1957 Denver
6–4 (5–2 Skyline Conference), coached by John Roning. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 19–0Nov 1
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Iowa State | L 0–10 | 66% |
| Sep 27 | vs San José State | L 20–27 | 77% |
| Oct 5 | at Colorado State | L 6–27 | 55% |
| Oct 12 | at Montana | W 26–13 | 64% |
| Oct 19 | vs Utah | W 12–7 | 52% |
| Oct 26 | at BYU | L 6–25 | 60% |
| Nov 1 | at New Mexico | W 19–0 | 40% |
| Nov 9 | at Air Force | W 26–14 | 77% |
| Nov 16 | vs Utah State | W 21–19 | 72% |
| Nov 28 | vs Wyoming | W 14–13 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wyoming 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 150–155
- Coach
- John Roning
- Elo
- 1492 −43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.1 No. 94 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
- Bob HuberOGAP-1; DN-1
Second team
- Sal CesarioOTDN-2
- George ColbertRBDN-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.