1956 BYU
2–7–1 (1–5–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Harold Kopp. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 33–12Nov 3
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | atWichita State | L 0–13 | 15% |
| Sep 22 | vs Fresno State | L 13–26 | 73% |
| Sep 29 | at Colorado State | T 0–0 | 16% |
| Oct 5 | vs Utah | L 6–41 | 23% |
| Oct 20 | at Montana | L 14–21 | 33% |
| Oct 27 | at Utah State | L 7–33 | 11% |
| Nov 3 | vs New Mexico | W 33–12 | 39% |
| Nov 10 | atDenver | L 34–58 | 14% |
| Nov 17 | vs Wyoming | L 6–7 | 11% |
| Nov 24 | vs Air Force | W 34–21 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Air Force 34–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 7th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 147–232
- Coach
- Harold Kopp
- Elo
- 1274 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −26.1 No. 107 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Jay WeeningOGAP-1; DN-1
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
| Utah | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.