1908 Utah

3–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Joseph Maddock. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠2–⁠1, over seven games to the six on file here.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1908, game by game: lost at Denver 15–17; lost at Colorado College 4–18; won vs. Fort Douglas 11–0; won vs. Wyoming 75–0; won vs. Colorado 21–14; tied vs. Idaho 0–0+75−14Lost 15–17 at Denver-2DenverLost 4–18 at Colorado College-14Colorado CollegeWon 11–0 vs. Fort Douglas+11Fort DouglasWon 75–0 vs. Wyoming+75WyomingWon 21–14 vs. Colorado+7ColoradoTied 0–0 vs. Idaho0Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 10atDenverL 15–⁠1756%
Oct 17atColorado CollegeL 4–⁠1837%
Oct 24vsFort DouglasW 11–⁠088%
Nov 7vsWyomingW 75–⁠063%
Nov 14vsColoradoW 21–⁠1449%
Nov 26vsIdahoT 0–⁠063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Idaho 0–⁠0.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Utah’s 1908 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 26vsPocatello Athletic AssociationclubW 80–⁠0Utah’s article
Record
3–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
126–⁠49
Coach
Joseph Maddock
Elo
1537 +23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.3 No. 23 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dad Covill