1953 BYU
2–7–1 (1–5–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Charles Atkinson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 27–13Sep 19
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs Montana | W 27–13 | 62% |
| Sep 25 | vs San José State | L 25–28 | 46% |
| Oct 3 | at New Mexico | T 12–12 | 34% |
| Oct 10 | at Idaho | W 20–14 | 38% |
| Oct 16 | vs Utah State | L 7–14 | 64% |
| Oct 23 | atDenver | L 19–27 | 49% |
| Oct 31 | at Wyoming | L 0–27 | 22% |
| Nov 7 | vs Colorado State | L 12–34 | 40% |
| Nov 14 | at Arizona State | L 18–26 | 25% |
| Nov 26 | at Utah | L 32–33 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah 33–32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 tied for 7th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 172–228
- Coach
- Charles Atkinson
- Elo
- 1332 −64 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.0 No. 94 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Marion ProbertEAP-1; DN-2- Dewey BrundageEDN-1
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| Utah State | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| Wyoming | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| New Mexico | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Montana | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Denver | 1–5–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.