1953 Utah
8–2 (5–0 Skyline Conference), coached by Jack Curtice. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Denver 40–6Oct 17
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Arizona | W 28–7 | 49% |
| Sep 26 | vs Idaho | W 21–0 | 75% |
| Oct 3 | vs Hawai’i | W 47–24 | 96% |
| Oct 10 | at Utah State | W 33–13 | 66% |
| Oct 17 | vsDenver | W 40–6 | 84% |
| Oct 24 | vs Wyoming | W 13–12 | 66% |
| Oct 31 | at Washington | L 14–21 | 54% |
| Nov 7 | at Colorado | L 0–21 | 55% |
| Nov 14 | vs Colorado State | W 35–14 | 63% |
| Nov 26 | vs BYU | W 33–32 | 85% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat BYU 33–32; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.
In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Skyline Conference champions5–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 264–150
- Coach
- Jack Curtice
- Elo
- 1581 +48 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.1 No. 47 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 7 | Jack Cross B | Detroit Lions |
All-Skyline Conference
5 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Dick BubackEAP-1; DN-1- Don JensenOTDN-1
- Jim DurrantOGAP-1; DN-2
- Don RydalchQBAP-1; DN-1
- Don PetersonBAP-1; DN-1
Second team
- Charles GrantCDN-2
- Jack CrossBDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| Utah State | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| Wyoming | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 New Mexico | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
 Montana | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Denver | 1–5–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.