1952 Utah State
3–7–1 (3–4 Skyline Conference), coached by John Roning. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Denver 29–13Nov 22
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Montana | W 7–0 | 46% |
| Sep 27 | vsPacific | L 7–34 | 49% |
| Oct 4 | vs Wyoming | L 0–14 | 27% |
| Oct 11 | vs Idaho | L 3–6 | 58% |
| Oct 18 | at Fresno State | L 21–27 | 76% |
| Oct 25 | vs Colorado State | L 7–21 | 25% |
| Nov 1 | atWichita State | T 20–20 | 41% |
| Nov 15 | vs BYU | W 27–26 | 48% |
| Nov 22 | vsDenver | W 29–13 | 50% |
| Nov 27 | at Utah | L 0–20 | 19% |
| Dec 6 | at New Mexico | L 0–28 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 28–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 121–209
- Coach
- John Roning
- Elo
- 1320 −75 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −21.3 No. 104 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
4 first teamFirst team
George HotchkinE- Joe CippolaDE
- Dale GardnerDT
- Bud PaulS
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1952 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–0 | 6–3–1 | |
| New Mexico | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Colorado State | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Wyoming | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| BYU | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Utah State | 3–4 | 3–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Denver | 0–7 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.