1968 Utah
3–7 (2–3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Bill Meek. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico 30–7Oct 12
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at 14Nebraska | L 0–31 | 27% |
| Sep 28 | vs 18Oregon State | L 21–24 | 40% |
| Oct 5 | at Washington State | W 17–14 | 45% |
| Oct 12 | vs New Mexico | W 30–7 | 79% |
| Oct 19 | at Wyoming | L 9–20 | 19% |
| Oct 26 | at Oregon | L 6–14 | 48% |
| Nov 2 | vs BYU | W 30–21 | 52% |
| Nov 9 | at Arizona State | L 21–59 | 26% |
| Nov 16 | vs Arizona | L 15–16 | 41% |
| Nov 23 | at Utah State | L 13–28 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah State 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 110th-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 1968.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–3 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 162–234
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1421 −42 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.3 No. 69 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Jim LaRue
Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 3 | Louis Thomas WR | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rd 4 | Norman McBride LB | Miami Dolphins |
1968 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 6–1 | 7–3 | |
| Arizona State | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
| Arizona | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
 UTEP | 3–3 | 4–5–1 | |
 Utah | 2–3 | 3–7 | |
 Colorado State | 1–2 | 2–8 | |
| BYU | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| New Mexico | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.