The 1912 University of Utah football team was an

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team that represented the

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as a member of the

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(RMC) during the

1912 college football season The 1912 college football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring: *Teams were given ''4 downs'' instead of ''3 downs'' to gain ten yards *The value of a touchdown was increased from ''5 points ...

. In its third season under head coach

Fred Bennion Fred W. Bennion (September 29, 1884 – January 18, 1960) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Utah from 1910 to 1913 and at the Agricultural Coll ...

, the team compiled an overall record of 5–1–1 with a mark of 4–1 against conference opponents, tied with Colorado Mines for the RMC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 153 to 16. The team played its home games at

Cummings Field Robert Rice Stadium was an outdoor athletic stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, located on the campus of the University of Utah. Originally opened in 1927 as Ute Stadium, it was the home of the Utah Utes football team. Renamed for Robert L. Rice in ...

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