University of Utah
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Name History:
| University of Deseret | 1880-96 |
| University of Utah | 1896-date |
Baseball Team History
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1895 | 5-0 | |
| 1896 | 2-0 | |
| 1897 | 0-2 | |
| 1898 | 3-5 | |
| 1899 | 3-3 | |
| 1900 | 1-1-1 | |
| 1901 | 2-3 | Harvey R. Holmes |
| 1902 | No Team | |
| 1903 | 0-2 | Harvey R. Holmes |
| 1904 | 2-4 | Harvey R. Holmes |
| 1905 | 0-4 | Joseph H. Maddock |
| 1906 | 2-1 | Joseph H. Maddock |
| 1907 | 7-7 | Joseph H. Maddock |
| 1908 | 5-2 | Joseph H. Maddock |
| 1909 | 5-3 | Joseph H. Maddock |
| 1910 | No Team | |
| 1911 | 4-2 | Robert J. Porter |
| 1912 | 5-2 | Robert J. Porter |
| 1913 | 9-5 | Robert J. Porter |
| 1914 | 2-3 | Robert J. Porter |
| 1915 | 6-3 | Nelson H. Norgren |
| 1916 | 4-5 | Nelson H. Norgren |
| 1917 | No Team | |
| 1918 | 4-1 | Thomas M. Fitzpatrick |
| 1919 | 3-2 | Thomas M. Fitzpatrick |
| 1920 | 4-3 | Thomas M. Fitzpatrick |
| 1921 | 3-2 | Thomas M. Fitzpatrick |
| 1922-47 No Team | ||
| 1948 | 1-3 | Vadal Peterson |
| 1949 | 2-6 | Anthony Simone |
| 1950 | 3-5 | Peter Carlston |
| 1951 | 17-3 | Peter Carlston |
| 1952 | 8-9 | Peter Carlston |
| 1953 | 11-10 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1954 | 7-8 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1955 | 11-9 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1956 | 17-10 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1957 | 11-12 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1958 | 15-9 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1959 | 13-4 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1960 | 19-10 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1961 | 11-13 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1962 | 8-18 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1963 | 15-14 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1964 | 14-16 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1965 | 20-13 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1966 | 19-20 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1967 | 19-14 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1968 | 19-13 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1969 | 20-22 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1970 | 19-18-1 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1971 | 17-24 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1972 | 21-28 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1973 | 14-23 | Preston L. Summerhays |
| 1974 | 18-25 | Thomas K. Kilgore |
| 1975 | 11-17 | Thomas K. Kilgore |
| 1976 | 15-26 | Thomas K. Kilgore |
| 1977 | 17-28 | Thomas K. Kilgore |
| 1978 | 8-27 | Thomas K. Kilgore |
| 1979 | 7-36 | Thomas K. Kilgore |
| 1980 | 17-19 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
| 1981 | 23-20 | Stephen M. (Mike) Weathers |
| 1982 | 17-31 | Lonnie Keeter |
| 1983 | 18-27 | Lonnie Keeter |
| 1984 | 23-25 | Lonnie Keeter |
| 1985 | 29-21 | Lonnie Keeter |
| 1986 | 9-32 | Lonnie Keeter |
| 1987 | 16-32 | Lonnie Keeter |
| 1988 | 10-32 | Richard M. Sofield |
| 1989 | 17-32 | Richard M. Sofield |
| 1990 | 19-33 | Richard M. Sofield |
| 1991 | 23-30 | Richard M. Sofield |
| 1992 | 20-34 | Richard M. Sofield |
| 1993 | 31-19 | Richard M. Sofield |
| 1994 | 22-32 | Richard M. Sofield |
| 1995 | 15-39 | Steve Gillespie |
| 1996 | 30-22 | William A. Kinneberg |
| 1997 | 36-21-1 | Tim Esmay |
| 1998 | 23-31 | Tim Esmay |
| 1999 | 22-30 | Tim Esmay |
| 2000 | 26-30 | Tim Esmay |
| 2001 | 27-29 | Tim Esmay |
| 2002 | 33-26 | Tim Esmay |
| 2003 | 24-32 | Tim Esmay |
| 2004 | 22-36 | Tim Esmay |
| 2005 | 19-36 | William A. Kinneberg |
| 2006 | 28-28 | William A. Kinneberg |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Spencer D. Adams | Layton, UT | 1920 | 5/8/1923 |
| Billy R. Cowan | Calhoun City, MS | 1959-60 | 9/9/1963 |
| John A. Noriega | Ogden, UT | 1964-66 | 5/1/1969 |
| William R. Parsons | Riverside, CA | 1967 | 4/13/1971 |
| George B. Theodore | Salt Lake City, UT | 1967-69 | 4/14/1973 |
| Randell S. Gomez | San Mateo, CA | 1979-80 | 8/21/1984 |
| Steven M. Springer | Long Beach, CA | 1982 | 5/22/1990 |
| William K. (Keith) McDonald | Yokosuka, JAP | 1992 | 7/4/2000 |
| Christopher B. Shelton | Salt Lake City, UT | 2001 | 4/15/2004 |
| bold | member of Utah Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Utah Intercollegiate League | 1908-21 |
| Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference | 1910-** |
| Mountain States (Skyline) Conference | 1948-62 |
| Western Athletic Conference | 1963-99 |
| Mountain West Conference | 2000-date |
Highlights:
John G. (Gordon) Rhodes (DB 4/29/1929), Herman L. Franks (DB 4/27/1939), Kent F. Peterson (DB 7/15/1944), Richard W. Hall (DB 4/15/1952), Daryl B. Robertson (DB 5/4/1962) attended
Utah Intercollegiate League champion 1908-09, 1911-13, 1918-19, 1921...Mountain States (Skyline) Conference champion 1951, 1953, 1959-60…Western Athletic Conference (Northern Division) champion 1964-65, 1997
College World Series participant 1951
All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1951 | Jim Cleverly (ABCA) |
| 1959 | Archie Skeen (ABCA) |
| 1981 | Phil Strom (ABCA) |
| 2006 | Ryan Khoury (ABCA) |
