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1966 Utah

5–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Mike Giddings.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1966, game by game: won at Oregon 17–14; lost at Wyoming 7–40; won vs. Washington State 26–15; won at Arizona 24–19; won vs. New Mexico 27–0; won at Arizona State 21–6; lost vs. BYU 13–35; lost vs. Utah State 7–13; lost at UTEP 20–27; lost at Houston 14–34+27−33Won 17–14 at Oregon+3OregonLost 7–40 at Wyoming-33WyomingWon 26–15 vs. Washington State+11Washington StateWon 24–19 at Arizona+5ArizonaWon 27–0 vs. New Mexico+27New MexicoWon 21–6 at Arizona State+15Arizona StateLost 13–35 vs. BYU-22BYULost 7–13 vs. Utah State-6Utah StateLost 20–27 at UTEP-7UTEPLost 14–34 at Houston-20Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atOregonW 17–⁠1446%
Oct 8atWyomingL 7–⁠4032%
Oct 15vsWashington StateW 26–⁠1562%
Oct 22atArizonaW 24–⁠1958%
Oct 29vsNew MexicoW 27–⁠078%
Nov 5atArizona StateW 21–⁠648%
Nov 12vsBYUL 13–⁠3554%
Nov 19vsUtah StateL 7–⁠1365%
Nov 26atUTEPL 20–⁠2739%
Dec 3atHoustonL 14–⁠3427%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
176–⁠203
Coach
Mike Giddings
Elo
1482 −23 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.4 No. 52 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 5Richard Tate DBGreen Bay Packers

1966 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming5–⁠010–⁠1
BYU3–⁠28–⁠2
Arizona State3–⁠25–⁠5
Utah3–⁠25–⁠5
Arizona1–⁠43–⁠7
New Mexico0–⁠52–⁠8

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