1947 Utah

8–⁠1–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Skyline Conference), coached by Ike Armstrong.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1947, game by game: won vs. Oregon State 7–6; won vs. Hawai’i 35–0; won vs. BYU 28–6; won vs. Denver 13–7; won at Wyoming 26–7; won at Colorado 13–7; won vs. Colorado State 19–0; lost at Idaho 6–13; won vs. Utah State 40–14; tied at Arizona 20–20+35−7Won 7–6 vs. Oregon State+1Oregon StateWon 35–0 vs. Hawai’i+35Hawai’iWon 28–6 vs. BYU+22BYUWon 13–7 vs. Denver+6DenverWon 26–7 at Wyoming+19WyomingWon 13–7 at Colorado+6ColoradoWon 19–0 vs. Colorado State+19Colorado StateLost 6–13 at Idaho-7IdahoWon 40–14 vs. Utah State+26Utah StateTied 20–20 at Arizona0Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Arizona 20–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.

In program history: The tied 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 18

Skyline Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
207–⁠80
Coach
Ike Armstrong
Elo
1580 +62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.0 No. 68 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1947 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Denver3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State3–⁠36–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠34–⁠5
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠44–⁠5
BYU1–⁠53–⁠7

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