1938 BYU

4–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Edwin Kimball.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1938, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 19–0; won at Denver 20–0; won vs. Wyoming 24–13; tied at Utah 7–7; lost vs. Portland 3–6; lost vs. Utah State 0–3; lost at Colorado 0–8; won at Colorado State 20–12+20−8Won 19–0 vs. Northern Arizona+19Northern ArizonaWon 20–0 at Denver+20DenverWon 24–13 vs. Wyoming+11WyomingTied 7–7 at Utah0UtahLost 3–6 vs. Portland-3PortlandLost 0–3 vs. Utah State-3Utah StateLost 0–8 at Colorado-8ColoradoWon 20–12 at Colorado State+8Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 20–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠49
Coach
Edwin Kimball
Elo
1530 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.8 No. 95 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠27–⁠1–⁠2
BYU3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Denver3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State3–⁠34–⁠4
Wyoming1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠5–⁠2

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