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1927 Utah State

3–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1927, game by game: won vs. Western Colorado 39–0; lost vs. Montana State 6–13; won vs. Wyoming 42–0; won vs. BYU 22–0; lost vs. Colorado State 0–6; lost at Denver 0–13; tied at Utah 0–0; lost at Hawai’i 20–21+42−13Won 39–0 vs. Western Colorado+39Western ColoradoLost 6–13 vs. Montana State-7Montana StateWon 42–0 vs. Wyoming+42WyomingWon 22–0 vs. BYU+22BYULost 0–6 vs. Colorado State-6Colorado StateLost 0–13 at Denver-13DenverTied 0–0 at Utah0UtahLost 20–21 at Hawai’i-1Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 8vsWestern ColoradoW 39–⁠087%
Oct 15vsMontana StateL 6–⁠1371%
Oct 22vsWyomingW 42–⁠077%
Oct 29vsBYUW 22–⁠083%
Nov 5vsColorado StateL 0–⁠656%
Nov 11atDenverL 0–⁠1355%
Nov 24atUtahT 0–⁠037%
Dec 17atHawai’iL 20–⁠2184%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 21–⁠20; tied for 6th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 6th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
129–⁠53
Coach
E. Lowell Romney
Elo
1506 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.2 No. 81 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1927 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠17–⁠1
Denver5–⁠15–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠14–⁠4
Colorado College5–⁠26–⁠2
Utah3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠44–⁠5
Utah State3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
BYU2–⁠42–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠52–⁠5
Wyoming1–⁠44–⁠5
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Northern Colorado1–⁠62–⁠7

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