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1961 Utah

6–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Skyline Conference), coached by Ray Nagel.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1961, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 40–0; lost at Wisconsin 0–7; won vs. Oregon 14–6; won at Arizona State 28–26; won vs. BYU 21–20; won at Montana 24–12; lost vs. Wyoming 6–13; lost at New Mexico 16–21; won at Colorado 21–12; lost vs. Utah State 6–17+40−11Won 40–0 vs. Colorado State+40Colorado StateLost 0–7 at Wisconsin-7WisconsinWon 14–6 vs. Oregon+8OregonWon 28–26 at Arizona State+2Arizona StateWon 21–20 vs. BYU+1BYUWon 24–12 at Montana+12MontanaLost 6–13 vs. Wyoming-7WyomingLost 16–21 at New Mexico-5New MexicoWon 21–12 at Colorado+9ColoradoLost 6–17 vs. Utah State-11Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsColorado StateW 40–⁠076%
Sep 23atWisconsinL 0–⁠748%
Sep 30vsOregonW 14–⁠651%
Oct 7atArizona StateW 28–⁠2636%
Oct 14vsBYUW 21–⁠2083%
Oct 21atMontanaW 24–⁠1264%
Oct 28vsWyomingL 6–⁠1348%
Nov 4atNew MexicoL 16–⁠2153%
Nov 11atColoradoW 21–⁠1234%
Nov 18vsUtah StateL 6–⁠1744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 17–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
176–⁠134
Coach
Ray Nagel
Elo
1548 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.2 No. 46 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1962

The 1962 draft
Rd 2Ed Pine CSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Ed Pine LBOakland Raiders (AFL)

1961 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠110
Wyoming5–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
New Mexico3–⁠37–⁠4
Utah3–⁠36–⁠4
Montana2–⁠42–⁠6
BYU2–⁠42–⁠8
Colorado State0–⁠60–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.