1929 BYU

5–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Ott Romney.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1929, game by game: won at Nevada 10–7; lost at UC Davis 0–19; lost vs. Montana State 12–13; won vs. Utah State 7–6; won vs. Western Colorado 33–12; lost at Utah 13–45; won vs. Northern Colorado 25–13; won vs. Wyoming 40–0+40−32Won 10–7 at Nevada+3NevadaLost 0–19 at UC Davis-19UC DavisLost 12–13 vs. Montana State-1Montana StateWon 7–6 vs. Utah State+1Utah StateWon 33–12 vs. Western Colorado+21Western ColoradoLost 13–45 at Utah-32UtahWon 25–13 vs. Northern Colorado+12Northern Colora…Won 40–0 vs. Wyoming+40Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 40–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 4th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
140–⁠115
Coach
Ott Romney
Elo
1422 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.0 No. 93 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠07–⁠0
Colorado4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Denver4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
BYU4–⁠25–⁠3
Montana State2–⁠16–⁠2
Northern Colorado3–⁠24–⁠3
Colorado College4–⁠34–⁠3
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠4
Utah State3–⁠43–⁠4
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠52–⁠5
Western Colorado0–⁠52–⁠5
Wyoming0–⁠71–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.