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1970 Utah State

5–⁠5, coached by Chuck Mills.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1970, game by game: lost vs. No. 14 Kansas State 0–37; won vs. Bowling Green 33–14; won at Wyoming 42–29; won at Kentucky 35–6; lost at BYU 20–27; lost at Colorado State 13–20; lost vs. Utah 0–17; lost vs. Idaho 14–42; won at Memphis 15–12; won at New Mexico State 45–21+29−37Lost 0–37 vs. No. 14 Kansas State-37No. 14 Kansas StateWon 33–14 vs. Bowling Green+19Bowling GreenWon 42–29 at Wyoming+13WyomingWon 35–6 at Kentucky+29KentuckyLost 20–27 at BYU-7BYULost 13–20 at Colorado State-7Colorado StateLost 0–17 vs. Utah-17UtahLost 14–42 vs. Idaho-28IdahoWon 15–12 at Memphis+3MemphisWon 45–21 at New Mexico State+24New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vs14Kansas StateL 0–⁠3748%
Sep 19vsBowling GreenW 33–⁠1441%
Sep 26atWyomingW 42–⁠2935%
Oct 10atKentuckyW 35–⁠653%
Oct 24atBYUL 20–⁠2759%
Oct 31atColorado StateL 13–⁠2057%
Nov 7vsUtahL 0–⁠1744%
Nov 14vsIdahoL 14–⁠4285%
Nov 21atMemphisW 15–⁠1219%
Nov 28atNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠2144%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 45–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠225
Coach
Chuck Mills
Elo
1434 −9 this season
SP+ rating
-10.0 No. 92 of 117; offense No. 77, defense No. 100
SRS
−5.1 No. 78 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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