1957 BYU
5–3–2 (5–1–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Harold Kopp. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Denver 25–6Oct 26
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Arizona | T 14–14 | 30% |
| Sep 28 | at Kansas State | L 7–36 | 31% |
| Oct 4 | vs Montana | W 20–7 | 63% |
| Oct 12 | at Utah | L 0–27 | 26% |
| Oct 19 | at Wyoming | T 0–0 | 11% |
| Oct 26 | vsDenver | W 25–6 | 40% |
| Nov 2 | vs Utah State | W 14–0 | 52% |
| Nov 9 | at Fresno State | L 14–27 | 70% |
| Nov 23 | vs Colorado State | W 26–9 | 63% |
| Nov 30 | at New Mexico | W 14–12 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New Mexico 14–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–2
- Conference
- 5–1–1 2nd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 134–138
- Coach
- Harold Kopp
- Elo
- 1399 +50 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.7 No. 92 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
John KapeleOTAP-1; DN-1
Second team
- R.K. BrownEDN-2
- Paul EckelOGDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| BYU | 5–1–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Denver | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Wyoming | 3–2–2 | 4–3–3 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Colorado State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Montana | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
| Utah State | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.