1940 Wyoming

1–⁠7–⁠1 (0–⁠5–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Okie Blanchard.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1940, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 7–3; tied vs. Colorado State 0–0; lost at BYU 0–20; lost at Denver 9–41; lost at Colorado 0–62; lost vs. Chadron State 9–12; lost vs. Utah 7–34; lost at Wichita State 0–2; lost at Utah State 0–16+7−62Won 7–3 vs. New Mexico+4New MexicoTied 0–0 vs. Colorado State0Colorado StateLost 0–20 at BYU-20BYULost 9–41 at Denver-32DenverLost 0–62 at Colorado-62ColoradoLost 9–12 vs. Chadron State-3Chadron StateLost 7–34 vs. Utah-27UtahLost 0–2 at Wichita State-2Wichita StateLost 0–16 at Utah State-16Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah State 16–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
1–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠5–⁠1 7th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
32–⁠190
Coach
Okie Blanchard
Elo
1276 −88 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.7 No. 117 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1940 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah5–⁠17–⁠2
Denver4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
BYU2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Utah State2–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State1–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Wyoming0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1

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