1951 Utah State
3–5–1 (2–4–1 Skyline Conference), coached by John Roning. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wichita State 21–7Sep 28
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Arizona State | L 27–33 | 28% |
| Sep 28 | vsWichita State | W 21–7 | 44% |
| Oct 6 | at Wyoming | L 0–37 | 12% |
| Oct 20 | at Colorado State | T 20–20 | 18% |
| Oct 27 | vs Montana | W 19–6 | 52% |
| Nov 3 | vs Utah | L 20–28 | 45% |
| Nov 10 | at BYU | L 27–28 | 38% |
| Nov 17 | atDenver | W 14–7 | 23% |
| Dec 1 | at New Mexico | L 13–17 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 17–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 3–5–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 6th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–183
- Coach
- John Roning
- Elo
- 1343 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.5 No. 99 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Jim DeGuiseppiOG- Paul DinanB
- LaVell EdwardsB
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4–1 | 7–4 | |
| Wyoming | 5–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| BYU | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Utah State | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Montana | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.