1928 Utah State

5–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠2–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1928, game by game: lost at USC 12–40; won vs. Montana Tech 54–0; tied at Denver 7–7; won at Wyoming 24–6; won at BYU 10–0; lost at Colorado State 6–7; won vs. Western Colorado 54–0; won vs. Montana State 15–7; lost at Utah 0–20+54−28Lost 12–40 at USC-28USCWon 54–0 vs. Montana Tech+54Montana TechTied 7–7 at Denver0DenverWon 24–6 at Wyoming+18WyomingWon 10–0 at BYU+10BYULost 6–7 at Colorado State-1Colorado StateWon 54–0 vs. Western Colorado+54Western ColoradoWon 15–7 vs. Montana State+8Montana StateLost 0–20 at Utah-20Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 20–⁠0; 4th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2–⁠1 4th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
182–⁠87
Coach
E. Lowell Romney
Elo
1540 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.9 No. 65 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0–⁠2
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠1
Colorado State6–⁠26–⁠2
Utah State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado College5–⁠35–⁠3
Montana State3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Denver3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Colorado3–⁠44–⁠4
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠42–⁠5
BYU1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming0–⁠52–⁠7
Western Colorado0–⁠60–⁠7

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