1955 Utah
6–3 (4–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Jack Curtice. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 41–9Oct 8
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Oregon | L 13–14 | 49% |
| Sep 24 | at Idaho | W 20–13 | 53% |
| Oct 1 | at Missouri | W 20–14 | 43% |
| Oct 8 | vs BYU | W 41–9 | 79% |
| Oct 14 | atDenver | W 27–7 | 32% |
| Oct 22 | vs Wyoming | L 13–23 | 56% |
| Nov 5 | at Colorado | L 7–37 | 35% |
| Nov 12 | vs Colorado State | W 27–6 | 58% |
| Nov 24 | vs Utah State | W 14–13 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Utah State 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 182–136
- Coach
- Jack Curtice
- Elo
- 1538 +72 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.1 No. 58 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 5 | Herb Nakken B | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Skyline Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Herb NakkenRBAP-1- Lou MeleRBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
| Utah | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Denver | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Wyoming | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| Utah State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 Montana | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 New Mexico | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| BYU | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.