1948 Utah

8–⁠1–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Skyline Conference), coached by Ike Armstrong.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1948, game by game: lost at USC 0–27; won vs. Idaho 21–6; won vs. Arizona 47–14; won at BYU 30–0; won at Denver 17–0; won vs. Wyoming 19–7; won vs. Colorado 14–12; won at Colorado State 12–3; tied at Oregon State 20–20; won vs. Utah State 41–7+34−27Lost 0–27 at USC-27USCWon 21–6 vs. Idaho+15IdahoWon 47–14 vs. Arizona+33ArizonaWon 30–0 at BYU+30BYUWon 17–0 at Denver+17DenverWon 19–7 vs. Wyoming+12WyomingWon 14–12 vs. Colorado+2ColoradoWon 12–3 at Colorado State+9Colorado StateTied 20–20 at Oregon State0Oregon StateWon 41–7 vs. Utah State+34Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atUSCL 0–⁠2737%
Sep 25vsIdahoW 21–⁠681%
Oct 2vsArizonaW 47–⁠1469%
Oct 9atBYUW 30–⁠068%
Oct 16atDenverW 17–⁠066%
Oct 23vsWyomingW 19–⁠779%
Oct 30vsColoradoW 14–⁠1278%
Nov 6atColorado StateW 12–⁠362%
Nov 13atOregon StateT 20–⁠2061%
Nov 25vsUtah StateW 41–⁠781%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 41–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Skyline Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
221–⁠96
Coach
Ike Armstrong
Elo
1640 +87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.5 No. 62 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 4Bob Summerhays BGreen Bay Packers

All-Skyline Six

8 first team

First team

  • Barney HafenE
  • Tally StevensE
  • Gordon NeffOG
  • Wally NalderOG
  • Ralph OlsenC
  • Cannon ParkinsonQB
  • Gil ToblerQB
  • Bob SummerhaysFB

From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1948 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah5–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Colorado State4–⁠18–⁠3
Denver2–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
Utah State2–⁠35–⁠6
BYU1–⁠35–⁠6
Wyoming0–⁠54–⁠5

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