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1946 Utah

8–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Skyline Conference), coached by Ike Armstrong.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1946, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 56–14; won vs. Arizona 14–7; won at BYU 35–6; lost at Denver 14–20; won vs. Wyoming 27–7; won vs. Colorado 7–0; won at Colorado State 13–0; won at San Francisco 21–13; lost vs. Utah State 14–22; won at Hawaii All-Stars 40–6; lost at Hawai’i 16–19+42−8Won 56–14 vs. New Mexico+42New MexicoWon 14–7 vs. Arizona+7ArizonaWon 35–6 at BYU+29BYULost 14–20 at Denver-6DenverWon 27–7 vs. Wyoming+20WyomingWon 7–0 vs. Colorado+7ColoradoWon 13–0 at Colorado State+13Colorado StateWon 21–13 at San Francisco+8San FranciscoLost 14–22 vs. Utah State-8Utah StateWon 40–6 at Hawaii All-Stars+34Hawaii All-StarsLost 16–19 at Hawai’i-3Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsNew MexicoW 56–⁠1457%
Oct 5vsArizonaW 14–⁠758%
Oct 12atBYUW 35–⁠662%
Oct 19atDenverL 14–⁠2054%
Oct 26vsWyomingW 27–⁠782%
Nov 2vsColoradoW 7–⁠059%
Nov 9atColorado StateW 13–⁠074%
Nov 16atSan FranciscoW 21–⁠1372%
Nov 28vsUtah StateL 14–⁠2271%
Dec 25atHawaii All-StarsW 40–⁠682%
Jan 1atHawai’iL 16–⁠1991%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Hawai’i 19–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
257–⁠114
Coach
Ike Armstrong
Elo
1527 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.6 No. 84 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Denver4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Utah4–⁠28–⁠3
BYU3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado State1–⁠52–⁠7
Wyoming0–⁠61–⁠8–⁠1

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