1916 Utah State

1–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠3 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Jack Watson.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1916, game by game: won vs. West Logan High 20–3; lost vs. Colorado State 0–53; lost vs. Wyoming 10–23; lost at Nevada 7–9; lost at Utah 0–46; tied vs. Montana State 17–17; lost vs. Idaho 15–27+17−53Won 20–3 vs. West Logan High+17West Logan HighLost 0–53 vs. Colorado State-53Colorado StateLost 10–23 vs. Wyoming-13WyomingLost 7–9 at Nevada-2NevadaLost 0–46 at Utah-46UtahTied 17–17 vs. Montana State0Montana StateLost 15–27 vs. Idaho-12Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 7vsWest Logan HighW 20–⁠380%
Oct 14vsColorado StateL 0–⁠5328%
Oct 21vsWyomingL 10–⁠2368%
Oct 28atNevadaL 7–⁠925%
Nov 11atUtahL 0–⁠4618%
Nov 18vsMontana StateT 17–⁠1735%
Nov 25vsIdahoL 15–⁠2740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho 27–⁠15; 8th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
1–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3 8th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
69–⁠178
Coach
Jack Watson
Elo
1301 −83 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.4 No. 35 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1916 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Colorado College4–⁠16–⁠1
Denver3–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Utah2–⁠23–⁠2
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Wyoming1–⁠41–⁠4
Colorado1–⁠51–⁠5–⁠1
Utah State0–⁠31–⁠5–⁠1

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