1936 Utah

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Ike Armstrong.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1936, game by game: won vs. Northern Colorado 26–0; won vs. Arizona 14–6; won vs. Western Colorado 26–0; won at Denver 31–6; lost at Utah State 0–12; won vs. BYU 18–0; lost at Colorado 7–31; lost vs. No. 15 Texas A&M 7–20; won vs. Colorado State 13–0+26−24Won 26–0 vs. Northern Colorado+26Northern Colora…Won 14–6 vs. Arizona+8ArizonaWon 26–0 vs. Western Colorado+26Western ColoradoWon 31–6 at Denver+25DenverLost 0–12 at Utah State-12Utah StateWon 18–0 vs. BYU+18BYULost 7–31 at Colorado-24ColoradoLost 7–20 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M-13No. 15 Texas A&MWon 13–0 vs. Colorado State+13Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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 1936.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
142–⁠75
Coach
Ike Armstrong
Elo
1565 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.2 No. 78 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State6–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Denver6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Utah5–⁠26–⁠3
Colorado4–⁠24–⁠3
Northern Colorado4–⁠35–⁠4
BYU4–⁠44–⁠5
Colorado State3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado College3–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Montana State1–⁠43–⁠5
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines0–⁠62–⁠6

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