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1945 Utah

4–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Skyline Conference), coached by Ike Armstrong.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1945, game by game: lost vs. Nevada 14–33; lost at Colorado 13–18; lost at Denver 7–21; lost vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State 6–46; won at Colorado State 28–0; won vs. Denver 33–21; won at New Mexico 21–20; won vs. Utah State 24–6+28−40Lost 14–33 vs. Nevada-19NevadaLost 13–18 at Colorado-5ColoradoLost 7–21 at Denver-14DenverLost 6–46 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma State-40No. 15 Oklahoma StateWon 28–0 at Colorado State+28Colorado StateWon 33–21 vs. Denver+12DenverWon 21–20 at New Mexico+1New MexicoWon 24–6 vs. Utah State+18Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsNevadaL 14–⁠3372%
Oct 6atColoradoL 13–⁠1828%
Oct 12atDenverL 7–⁠2142%
Oct 20vs15Oklahoma StateL 6–⁠4626%
Oct 27atColorado StateW 28–⁠039%
Nov 3vsDenverW 33–⁠2150%
Nov 10atNew MexicoW 21–⁠2039%
Nov 22vsUtah StateW 24–⁠661%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
146–⁠165
Coach
Ike Armstrong
Elo
1466 +3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.4 No. 60 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 5Gay Adelt BWashington Redskins

1945 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Denver4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠15–⁠3
Utah3–⁠24–⁠4
Utah State1–⁠34–⁠3
Colorado State0–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1

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