1951 Utah
7–4 (4–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Jack Curtice. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana State 55–6Sep 15
By 49 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs Montana State | W 55–6 | 88% |
| Sep 22 | at Arizona | W 27–7 | 46% |
| Sep 29 | at Oregon State | L 28–61 | 44% |
| Oct 6 | vs BYU | W 7–6 | 70% |
| Oct 13 | at Kansas | L 7–26 | 29% |
| Oct 20 | vsDenver | W 17–14 | 57% |
| Oct 27 | vs Wyoming | L 0–13 | 39% |
| Nov 3 | at Utah State | W 28–20 | 55% |
| Nov 10 | at Colorado | L 0–54 | 28% |
| Nov 17 | vs Colorado State | W 27–21 | 45% |
| Nov 22 | vs Idaho | W 40–19 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Idaho 40–19; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Skyline Conference champions4–1 in the conference
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 4–1 first in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 236–247
- Coach
- Jack Curtice
- Elo
- 1476 +31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.5 No. 88 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 7 | Wes Gardner C | Detroit Lions |
All-Skyline Conference
5 first teamFirst team
Dick BubackE- Jim DublinskiOT
- Charles KalaniOG
- Wes GardnerC
- Tom DublinskiB
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4–1 | 7–4 | |
| Wyoming | 5–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| BYU | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Utah State | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
 Montana | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.