1947 Utah State
6–5 (3–3 Skyline Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado 35–12Nov 8
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs San Diego State | L 19–24 | 91% |
| Sep 27 | vsWichita State | W 21–6 | 63% |
| Oct 4 | at Colorado State | W 26–13 | 56% |
| Oct 11 | vs Montana | W 13–7 | 78% |
| Oct 18 | at Wyoming | L 19–33 | 63% |
| Oct 25 | at BYU | L 12–27 | 51% |
| Nov 1 | at Montana State | W 28–13 | 62% |
| Nov 8 | vs Colorado | W 35–12 | 56% |
| Nov 15 | vsDenver | W 20–0 | 60% |
| Nov 27 | at Utah | L 14–40 | 35% |
| Dec 13 | vsPacific | L 21–35 | 83% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Pacific 35–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 228–210
- Coach
- E. Lowell Romney
- Elo
- 1436 −56 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −7.8 No. 86 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1948
The 1948 draft| Rd 7 | Moroni Schwab OT | Detroit Lions |
1947 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 6–0 | 8–1–1 | |
| Denver | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Utah State | 3–3 | 6–5 | |
| Colorado | 3–3 | 4–5 | |
| Colorado State | 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Wyoming | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| BYU | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.