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1942 Utah State

6–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1942, game by game: won at Idaho Marines 47–0; won vs. Regis (CO) 28–2; lost at Colorado 14–31; lost vs. Utah 6–34; won vs. Fort Douglas 49–7; won at BYU 9–6; lost at Colorado State 0–25; tied at Denver 13–13; won vs. Wyoming 14–6; won at Wichita State 21–13+47−28Won 47–0 at Idaho Marines+47Idaho MarinesWon 28–2 vs. Regis (CO)+26Regis (CO)Lost 14–31 at Colorado-17ColoradoLost 6–34 vs. Utah-28UtahWon 49–7 vs. Fort Douglas+42Fort DouglasWon 9–6 at BYU+3BYULost 0–25 at Colorado State-25Colorado StateTied 13–13 at Denver0DenverWon 14–6 vs. Wyoming+8WyomingWon 21–13 at Wichita State+8Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atIdaho MarinesW 47–⁠063%
Oct 3vsRegis (CO)W 28–⁠265%
Oct 9atColoradoL 14–⁠3131%
Oct 17vsUtahL 6–⁠3437%
Oct 23vsFort DouglasW 49–⁠772%
Oct 31atBYUW 9–⁠636%
Nov 7atColorado StateL 0–⁠2538%
Nov 14atDenverT 13–⁠1320%
Nov 21vsWyomingW 14–⁠661%
Nov 26atWichita StateW 21–⁠1367%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Wichita State 21–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 80th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 4th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠137
Coach
E. Lowell Romney
Elo
1406 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.6 No. 117 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado5–⁠17–⁠2
Utah5–⁠16–⁠3
Denver3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Utah State2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠34–⁠3
BYU1–⁠42–⁠5
Wyoming1–⁠53–⁠5

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