1959 Utah
5–5 (3–2 Skyline Conference), coached by Ray Nagel. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arizona 54–6Oct 31
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Oregon | L 6–21 | 32% |
| Oct 3 | at Washington | L 6–51 | 33% |
| Oct 9 | vs BYU | W 20–8 | 58% |
| Oct 16 | atDenver | W 26–12 | 48% |
| Oct 24 | vs Wyoming | L 7–21 | 39% |
| Oct 31 | vs Arizona | W 54–6 | 73% |
| Nov 7 | at Idaho | W 47–13 | 59% |
| Nov 14 | vs Colorado State | L 17–21 | 60% |
| Nov 21 | vs Utah State | W 35–21 | 70% |
| Nov 28 | at 20UCLA | L 6–21 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to UCLA 21–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 102nd-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 1959.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–2 4th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 224–195
- Coach
- Ray Nagel
- Elo
- 1461 +15 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.5 No. 66 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1960
The 1960 draft| Rd 7 | Larry Wilson S | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Larry WilsonRBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Bob CooganOTUPI-2- Ken VierraQBUPI-2
- Monk BaileyFBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1959 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7–0 | 9–1 | 16 |
| Colorado State | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
 New Mexico | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Utah | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
| Utah State | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
| BYU | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Denver | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
 Montana | 1–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.