1937 Utah

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

Schedule and results

Utah in 1937, game by game: won at Montana State 19–7; won vs. BYU 14–0; lost vs. Idaho 7–9; won at Northern Colorado 7–6; lost vs. Denver 7–13; lost vs. Colorado 7–17; won at Colorado State 45–0; won vs. Utah State 27–0+45−10Won 19–7 at Montana State+12Montana StateWon 14–0 vs. BYU+14BYULost 7–9 vs. Idaho-2IdahoWon 7–6 at Northern Colorado+1Northern Colora…Lost 7–13 vs. Denver-6DenverLost 7–17 vs. Colorado-10ColoradoWon 45–0 at Colorado State+45Colorado StateWon 27–0 vs. Utah State+27Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 27–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-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 1937.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠52
Coach
Ike Armstrong
Elo
1568 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.8 No. 91 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 6Karl Schleckman OTDetroit Lions

1937 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠08–⁠117
Western Colorado3–⁠15–⁠3
BYU5–⁠26–⁠3
Denver5–⁠26–⁠3
Utah5–⁠25–⁠3
Colorado College3–⁠35–⁠4
Utah State2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Wyoming2–⁠43–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠42–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠52–⁠5
Colorado State1–⁠61–⁠7
Montana State0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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