1995 Utah State

4–⁠7 (4–⁠3 Big West), coached by John Smith.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1995, game by game: lost at Arkansas State 17–21; lost vs. Boise State 14–38; lost vs. Southern Miss 21–24; lost at San José State 30–32; lost vs. Colorado State 17–59; won vs. Northern Illinois 42–7; won at New Mexico State 27–14; lost at Utah 20–40; lost vs. Nevada 25–30; won at UNLV 42–0; won vs. Pacific 38–22+42−42Lost 17–21 at Arkansas State-4Arkansas StateLost 14–38 vs. Boise State-24Boise StateLost 21–24 vs. Southern Miss-3Southern MissLost 30–32 at San José State-2San José StateLost 17–59 vs. Colorado State-42Colorado StateWon 42–7 vs. Northern Illinois+35Northern Illino…Won 27–14 at New Mexico State+13New Mexico StateLost 20–40 at Utah-20UtahLost 25–30 vs. Nevada-5NevadaWon 42–0 at UNLV+42UNLVWon 38–22 vs. Pacific+16Pacific
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pacific 38–⁠22; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big West.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

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 1995.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠3 3rd in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠287
Coach
John Smith
Elo
1419 +7 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 77 of 107; offense No. 60, defense No. 81
SRS
−10.5 No. 87 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bobby Petrino
Defensive coordinator
Chris Smeland

1995 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nevada7–⁠09–⁠3
Louisiana4–⁠26–⁠5
Utah State4–⁠34–⁠7
Arkansas State3–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois3–⁠33–⁠8
New Mexico State3–⁠44–⁠7
San José State3–⁠43–⁠8
Louisiana Tech2–⁠45–⁠6
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
UNLV1–⁠52–⁠9

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