U ▁football ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁played ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁( win ning ▁ 1 2 – 4 ), ▁the ▁El ks , ▁the ▁C res c ents , ▁the ▁Y M CA ▁of ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁the ▁W heel ▁Club ▁of ▁Den ver , ▁and ▁West min ster ▁College ; ▁and ▁it ▁ultimately ▁won ▁the ▁championship . ▁In ▁its ▁second ▁year ▁of ▁competition , ▁the ▁BY A ▁football ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁championship ▁too , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁accident al ▁football - related ▁death ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁football ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁all ▁L DS ▁Church ▁schools ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁ 2 0 - year ▁ban ▁on ▁football , ▁the ▁sport ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁BY U ▁on ▁an ▁intr am ural ▁basis ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁and ▁inter col leg iate ▁games ▁were ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁under ▁coach ▁Al vin ▁Tw itch ell . ▁BY U ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁winning ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁under ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁coach ▁G . ▁Ott ▁Rom ney , ▁who ▁BY U ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁Mont ana ▁State ▁University ▁the ▁year ▁before . ▁Rom ney ▁and ▁his ▁successor ▁Edd ie ▁Kim ball ▁us her ed ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁in ▁C oug ar ▁football ▁in