Utah Utes football under Thomas Fitzpatrick

Thomas Fitzpatrick was the fifth professional head coach of the Utah Utes football team. The Utes represent the University of Utah for intercollegiate football games. Fitzpatrick compiled a record of 23–17–3 while at Utah from 1918 to 1924.[1] During Fitzpatrick's career as coach, Utah competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing
Utah (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (1919–1924)
1919 Utah 5–2–0 3–1–0 2nd
1920 Utah 1–5–1 1–2–1 5th
1921 Utah 3–2–1 2–1–1 3rd
1922 Utah 5–0–0 7–1–0 1st
1923 Utah 4–3–0 2–3–0 6th
1924 Utah 3–4–1 2–2–1 7th
Utah: 23–17–3 17–10–3
Total: 23–17–3
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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1918

Utah did not field a team in 1918 due to World War I.[3]

1919

1919 Utah Utes football
Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1919 record 5–2 (3–1 RMAC)
Head coach Thomas Fitzpatrick
Home stadium Cummings Field
Seasons
« 1917 1920 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 11 Colorado College Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 20–0  
October 18 at Colorado A.C. Colorado Field • Fort Collins, Colorado L 21–34  
October 25 Idaho* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 20–0  
November 1 at Montana State* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 66–0  
November 8 Colorado Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 7–0  
November 15 at Southern California* Bovard Field[4] • Los Angeles, California L 7–28  
November 29 Utah A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 10–0  
*Non-conference game.

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1920

1920 Utah Utes football
Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1920 record 1–5–1 (1–2–1 RMAC)
Head coach Thomas Fitzpatrick
Home stadium Cummings Field
Seasons
« 1919 1921 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 16 at Colorado College Washburn Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado L 2–20  
October 23 at California* California Field • Berkeley, California L 0–63  
October 30 Nevada* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 7–14  
November 6 at Colorado Gamble Field • Boulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) W 7–0  
November 11 vs. Idaho* Unknown location • Boise, Idaho L 0–10  
November 20 Wyoming Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah T 0–0  
November 25 Utah A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) L 3–9  
*Non-conference game.

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1921

During the 1921 season, Utah hosted its first Homecoming game against Colorado, which ended in a 0–0 tie.[7]

1921 Utah Utes football
Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1921 record 3–2–1 (2–1–1 RMAC)
Head coach Thomas Fitzpatrick
Home stadium Cummings Field
Seasons
« 1920 1922 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 15 Wyoming Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 14–3  
October 22 at Colorado College Washburn Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado W 14–3  
October 29 Idaho* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 17–7  
November 5 at Nevada* Mackay Field • Reno, Nevada L 7–28  
November 12 Colorado Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah T 0–0  
November 24 Utah A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) L 3–14  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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1922

1922 Utah Utes football
RMAC Champions
Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1922 record 7–1 (5–0 RMAC)
Head coach Thomas Fitzpatrick
Home stadium Cummings Field
Seasons
« 1921 1923 »

In 1922, Utah won its first conference championship in its history.[9] Utah won all five games in conference play to claim the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference crown and finished the year 7–1. Also, BYU resumed playing football in 1922; the two teams resumed their series for the first time since playing in 1898 when BYU was called Brigham Young Academy.[10][11]

Date Opponent Site Result
October 7 College of Idaho* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 16–12  
October 14 BYU Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) W 49–0  
October 31 at Colorado Gamble Field • Boulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) W 3–0  
October 25 at Wyoming Wyoming athletic grounds • Laramie, Wyoming W 27–0  
November 4 Colorado College Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 20–7  
November 11 vs. Idaho* Unknown location • Boise, Idaho L 0–16  
November 18 Whitman* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 24–6  
November 30 Utah A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 14–0  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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1923

1923 Utah Utes football
Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1923 record 4–3 (2–3 RMAC)
Head coach Thomas Fitzpatrick
Home stadium Cummings Field
Seasons
« 1922 1924 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 6 at Whitman* Unknown location • Walla Walla, Washington W 16–0  
October 13 Wyoming Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 79–0  
October 27 at BYU Unknown location • Provo, Utah (The Holy War) W 15–0  
November 3 College of Idaho* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 105–3  
November 10 at Colorado College Washburn Field • Colorado Springs, Colorado L 6–7  
November 17 Colorado Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) L 7–17  
November 29 Utah A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) L 13–21  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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1924

Prior to the 1924 season, Coach Fitzpatrick announced his intention to retire and pursue other business opportunities, but he agreed to coach through the end of the 1924 season. During the 1924 season, Utah played Drake, which was the first time Utah played a team east of the Rocky Mountains. One of the assistant coaches for Drake, was Ike Armstrong. Armstrong expressed his interest in the head coaching position at Utah and was hired.[14] Armstrong ended-up coaching the Utes for twenty-five years, and had a record of 141–55–15.[15]

1924 Utah Utes football
Conference Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
1924 record 3–4–1 (2–2–1 RMAC)
Head coach Thomas Fitzpatrick
Home stadium Cummings Field
Seasons
« 1923 1925 »
Date Opponent Site Result
October 4 Drake* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 14–33  
October 11 Colorado College Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 0–9  
October 18 Arizona* Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 32–7  
October 25 BYU Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (The Holy War) W 35–6  
November 1 at Colorado Colorado Stadium • Boulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) L 0–3  
November 8 vs. Stanford* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California L 0–30  
November 15 Wyoming Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 28–0  
November 27 Utah A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) T 7–7  
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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See also

References

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  2. ^ "All-Time Coaching Records: Thomas M. Fitzpatrick Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=776. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  3. ^ "2009 Utah Football Media Guide". University of Utah. p. 5. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  4. ^ "USC Football History". University of Southern California. p. 26. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/05-mg-sec5.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  5. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1919". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=776&year=1919. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  6. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1920". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=776&year=1920. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  7. ^ a b c d e "Ute Record Book". University of Utah. p. 6. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 
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  9. ^ "Utah Conference Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mountainwest/utah/conf_champs.php. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  10. ^ "Utah vs Brigham Young Academy (UT)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mountainwest/utah/opponents_records.php?teamid=403. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  11. ^ Jeremiah Jensen. "BYU vs. Utah: The history of the rivalry". KSL.com. http://www.ksl.com/?nid=294&sid=4843349. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
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  14. ^ Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 27. ISBN 079482797-7. 
  15. ^ "Ike J. Armstrong Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=62. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 
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