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1971 Utah State

8–⁠3, coached by Chuck Mills.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1971, game by game: won at Kansas State 10–7; won vs. New Mexico State 34–0; won vs. UNLV 27–7; lost at No. 1 Nebraska 6–42; won vs. BYU 29–7; won vs. Memphis 7–6; lost at San Diego State 20–36; won at Colorado State 18–17; lost vs. Wyoming 29–31; won at Utah 21–17; won at Idaho 42–13+34−36Won 10–7 at Kansas State+3Kansas StateWon 34–0 vs. New Mexico State+34New Mexico StateWon 27–7 vs. UNLV+20UNLVLost 6–42 at No. 1 Nebraska-36No. 1 NebraskaWon 29–7 vs. BYU+22BYUWon 7–6 vs. Memphis+1MemphisLost 20–36 at San Diego State-16San Diego StateWon 18–17 at Colorado State+1Colorado StateLost 29–31 vs. Wyoming-2WyomingWon 21–17 at Utah+4UtahWon 42–13 at Idaho+29Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atKansas StateW 10–⁠732%
Sep 18vsNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠066%
Sep 25vsUNLVW 27–⁠791%
Oct 2at1NebraskaL 6–⁠4217%
Oct 9vsBYUW 29–⁠764%
Oct 16vsMemphisW 7–⁠662%
Oct 22atSan Diego StateL 20–⁠3639%
Oct 30atColorado StateW 18–⁠1764%
Nov 6vsWyomingL 29–⁠3169%
Nov 13atUtahW 21–⁠1751%
Nov 20atIdahoW 42–⁠1353%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho 42–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
243–⁠183
Coach
Chuck Mills
Elo
1534 +78 this season
SP+ rating
9.8 No. 33 of 120; offense No. 37, defense No. 35
SRS
5.9 No. 32 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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