1939 BYU

5–⁠2–⁠2 (2–⁠2–⁠2 Skyline Conference), coached by Edwin Kimball.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1939, game by game: won at Northern Arizona 25–0; won vs. Colorado State 13–12; lost vs. Utah 13–35; won at Nevada 7–0; won at Western Colorado 18–6; won at Denver 21–18; tied at Utah State 0–0; lost vs. Colorado 6–12; tied at Wyoming 7–7+25−22Won 25–0 at Northern Arizona+25Northern ArizonaWon 13–12 vs. Colorado State+1Colorado StateLost 13–35 vs. Utah-22UtahWon 7–0 at Nevada+7NevadaWon 18–6 at Western Colorado+12Western ColoradoWon 21–18 at Denver+3DenverTied 0–0 at Utah State0Utah StateLost 6–12 vs. Colorado-6ColoradoTied 7–7 at Wyoming0Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Wyoming 7–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠2 4th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
110–⁠90
Coach
Edwin Kimball
Elo
1512 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.3 No. 117 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1939 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠3
Utah4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Denver3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
BYU2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Utah State2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠42–⁠7
Wyoming0–⁠5–⁠10–⁠7–⁠1

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