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1960 BYU

3–⁠8 (2–⁠5 Skyline Conference), coached by Tally Stevens.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1960, game by game: won vs. Cal Poly 34–14; lost at San José State 8–21; lost at Colorado State 7–8; lost at Utah 0–17; lost vs. No. 18 Arizona State 0–31; won at Montana 7–6; lost at Utah State 0–34; lost vs. New Mexico 15–27; won at Denver 19–6; lost vs. Wyoming 6–30; lost at Hawai’i 6–13+20−34Won 34–14 vs. Cal Poly+20Cal PolyLost 8–21 at San José State-13San José StateLost 7–8 at Colorado State-1Colorado StateLost 0–17 at Utah-17UtahLost 0–31 vs. No. 18 Arizona State-31No. 18 Arizona StateWon 7–6 at Montana+1MontanaLost 0–34 at Utah State-34Utah StateLost 15–27 vs. New Mexico-12New MexicoWon 19–6 at Denver+13DenverLost 6–30 vs. Wyoming-24WyomingLost 6–13 at Hawai’i-7Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsCal PolyW 34–⁠1486%
Sep 23atSan José StateL 8–⁠2143%
Oct 1atColorado StateL 7–⁠835%
Oct 7atUtahL 0–⁠1730%
Oct 15vs18Arizona StateL 0–⁠3123%
Oct 22atMontanaW 7–⁠647%
Oct 29atUtah StateL 0–⁠3420%
Nov 5vsNew MexicoL 15–⁠2749%
Nov 12atDenverW 19–⁠648%
Nov 19vsWyomingL 6–⁠3019%
Nov 25atHawai’iL 6–⁠1375%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Led the nationBruce Samples: kickoff return yards (577 yds)

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
102–⁠207
Coach
Tally Stevens
Elo
1312 −98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.8 No. 99 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1960 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State6–⁠19–⁠2
Wyoming6–⁠18–⁠2
Utah5–⁠17–⁠3
New Mexico4–⁠25–⁠5
Montana2–⁠55–⁠5
BYU2–⁠53–⁠8
Denver1–⁠63–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠62–⁠8

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