Utah Utes football under Harvey Holmes

Harvey Holmes was the 7th head coach of the Utah Utes football team, but he was the first paid head coach.[1] The Utes represent the University of Utah for intercollegiate football games. Holmes compiled a record of 16–9–1 while at Utah from 1900 to 1903 before leaving to coach at USC.[2] However, three of the games played are not included in official NCAA records; in such games, Holmes has a record of 13–9–1 (.587).[3]

Holmes is also remembered for writing the lyrics to the Utah fight song Utah Man.[4]

Utah did not yet have a conference and thus played all its games as an independent.

Year Team Overall
Utah (Independent) (1900–1903)
1900 Utah 2–1–0
1901 Utah 3–1–0
1902 Utah 5–2–1
1903 Utah 3–5–0
Utah: 13–9–1
Total: 13–9–1
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title

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1900

1900 Utah Utes football
Conference Independent
1900 record 2–1
Head coach Harvey Holmes
Date Opponent Site Result
November 10 All Hallows College Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 36–6  
November 17 at Utah A.C. Utah A.C. quad • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 21–0  
November 24 Salt Lake City YMCA Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 0–6  

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1901

1901 Utah Utes football
Conference Independent
1901 record 3–1
Head coach Harvey Holmes
Date Opponent Site Result
October 19 Ogden High School Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 12–0  
October 26 All Hallows College Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 16–0  
November 9 Utah A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 17–0  
November 28 Nevada Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 2–6  
Unknown Utah Prep School† Unknown • Unknown W 36–0  
Unknown Collegiate Institute† Unknown • Unknown W 28–0  
†Game not included in official NCAA records

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1902

1902 Utah Utes football
Conference Independent
1902 record 5–2–1
Head coach Harvey Holmes
Date Opponent Site Result
September 26 Fort Douglas Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 5–0  
October 4 at Ogden High School Unknown location • Ogden, Utah W 29–5  
October 11 Salt Lake City High School Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 41–0  
October 18 Fort Douglas Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 35–0  
October 25 Colorado A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah T 0–0  
November 1 Utah National Guard Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 0–11  
November 15 Utah A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) W 18–0  
November 27 Stanford Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 11–35  
Unknown Utah Prep School† Unknown location • Unknown W 23–0  
†Game not included in official NCAA records

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1903

1903 Utah Utes football
Conference Independent
1903 record 3–5
Head coach Harvey Holmes

NCAA records list the game against Carlisle Indian School as having occurred on November 19, 1900. However, contemporary records in the Deseret News show the game occurred on December 19, 1903.[9] College Football Data Warehouse also attributes this game to 1903.[10]

Date Opponent Site Result
September 26 Ogden High School Unknown location • Ogden, Utah W 11–0  
October 3 at Boulder University Gamble Field • Boulder, Colorado (Utah–Colorado football rivalry) L 0–22  
October 10 Fort Douglas Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 63–0  
October 17 at Utah A.C. Utah A.C. quad • Logan, Utah (Battle of the Brothers) L 0–17  
October 31 Denver Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 0–10  
November 14 12th Infantry Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah W 46–0  
November 26 Colorado A.C. Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 6–16  
December 19* Carlisle Indian School Cummings Field • Salt Lake City, Utah L 0–22  
*Official NCAA records date this game to November 29, 1900.

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 17. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
  2. ↑ "All-Time Coaching Records Harvey R. Holmes Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  3. 1 2 "2009 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 157. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  4. ↑ "'Utah Man' fight song is off-pitch for some fans". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Harvey R. Holmes 1900". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Team records for Utah". College Football Trivia. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  7. ↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Harvey R. Holmes 1901". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
  8. ↑ "Coaching Record Game by Game Harvey R. Holmes 1902". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  9. ↑ "Score Was Only Twenty-two to 0: Carlisle Indian Football Team Has no Trouble in Defeating Local Team". Deseret News. December 21, 1903. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  10. 1 2 "Coaching Records Game by Game Harvey R. Holmes 1903". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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