1892 University of Utah football team

1892 University of Utah football

Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	None
Captain	Alma Cunningham

1892 Far West college football independents records
	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Saint Mary's		–		1	–	0	–	0
Utah Agricultural		–		1	–	0	–	0
Stanford		–		1	–	0	–	2
California		–		2	–	1	–	1
Gonzaga		–		0	–	0	–	1
Washington		–		1	–	1	–	0
San Jose Normal		–		0	–	1	–	0
Utah		–		0	–	1	–	0

The 1892 University of Utah football team represented Utah's flagship university during the same year that the university changed its name to the University of Utah. They represented the university during the 1892 college football season and were the university's first collegiate football team under their new name. The team finished with a 0–1 record. Cunningham served as Utah's captain.

The team played several games, but only one game is counted in official school and NCAA records. In that game, University of Utah lost 12–0 to Utah's land grant college, Utah Agricultural College (U.A.C).^[1] The two schools went on to become rivals and the game has been given nicknames such as the Governor's Cup and the Battle of the Brothers. For the game the university team wore brown pants, white jumpers, and red/crimson stockings.^[2]

In 1939, Three members of the 1892 team were invited to be honored at the Utah homecoming game.^[2]

Roster

The Utah roster for their first official game on November 25, 1892 at 2 p.m. against U.A.C. included the following players as reported in the Sunday Herald: ^[1]

Player	Position
Cunningham	Full back
Jennings	Right half back
McIntyre	Left half back
Thomas	Quarter back
Wallace	Right end
Groesbeck	Left end
Christiansen	Right tackle
Fisher	Left tackle
Grover	Right guard
Naylor	Left guard
Dow	Center rush

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 8		Fort Douglas†	Salt Lake City, Utah Territory	T 0–0	^[3]
November 12		Salt Lake City YMCA†	National ball park Salt Lake City, Utah Territory	L 0–6	^[4]
November 22		vs. Salt Lake City YMCA†	National ball park Salt Lake City, Utah Territory	W 4–0	^[5]
November 25	2:00 p.m.^[1]	at Utah Agricultural	Utah A.C. quad Logan, Utah Territory (rivalry)	L 0–12	^[6]
†Game not included in official records

^[7]

Game summaries

at Utah Agricultural College

University of Utah (0–0) at Utah Agricultural College (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
U. of U.	0	0	0
U. A. C.	0	12	12

at Logan, Utah Territory

Date: November 25
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Referee: Professor W. P. Cutter^[6]
Reference: ^[1]

Game information
First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter U.A.C. – Garff touchdown (F. Olsen kick). Ag. College 6–0. U.A.C. – Touchdown (Raybould kick). Ag. College 12–0.

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

U.A.C. – Garff touchdown (F. Olsen kick). Ag. College 6–0.
U.A.C. – Touchdown (Raybould kick). Ag. College 12–0.

References

"A GREAT GAME. Particulars of the Football Con-test at Logan. The Salt Lake Boys Downed by the Horny-Handed Sons of Toil of Cache". Salt Lake Herald. November 27, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
D., J. C. (November 2, 1939). "As J. C. D. Sees It". Salt Lake Tribune. Vol. 140, no. 19. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
"The Football Game". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 9, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"The Y. M. C. A.-University Football Game". The Sunday Herald. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 13, 1892. p. 8. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Sport And Athletics". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 23, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved November 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"The Universities' Football". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 26, 1892. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
"2024 Utah Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Utah. p. 164. Retrieved October 29, 2024.