CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1937 BYU

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Edwin Kimball.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1937, game by game: won vs. Northern Colorado 7–0; lost at Utah 0–14; won vs. UC Davis 34–0; lost at Colorado 0–14; lost at Portland 10–13; won vs. Western Colorado 21–0; won at Wyoming 19–0; won at Utah State 54–0; won vs. Montana State 19–0+54−14Won 7–0 vs. Northern Colorado+7Northern Colora…Lost 0–14 at Utah-14UtahWon 34–0 vs. UC Davis+34UC DavisLost 0–14 at Colorado-14ColoradoLost 10–13 at Portland-3PortlandWon 21–0 vs. Western Colorado+21Western ColoradoWon 19–0 at Wyoming+19WyomingWon 54–0 at Utah State+54Utah StateWon 19–0 vs. Montana State+19Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsNorthern ColoradoW 7–⁠084%
Oct 2atUtahL 0–⁠1430%
Oct 9vsUC DavisW 34–⁠092%
Oct 16atColoradoL 0–⁠1424%
Oct 23atPortlandL 10–⁠1379%
Oct 30vsWestern ColoradoW 21–⁠064%
Nov 6atWyomingW 19–⁠047%
Nov 13atUtah StateW 54–⁠031%
Nov 20vsMontana StateW 19–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana State 19–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠41
Coach
Edwin Kimball
Elo
1549 +84 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.8 No. 89 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠08–⁠117
Western Colorado3–⁠15–⁠3
BYU5–⁠26–⁠3
Denver5–⁠26–⁠3
Utah5–⁠25–⁠3
Colorado College3–⁠35–⁠4
Utah State2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Wyoming2–⁠43–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠42–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠52–⁠5
Colorado State1–⁠61–⁠7
Montana State0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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