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1939 Utah

6–⁠1–⁠2 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Ike Armstrong.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1939, game by game: tied vs. Santa Clara 7–7; won vs. Wyoming 60–0; won at BYU 35–13; won at Idaho 35–0; tied at Denver 7–7; lost vs. Colorado 14–21; won vs. Hawai’i 34–19; won at Colorado State 42–7; won vs. Utah State 27–0+60−7Tied 7–7 vs. Santa Clara0Santa ClaraWon 60–0 vs. Wyoming+60WyomingWon 35–13 at BYU+22BYUWon 35–0 at Idaho+35IdahoTied 7–7 at Denver0DenverLost 14–21 vs. Colorado-7ColoradoWon 34–19 vs. Hawai’i+15Hawai’iWon 42–7 at Colorado State+35Colorado StateWon 27–0 vs. Utah State+27Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsSanta ClaraT 7–⁠750%
Oct 7vsWyomingW 60–⁠077%
Oct 14atBYUW 35–⁠1351%
Oct 21atIdahoW 35–⁠068%
Oct 28atDenverT 7–⁠754%
Nov 4vsColoradoL 14–⁠2177%
Nov 11vsHawai’iW 34–⁠1996%
Nov 18atColorado StateW 42–⁠772%
Nov 23vsUtah StateW 27–⁠081%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 27–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠74
Coach
Ike Armstrong
Elo
1639 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.4 No. 51 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1939 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠3
Utah4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Denver3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
BYU2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Utah State2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠42–⁠7
Wyoming0–⁠5–⁠10–⁠7–⁠1

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