1957 Utah State
2–7–1 (1–5–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Everett Faunce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hawai’i 26–12Sep 14
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Hawai’i | W 26–12 | 89% |
| Sep 28 | at 12Iowa | L 14–70 | 25% |
| Oct 5 | at Wyoming | T 19–19 | 20% |
| Oct 12 | vs New Mexico | L 10–14 | 61% |
| Oct 19 | vs Montana | L 25–35 | 79% |
| Oct 26 | at Colorado State | W 27–14 | 48% |
| Nov 2 | at BYU | L 0–14 | 48% |
| Nov 9 | vs Idaho | L 7–35 | 47% |
| Nov 16 | atDenver | L 19–21 | 28% |
| Nov 28 | at Utah | L 6–21 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah 21–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
Led the nationOverton Curtis: kickoff return yards (695 yds), kickoff return average (30.2)
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 8th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 153–255
- Coach
- Everett Faunce
- Elo
- 1350 −117 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.5 No. 101 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Gary KappEAP-1; DN-1- Overton CurtisRBDN-1
Second team
- Bob WintersQBDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| BYU | 5–1–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Denver | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Wyoming | 3–2–2 | 4–3–3 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Colorado State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Montana | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
| Utah State | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.