Utah Utes football under Thomas Fitzpatrick

Coach Fitzpatrick in the 1921 yearbook

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.

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

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

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

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

Main article: 1922 Utah Utes football team

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

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

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

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.

^[7]^[16]

References

1 2 "2009 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
↑ "All-Time Coaching Records: Thomas M. Fitzpatrick Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
↑ "2009 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 5. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
↑ "USC Football History" (PDF). University of Southern California. p. 26. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1919". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1920". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
1 2 3 4 5 "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1921". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
↑ "Utah Conference Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
↑ "Utah vs Brigham Young Academy (UT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
↑ Jeremiah Jensen. "BYU vs. Utah: The history of the rivalry". KSL.com. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1922". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1923". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
↑ Hinckley, Shane (2010). University of Utah Football Vault : The History of the Utes. Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC. p. 27. ISBN 0-7948-2797-7.
↑ "Ike J. Armstrong Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-15.
↑ "Coaching Records Game by Game Thomas M. Fitzpatrick 1924". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2010-07-14.

Utah Utes football

Venues	Rice Stadium (1927–1997) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies New Mexico: The Bowl Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)

Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Utah Utes head football coaches

No coach (1892)
No team (1893)
Robert Harkness (1894)
Walter Shoup (1895)
C. B. Ferris (1896)
Byron Cummings (1897)
Benjamin Wilson (1898)
Charles Gatehouse (1899)
Harvey Holmes (1900–1903)
Joe Maddock (1904–1909)
Fred Bennion (1910–1913)
Nelson Norgren (1914–1917)
No team (1918)
Thomas M. Fitzpatrick (1919–1924)
Ike Armstrong (1925–1949)
Jack Curtice (1950–1957)
Ray Nagel (1958–1965)
Mike Giddings (1966–1967)
Bill Meek (1968–1973)
Tom Lovat (1974–1976)
Wayne Howard (1977–1981)
Chuck Stobart (1982–1984)
Jim Fassel (1985–1989)
Ron McBride (1990–2002)
Urban Meyer (2003–2004)
Kyle Whittingham (2005– )

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