1946 BYU

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Edwin Kimball.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1946, game by game: won vs. Western Colorado 13–2; lost at Montana State 12–13; lost at Denver 13–26; lost vs. Utah 6–35; won vs. Colorado 10–7; lost at San José State 0–14; won vs. Wyoming 6–3; tied at Utah State 0–0; won at Colorado State 20–6; won at UTEP 14–13+14−29Won 13–2 vs. Western Colorado+11Western ColoradoLost 12–13 at Montana State-1Montana StateLost 13–26 at Denver-13DenverLost 6–35 vs. Utah-29UtahWon 10–7 vs. Colorado+3ColoradoLost 0–14 at San José State-14San José StateWon 6–3 vs. Wyoming+3WyomingTied 0–0 at Utah State0Utah StateWon 20–6 at Colorado State+14Colorado StateWon 14–13 at UTEP+1UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 14–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
94–⁠119
Coach
Edwin Kimball
Elo
1397 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.0 No. 105 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Denver4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Utah4–⁠28–⁠3
BYU3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado State1–⁠52–⁠7
Wyoming0–⁠61–⁠8–⁠1

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