of play. Richa rlson kicked Score--Utah. s; Denver, o. The Second Touchdown. Denver kicks off to Utah. Richardson receiving the ball and returning II through broken field for thirty yards. The university made three, yards ON first the third. With the first down, Utah gained three yards, and on the second Dean made ten-yard run around right end but fumoled the ball. Utah recoved as Utah was penalized i’ve yards for holding. On the third down; Utah punt ed to Denver. Denver failed to make a gain on first down, but made eight yards on a pass IN the second down On the third down. Denver punted. The university tried line oucking for two downs. making but four Yards in both, and in the third down ounted to Denver. Denver returned the punt, Dean getting, the ball and carrying { toward the goal for twenty yards. The easily smashed through the Denver lines. getting seven yards on the irst down and ten on the second, clear ing the distance easily in two downs, | The first down netted the varsity another eight yards. and on the second Romney made I’VE yards on a hard end run. On he third down. university punted to Den ,er. but the ministers fumbled the ball. | and Carmichael fell on the ball and rolled second touchdown for the Utah team. kicked goal just as time was ,alled. Score Utah. IL; Denver, 0. The Second Quarter. The second quarter began with Den yer kicking touch back to the Utah cam. This period was marked through | ,ut by strong brace taken by the Dem ,er team, The university made little | roadway against the Denver line In the \ lrst two downs and in the third were Denver tried the forward pass, but II | vas intercepted. and finally recovered by | Denver man. netting the team nine | ARDS on inc play. On the second Gown, | he Denver team again tried the pass md again II was intercepted. but Den ,er man again succeeded in falling on he ball. With stone wall to buck, | he Denver team made gains on the irst two downs. and on The third tried ! he forward pass. fumbied, but recovered | he ball. Utah was penalized fifteen ards for holding. Nielsen’s Run. On the first down. Denver fumbled and | Ike” Nielsen. the university center, made a clean getaway from the bunch, md In a terrific run for sixty yards. | arried the ball over the goal line. The ,rowd went wild. but the teams In the crimu,age had failed to hear the ref reefs whistle. blown before the begin ling OF the run. and hence the goal did ot count and the ball was brought back. Denver tried few passes which were Intercepted always, but luck seemed to avor Denver and she recovered. the umbles. On the third down. Dean In ercepted pass and made ten-yard ain. Grant followed with an end run or twenty yards. An intercepted for ward pass from Utah gave Denver the all. and Denver tried an end run with ood interference SO strong that Crowley ot clear away from the bunch, but

  • The Ottumwa tri-weekly courier's story: saturdays Football Scores.

    Ottumwa tri-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, November 15, 1910, page 1 (results column)

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    saturdays Football Scores. High School, Iowa City g.; Grinnell o. Fort Dodge 6; East Waterloo 0. Abba 10; Knoxville 2. Indianola q: Charlton 0. West High IS; Oskaloosa 0. Davenport Is; Burlington 0. Eastern Colleges. West Point 10; villanova 0. Johns Hopkins IA; st. Johns 0. Ohio State s; Ohio Wesleyan Q. Case 20; Kenyon 0. Oberlin As; Heidelberg 0. Brown so; Vermont o.. Harvard 1S; Dartmouth 0. Missouri 81; Washington 5. st. Louis s.; ,ntucky o.. Cornell 10; Chicago o. Yale s; Princeton 8. Central University OF Kentucky IL: University of Cincinnati 3. Bates O.; Tufts 0. Amherst g; Williams o. Wesleyan 9; New York university 6. Harvard freshmen IA; Yale fresh men 9. Colgate IL; Syracuse s. Trinity 81; Haverford o. Springfield raining school Is: Mas sachusetts agricultural college 3. Holy Cross O; Worcester Poly, techinc 0. Rochester university o; Rensselaer, Poly 0. Rhole Island state 6; New Hampshire state 0. Pennsylvania freshmen 81; Tome in stitute 0. Lehigh %; Carnegie Tech. 0. Gettysburg 10; Dickinson 3. Pennsylvania state college As; Buck nell 0. a.-llaudet As; Franklin and Mar shall O. ..lchigan O.; Pennsylvania 0. Navy s; Carlisle 0. Western Colleges. Iowa 81; Drake 0. Nebraska “a; Ames 0. +, Washburn 9; Tarkio 8. ---nncsota 49,; Wisconsin 0. Grinnell “a; State normel s. Purdue T., DePauw s. Illinois 81; Northwestern 0. / Utah. 20; Denver 0. Bellevue 10; Highland Park 6. Des Moines 81. Morningside 0. Cornell 81; Coe 5. Notre Dar,a university Al; Rose Poly 8. University Of Mississippi A; Mem phis university 0. Michigan university freshmen s: Kalamazoo college 0. Olivet college Is; Albion college 8. Kansas o; Oklahoma O.

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: FOOTBALL SCORES IN EAST AND WEST.

    Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 14, 1910, page 3 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL SCORES IN EAST AND WEST. Cornell, IS; Chicago, 0. Michigan, 0; Penn, 0. Yale, 5; Princeton, 3. Harvard, IS; Dartmouth, o. Brown, so; Vermont, 0. Georgetown, Is; Virginia, 0. Navy, 6; Carlisle, 0. Harvard Freshmen, IA; Yale, 9. West Point, 10; Villa Nova, 0. Johns Hopkins. IA; st. Johns, 0. Vanderbilt, %; Georgia Tech, 0. Pennsylvania, 8; Georgetown, 0. Bates, O; Tufts, 0. Wesleyan, 9; New York In, 6. Colgate, Il; Syracuse, 6. Trinity, 81; Haverford, 0. Springfield T. S., Is; Mass. Aggies, Holy Cross, 0; Worcester Poly, 0. Rochester I’m, 0; Rensselaer,, 0. Rhode Island, 6. New Hampshire, 0. Penn. Freshman. SO; Tome, 0. Lehigh, Is; Carnegie Tech, 0. Gettysburg, 10; Dickinson, 3. Penn. State, As; BucknelI, 0. Pittsburg, IA; w. and j., 0. Minnesota, IS; Wisconsin, 0. Ohio State, 6; Wesleyan, 0. Case. 20; Kenyon, 0. Illinois, %; Northwestern. 0. Oberlin, 4G; Heidelberg. 0. Des Moines, s; Morningside, 0. Purdue. IA; De PAW, 6. Nebraska, “a; Ames. 0. Missouri. 81; Washington. 8. Lawrence, 81; y. w. College, 0. Iowa, 81; Drake. 0. Suanee, so; Alabama. 0. ST. Louis, 9; Kentucky. 0. Washburn, 8; TarkiO. 3. Kansas, ?; Oklahoma, 0. Cornell, 46 Coe. 5. Central Tn, 10: Cincinnati, 8. Utah. 20; Denver. 0. Notre Dame, Al; Rose Poly. 8. Mississippi, Al; Memphis, 0. Earlham, Il; Butler, 6. Colorado S. of NJ. 9; Wyoming. 5. Oliyet, Is; Albion, ,. Michigan Fresh, &c; kalamazoo. 0. Arkansas, 6; Missouri S. of NJ. >. LOCAL GAMES. Rock Island high school, 0: Moline Ugh school, ,. ST. Ambrose college, II; Hedding ollege, 0. Davenport high school, 10; BurIing- On high school, 0.

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 53% to win. Utah won as Elo’s underdog.

Utah leads 28–⁠10–⁠5 in 43 meetings, counting the 36 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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