1938 Utah State

4–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Skyline Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1938, game by game: won vs. Albertson 44–6; won vs. Colorado 20–0; lost at Denver 0–7; lost vs. Utah 0–33; won at Colorado State 6–0; won at BYU 3–0; lost vs. Wyoming 12–27; lost at Idaho 0–14+38−33Won 44–6 vs. Albertson+38AlbertsonWon 20–0 vs. Colorado+20ColoradoLost 0–7 at Denver-7DenverLost 0–33 vs. Utah-33UtahWon 6–0 at Colorado State+6Colorado StateWon 3–0 at BYU+3BYULost 12–27 vs. Wyoming-15WyomingLost 0–14 at Idaho-14Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsAlbertsonW 44–⁠688%
Oct 8vsColoradoW 20–⁠045%
Oct 15atDenverL 0–⁠749%
Oct 22vsUtahL 0–⁠3351%
Oct 29atColorado StateW 6–⁠051%
Nov 5atBYUW 3–⁠034%
Nov 12vsWyomingL 12–⁠2774%
Nov 19atIdahoL 0–⁠1455%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Idaho 14–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
85–⁠87
Coach
E. Lowell Romney
Elo
1433 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.7 No. 111 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠27–⁠1–⁠2
BYU3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Denver3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State3–⁠34–⁠4
Wyoming1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠5–⁠2

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