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1960 Utah State

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by John Ralston.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1960, game by game: won at UTEP 20–7; won at Montana 14–12; won vs. Denver 31–8; won at Idaho 33–6; won at New Mexico 46–7; won vs. Colorado State 21–0; won vs. BYU 34–0; won vs. Wyoming 17–13; won at Pacific 45–6; lost at Utah 0–6; lost vs. No. 15 New Mexico State 13–20+39−7Won 20–7 at UTEP+13UTEPWon 14–12 at Montana+2MontanaWon 31–8 vs. Denver+23DenverWon 33–6 at Idaho+27IdahoWon 46–7 at New Mexico+39New MexicoWon 21–0 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateWon 34–0 vs. BYU+34BYUWon 17–13 vs. Wyoming+4WyomingWon 45–6 at Pacific+39PacificLost 0–6 at Utah-6UtahLost 13–20 vs. No. 15 New Mexico State-7No. 15 New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atUTEPW 20–⁠749%
Sep 24atMontanaW 14–⁠1266%
Oct 1vsDenverW 31–⁠861%
Oct 8atIdahoW 33–⁠663%
Oct 15atNew MexicoW 46–⁠749%
Oct 22vsColorado StateW 21–⁠070%
Oct 29vsBYUW 34–⁠080%
Nov 5vsWyomingW 17–⁠1343%
Nov 12atPacificW 45–⁠661%
Nov 19atUtahL 0–⁠653%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs15New Mexico StateSun BowlL 13–⁠2042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico State 20–⁠13 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 18
  2. Wk 9: 19

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1960.

Skyline Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Wyoming

Led the nationTom Larscheid: yards per carry (8.4)

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
274–⁠85
Coach
John Ralston
Elo
1577 +159 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.8 No. 41 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 5Clark Miller OTSan Francisco 49ers

1960 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State6–⁠19–⁠2
Wyoming6–⁠18–⁠2
Utah5–⁠17–⁠3
New Mexico4–⁠25–⁠5
Montana2–⁠55–⁠5
BYU2–⁠53–⁠8
Denver1–⁠63–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠62–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.