1964 Utah

9–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ray Nagel.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1964, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 16–0; lost at Missouri 6–23; won vs. Idaho 22–0; lost at Wyoming 13–14; won at Colorado State 13–3; won vs. Arizona State 16–3; won at UTEP 41–0; won vs. BYU 47–13; won at California 14–0; won vs. Utah State 14–6; won vs. West Virginia 32–6+41−17Won 16–0 vs. New Mexico+16New MexicoLost 6–23 at Missouri-17MissouriWon 22–0 vs. Idaho+22IdahoLost 13–14 at Wyoming-1WyomingWon 13–3 at Colorado State+10Colorado StateWon 16–3 vs. Arizona State+13Arizona StateWon 41–0 at UTEP+41UTEPWon 47–13 vs. BYU+34BYUWon 14–0 at California+14CaliforniaWon 14–6 vs. Utah State+8Utah StateWon 32–6 vs. West Virginia+26West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsNew MexicoW 16–⁠052%
Sep 26atMissouriL 6–⁠2334%
Oct 3vsIdahoW 22–⁠066%
Oct 10atWyomingL 13–⁠1433%
Oct 17atColorado StateW 13–⁠362%
Oct 24vsArizona StateW 16–⁠337%
Oct 31atUTEPW 41–⁠067%
Nov 7vsBYUW 47–⁠1379%
Nov 14atCaliforniaW 14–⁠063%
Nov 21vsUtah StateW 14–⁠663%
Dec 19vsWest VirginiaLiberty BowlW 32–⁠667%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat West Virginia 32–⁠6 in the Liberty Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 16th-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 1964.

Western Athletic Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Arizona and New Mexico

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
234–⁠68
Coach
Ray Nagel
Elo
1653 +169 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.9 No. 10 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 2Roy Jefferson WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 7Greg Kent OTDetroit Lions
Rd 7Frank Roy ESt. Louis Cardinals

1964 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah3–⁠19–⁠2
New Mexico3–⁠19–⁠2
Arizona3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Arizona State0–⁠28–⁠2
BYU0–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1

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