1953 Wyoming
5–4–1 (4–2–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Phil Dickens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 47–0Sep 19
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs New Mexico State | W 47–0 | 85% |
| Sep 26 | at Montana | W 27–7 | 69% |
| Oct 3 | vs Utah State | W 20–13 | 75% |
| Oct 10 | vs Colorado State | W 21–14 | 63% |
| Oct 17 | at Iowa | L 7–21 | 58% |
| Oct 24 | at Utah | L 12–13 | 34% |
| Oct 31 | vs BYU | W 27–0 | 78% |
| Nov 7 | at Oklahoma State | L 14–20 | 48% |
| Nov 14 | at New Mexico | L 7–9 | 49% |
| Nov 26 | atDenver | T 13–13 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Denver 13–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 4–2–1 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 195–110
- Coach
- Phil Dickens
- Elo
- 1524 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.7 No. 55 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dale Haupt
All-Skyline Conference
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Wimp HewgleyOTAP-1; DN-1- Dale HauptOGAP-1; DN-1
- Joe MastrogiovanniBAP-1; DN-1
Second team
- George GaluskaBDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1953 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
| Utah State | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| Wyoming | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| New Mexico | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
| Montana | 2–4 | 3–5 | |
| Denver | 1–5–1 | 3–5–2 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.