1936 Utah Utes football team

1936 Utah Utes football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	6–3 (5–2 RMC)
Head coach	Ike Armstrong (12th season)
Home stadium	Ute Stadium

1936 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah State $	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
Denver	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Utah	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Colorado	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
BYU	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Colorado A&M	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Colorado College	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Wyoming	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Montana State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Western State (CO)	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Colorado Mines	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1936 Utah Utes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1936 college football season. In their 12thseason under head coach Ike Armstrong, the Utes compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing third in the RMC.

In 1936, the AP Poll began ranking teams on a weekly basis. On November 14, Utah played its first ranked opponent when Texas A&M visited Ute Stadium for homecoming. Utah lost, 20–7.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Colorado State–Greeley	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 26–0
October 3	Arizona*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 14–6
October 10	Western State (CO)	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 26–0
October 17	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 31–6	> 15,000	[2]
October 24	at Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 0–12	13,200	[3]
October 31	BYU	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 18–0
November 7	at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 7–31
November 14	No. 15 Texas A&M*	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 7–20
November 26	Colorado A&M	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 13–0
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "2010 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah Athletics. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
2. "Utes, Aggies Win to Top Conference: Newell Call Leads Mates In Easy Win". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Goates, Les (October 26, 1936). "Aggies' homecoming victory over Utes makes grid history". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 11.
4. "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
5. "Coaching Records Game by Game Ike J. Armstrong 1936". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2010.