1947 BYU

3–⁠7 (1–⁠5 Skyline Conference), coached by Edwin Kimball.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1947, game by game: won vs. Western Colorado 45–0; won vs. Montana State 19–14; lost at Wyoming 7–12; lost at Utah 6–28; lost at Colorado 7–9; won vs. Utah State 27–12; lost at Denver 6–20; lost vs. San José State 19–28; lost vs. Colorado State 25–27; lost at San Diego State 7–32+45−25Won 45–0 vs. Western Colorado+45Western ColoradoWon 19–14 vs. Montana State+5Montana StateLost 7–12 at Wyoming-5WyomingLost 6–28 at Utah-22UtahLost 7–9 at Colorado-2ColoradoWon 27–12 vs. Utah State+15Utah StateLost 6–20 at Denver-14DenverLost 19–28 vs. San José State-9San José StateLost 25–27 vs. Colorado State-2Colorado StateLost 7–32 at San Diego State-25San Diego State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to San Diego State 32–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
168–⁠182
Coach
Edwin Kimball
Elo
1313 −118 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.6 No. 103 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1947 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Denver3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State3–⁠36–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠34–⁠5
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠44–⁠5
BYU1–⁠53–⁠7

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