1954 Utah
4–7 (3–3 Skyline Conference), coached by Jack Curtice. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 41–20Nov 20
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Washington | L 6–7 | 51% |
| Sep 25 | vs Arizona | L 20–54 | 65% |
| Oct 2 | at Oregon | W 7–6 | 47% |
| Oct 9 | at BYU | W 12–7 | 65% |
| Oct 16 | vsDenver | L 20–28 | 66% |
| Oct 23 | at Wyoming | W 14–7 | 37% |
| Oct 30 | vs Idaho | L 13–14 | 82% |
| Nov 6 | at Colorado State | L 13–14 | 60% |
| Nov 13 | vs Colorado | L 7–20 | 45% |
| Nov 20 | at Montana | W 41–20 | 60% |
| Nov 25 | vs Utah State | L 19–35 | 72% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah State 35–19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 4th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 172–212
- Coach
- Jack Curtice
- Elo
- 1449 −105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.7 No. 92 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
3 second teamSecond team
Don HendersonOTAP-2- Lou MeleRBAP-2
- Herb NakkenFBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Wyoming | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
 New Mexico | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Utah | 3–3 | 4–7 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Montana | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| BYU | 1–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.