1944 Utah State

3–⁠3 (0–⁠2 Skyline Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1944, game by game: won vs. Idaho Marines 40–0; lost vs. Nevada 7–13; lost at Denver 6–36; won at Idaho Marines 27–6; won vs. Idaho State 8–7; lost at Utah 0–47+40−47Won 40–0 vs. Idaho Marines+40Idaho MarinesLost 7–13 vs. Nevada-6NevadaLost 6–36 at Denver-30DenverWon 27–6 at Idaho Marines+21Idaho MarinesWon 8–7 vs. Idaho State+1Idaho StateLost 0–47 at Utah-47Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 14vsIdaho MarinesW 40–⁠088%
Oct 21vsNevadaL 7–⁠1371%
Oct 28atDenverL 6–⁠3648%
Nov 4atIdaho MarinesW 27–⁠675%
Nov 11vsIdaho StateW 8–⁠788%
Nov 23atUtahL 0–⁠4740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 47–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠2 4th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
88–⁠109
Coach
E. Lowell Romney
Elo
1369 −69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.0 No. 91 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1944 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado2–⁠06–⁠2
Denver2–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Utah1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Utah State0–⁠23–⁠3

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