1958 BYU
6–4 (5–2 Skyline Conference), coached by Harold Kopp. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 41–12Oct 25
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Fresno State | W 29–7 | 82% |
| Sep 27 | at Utah | W 14–7 | 31% |
| Oct 4 | at Colorado State | L 6–32 | 49% |
| Oct 11 | atPacific | L 8–26 | 27% |
| Oct 18 | vs North Texas | L 6–12 | 55% |
| Oct 25 | at Montana | W 41–12 | 62% |
| Nov 1 | at Utah State | W 13–6 | 43% |
| Nov 8 | vs New Mexico | W 36–19 | 53% |
| Nov 15 | atDenver | W 22–7 | 54% |
| Nov 22 | vs Wyoming | L 14–22 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 22–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 189–150
- Coach
- Harold Kopp
- Elo
- 1484 +51 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.8 No. 74 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
3 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Lonnie DennisOGUPI-1- Nyle McFarlaneRBAP-1; UPI-2
- Weldon JacksonFBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- R.K. BrownEUPI-2
- John KapeleOTUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| New Mexico | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
| BYU | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Utah | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
| Utah State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Denver | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| Montana | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.