1963 Utah

4–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ray Nagel.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1963, game by game: lost vs. Oregon State 14–29; lost at Idaho 9–10; won at New Mexico 19–6; won vs. BYU 15–6; won vs. Colorado State 48–14; lost vs. Wyoming 23–26; lost at Arizona State 22–30; lost at Army 7–8; lost vs. California 22–35; won at Utah State 25–23+34−15Lost 14–29 vs. Oregon State-15Oregon StateLost 9–10 at Idaho-1IdahoWon 19–6 at New Mexico+13New MexicoWon 15–6 vs. BYU+9BYUWon 48–14 vs. Colorado State+34Colorado StateLost 23–26 vs. Wyoming-3WyomingLost 22–30 at Arizona State-8Arizona StateLost 7–8 at Army-1ArmyLost 22–35 vs. California-13CaliforniaWon 25–23 at Utah State+2Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 25–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 98th-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 1963.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠187
Coach
Ray Nagel
Elo
1476 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.2 No. 65 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1963 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State3–⁠08–⁠1
New Mexico3–⁠16–⁠4
Arizona2–⁠25–⁠5
Utah2–⁠24–⁠6
Wyoming2–⁠36–⁠4
BYU0–⁠42–⁠8

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