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1962 Utah State

8–⁠2, coached by John Ralston.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1962, game by game: won at San José State 29–18; won at Idaho 45–7; won vs. Montana 43–20; won at Montana State 41–13; lost at New Mexico 13–14; won vs. Colorado State 21–0; won vs. BYU 27–21; lost at Arizona State 15–34; won vs. Wyoming 20–6; won at Utah 19–6+38−19Won 29–18 at San José State+11San José StateWon 45–7 at Idaho+38IdahoWon 43–20 vs. Montana+23MontanaWon 41–13 at Montana State+28Montana StateLost 13–14 at New Mexico-1New MexicoWon 21–0 vs. Colorado State+21Colorado StateWon 27–21 vs. BYU+6BYULost 15–34 at Arizona State-19Arizona StateWon 20–6 vs. Wyoming+14WyomingWon 19–6 at Utah+13Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atSan José StateW 29–⁠1862%
Sep 22atIdahoW 45–⁠777%
Sep 29vsMontanaW 43–⁠2087%
Oct 6atMontana StateW 41–⁠1393%
Oct 13atNew MexicoL 13–⁠1454%
Oct 20vsColorado StateW 21–⁠092%
Oct 27vsBYUW 27–⁠2184%
Nov 3atArizona StateL 15–⁠3449%
Nov 10vsWyomingW 20–⁠662%
Nov 17atUtahW 19–⁠659%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah 19–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Led the nationDarrell Roberts: punt return yards (333 yds), punt return average (20.8)

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠139
Coach
John Ralston
Elo
1655 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.8 No. 62 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 4Lionel Aldridge OGGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Lionel Aldridge DEHouston Oilers (AFL)