1949 Utah State
3–7 (1–3 Skyline Conference), coached by George Melinkovich. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Pacific Submarines 26–7Sep 24
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Washington State | L 0–33 | 37% |
| Sep 24 | vsPacific Submarines | W 26–7 | 81% |
| Oct 1 | vs Montana | L 13–16 | 64% |
| Oct 15 | at Wyoming | L 0–27 | 25% |
| Oct 22 | vs Colorado | L 7–20 | 54% |
| Oct 29 | at Colorado State | L 6–28 | 24% |
| Nov 5 | at BYU | W 22–3 | 57% |
| Nov 12 | vs Montana State | W 19–14 | 66% |
| Nov 24 | at Utah | L 0–34 | 36% |
| Dec 3 | at Arizona State | L 12–27 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 27–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 1–3 5th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 105–209
- Coach
- George Melinkovich
- Elo
- 1324 −95 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −27.3 No. 114 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Six
1 first teamFirst team
Keith HughesE
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 5–0 | 9–1 | |
| Colorado State | 4–1 | 9–1 | |
| Denver | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| Utah | 2–3 | 2–7–1 | |
| Utah State | 1–3 | 3–7 | |
| BYU | 0–5 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.