1954 Utah State
4–6 (4–3 Skyline Conference), coached by John Roning. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 45–13Oct 30
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at San José State | L 0–20 | 48% |
| Sep 25 | atWichita State | L 7–32 | 45% |
| Oct 2 | at New Mexico | W 6–0 | 30% |
| Oct 9 | at Fresno State | L 13–23 | 83% |
| Oct 16 | at Montana | L 13–20 | 48% |
| Oct 23 | vs Colorado State | W 20–14 | 58% |
| Oct 30 | vs BYU | W 45–13 | 64% |
| Nov 6 | vs Wyoming | L 12–21 | 48% |
| Nov 13 | vsDenver | L 7–25 | 38% |
| Nov 25 | at Utah | W 35–19 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Utah 35–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 4–3 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 158–187
- Coach
- John Roning
- Elo
- 1427 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.0 No. 95 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Carl EbertOGAP-1
Second team
- Charles HatchEAP-2
- Dave KragthorpeOTAP-2
- Reed HendersonOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Wyoming | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| New Mexico | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Utah | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Montana | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| BYU | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.