1956 Utah State
6–4 (4–3 Skyline Conference), coached by Everett Faunce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 46–7Oct 20
By 39 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at Drake | W 39–33 | 50% |
| Sep 22 | vsDenver | W 18–13 | 47% |
| Sep 29 | at New Mexico | L 19–27 | 57% |
| Oct 6 | at Arizona | W 12–7 | 39% |
| Oct 13 | at Montana | W 27–13 | 65% |
| Oct 20 | vs Colorado State | W 46–7 | 67% |
| Oct 27 | vs BYU | W 33–7 | 89% |
| Nov 3 | vs Wyoming | L 0–21 | 41% |
| Nov 10 | at Idaho | L 20–42 | 61% |
| Nov 22 | at Utah | L 7–29 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah 29–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 221–199
- Coach
- Everett Faunce
- Elo
- 1450 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.8 No. 90 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Tom RamageOTAP-1- Bob WintersQBDN-1
- Jack HillRBAP-1; DN-1
Second team
- Larry SorensonOTDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
| Utah | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.