1917 Utah

2–⁠4 (2–⁠3 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Nelson Norgren.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1917, game by game: won vs. Wyoming 14–0; lost at Colorado College 0–21; won vs. Colorado State 25–12; lost at Colorado 9–18; lost vs. USC 0–51; lost vs. Utah State 0–14+14−51Won 14–0 vs. Wyoming+14WyomingLost 0–21 at Colorado College-21Colorado CollegeWon 25–12 vs. Colorado State+13Colorado StateLost 9–18 at Colorado-9ColoradoLost 0–51 vs. USC-51USCLost 0–14 vs. Utah State-14Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 20vsWyomingW 14–⁠074%
Oct 27atColorado CollegeL 0–⁠2129%
Nov 3vsColorado StateW 25–⁠1254%
Nov 10atColoradoL 9–⁠1845%
Nov 17vsUSCL 0–⁠5194%
Nov 29vsUtah StateL 0–⁠1442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 14–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 5th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
48–⁠116
Coach
Nelson Norgren
Elo
1392 −117 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.4 No. 86 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1917 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Denver6–⁠09–⁠0
Utah State4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠26–⁠2
Colorado School of Mines3–⁠25–⁠3
Colorado College2–⁠33–⁠3
Utah2–⁠32–⁠4
Montana State0–⁠1–⁠20–⁠2–⁠2
Wyoming1–⁠43–⁠4
Colorado State0–⁠7–⁠10–⁠7–⁠1

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