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1940 Utah State

2–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Skyline Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1940, game by game: lost vs. San José State 0–19; lost vs. Colorado 0–26; won vs. Utah 7–0; tied vs. Idaho 0–0; lost at BYU 7–12; lost at Colorado State 12–13; lost at Denver 6–34; won vs. Wyoming 16–0+16−28Lost 0–19 vs. San José State-19San José StateLost 0–26 vs. Colorado-26ColoradoWon 7–0 vs. Utah+7UtahTied 0–0 vs. Idaho0IdahoLost 7–12 at BYU-5BYULost 12–13 at Colorado State-1Colorado StateLost 6–34 at Denver-28DenverWon 16–0 vs. Wyoming+16Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsSan José StateL 0–⁠1980%
Oct 12vsColoradoL 0–⁠2640%
Oct 19vsUtahW 7–⁠026%
Oct 26vsIdahoT 0–⁠066%
Nov 2atBYUL 7–⁠1229%
Nov 9atColorado StateL 12–⁠1338%
Nov 16atDenverL 6–⁠3422%
Nov 23vsWyomingW 16–⁠068%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wyoming 16–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
48–⁠104
Coach
E. Lowell Romney
Elo
1385 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.3 No. 106 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1940 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah5–⁠17–⁠2
Denver4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
BYU2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Utah State2–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State1–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Wyoming0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1

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