1952 Utah
6–3–1 (5–0 Skyline Conference), coached by Jack Curtice. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Denver 35–0Oct 18
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Oregon State | L 7–14 | 55% |
| Sep 27 | vs Idaho | T 21–21 | 67% |
| Oct 4 | vs Arizona | L 0–27 | 57% |
| Oct 11 | vs BYU | W 34–6 | 53% |
| Oct 18 | atDenver | W 35–0 | 46% |
| Oct 25 | at Wyoming | W 27–21 | 35% |
| Nov 1 | vs Colorado | L 14–20 | 47% |
| Nov 8 | at Colorado State | W 14–6 | 31% |
| Nov 15 | vsSanta Clara | W 16–13 | 66% |
| Nov 27 | vs Utah State | W 20–0 | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Utah State 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.
In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Skyline Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 188–128
- Coach
- Jack Curtice
- Elo
- 1549 +65 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.4 No. 73 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Skyline Conference
6 first teamFirst team
Dick BubackE- Don RydalchQB
- George BeanFB
- Orville NellesteinDE
- Jim DublinskiDT
- Charles KalaniMG
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1952 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–0 | 6–3–1 | |
 New Mexico | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Colorado State | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Wyoming | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| BYU | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Utah State | 3–4 | 3–7–1 | |
 Montana | 1–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Denver | 0–7 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.