1991 Utah

7–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ron McBride.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1991, game by game: won vs. Utah State 12–7; won at Oregon State 22–10; lost vs. Air Force 21–24; won vs. Oregon 24–17; lost at Arizona State 15–21; won at Wyoming 57–42; won vs. Colorado State 21–16; lost vs. San Diego State 21–24; lost at Hawai’i 26–52; won vs. New Mexico 30–7; won at UTEP 10–9; lost at BYU 17–48+23−31Won 12–7 vs. Utah State+5Utah StateWon 22–10 at Oregon State+12Oregon StateLost 21–24 vs. Air Force-3Air ForceWon 24–17 vs. Oregon+7OregonLost 15–21 at Arizona State-6Arizona StateWon 57–42 at Wyoming+15WyomingWon 21–16 vs. Colorado State+5Colorado StateLost 21–24 vs. San Diego State-3San Diego StateLost 26–52 at Hawai’i-26Hawai’iWon 30–7 vs. New Mexico+23New MexicoWon 10–9 at UTEP+1UTEPLost 17–48 at BYU-31BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 48–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠277
Coach
Ron McBride
Elo
1476 +60 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 66 of 104; offense No. 55, defense No. 73
SRS
−3.3 No. 62 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rick Rasnick
Defensive coordinator
Greg McMackin
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

1991 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠223
San Diego State6–⁠1–⁠18–⁠4–⁠1
Air Force6–⁠210–⁠325
Utah4–⁠47–⁠5
Hawai’i3–⁠54–⁠7–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠7–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠9

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