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1940 Utah

7–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Ike Armstrong.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1940, game by game: lost at Santa Clara 13–34; won vs. BYU 12–6; won vs. Arizona 24–0; lost at Utah State 0–7; won vs. Denver 25–14; won at Colorado 21–13; won at Wyoming 34–7; won vs. Colorado State 27–0; won vs. Idaho 13–6+27−21Lost 13–34 at Santa Clara-21Santa ClaraWon 12–6 vs. BYU+6BYUWon 24–0 vs. Arizona+24ArizonaLost 0–7 at Utah State-7Utah StateWon 25–14 vs. Denver+11DenverWon 21–13 at Colorado+8ColoradoWon 34–7 at Wyoming+27WyomingWon 27–0 vs. Colorado State+27Colorado StateWon 13–6 vs. Idaho+7Idaho
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atSanta ClaraL 13–⁠3439%
Oct 5vsBYUW 12–⁠667%
Oct 12vsArizonaW 24–⁠068%
Oct 19atUtah StateL 0–⁠774%
Oct 26vsDenverW 25–⁠1462%
Nov 2atColoradoW 21–⁠1343%
Nov 9atWyomingW 34–⁠780%
Nov 16vsColorado StateW 27–⁠082%
Nov 21vsIdahoW 13–⁠690%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Idaho 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.

In program history: The tied 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Skyline Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
169–⁠87
Coach
Ike Armstrong
Elo
1638 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.0 No. 65 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1940 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah5–⁠17–⁠2
Denver4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
BYU2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Utah State2–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State1–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Wyoming0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1

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