1945 Utah State

4–⁠3 (1–⁠3 Skyline Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1945, game by game: won vs. Idaho Marines 45–0; won vs. Montana 44–13; won vs. Colorado State 13–0; lost at Denver 6–41; won at Idaho Marines 52–0; lost at Colorado 7–14; lost at Utah 6–24+52−35Won 45–0 vs. Idaho Marines+45Idaho MarinesWon 44–13 vs. Montana+31MontanaWon 13–0 vs. Colorado State+13Colorado StateLost 6–41 at Denver-35DenverWon 52–0 at Idaho Marines+52Idaho MarinesLost 7–14 at Colorado-7ColoradoLost 6–24 at Utah-18Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠3 4th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠92
Coach
E. Lowell Romney
Elo
1400 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.7 No. 90 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 5Jack Seiferling BPittsburgh Steelers

1945 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Denver4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠15–⁠3
Utah3–⁠24–⁠4
Utah State1–⁠34–⁠3
Colorado State0–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1

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