1954 Wyoming

6–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Phil Dickens.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1954, game by game: lost vs. Oklahoma State 6–14; lost vs. Kansas State 13–21; won vs. Denver 23–21; won at Colorado State 34–0; won vs. New Mexico 9–7; lost vs. Utah 7–14; won at Utah State 21–12; won at BYU 34–13; won at Tulsa 28–27; lost at Arizona 40–42+34−8Lost 6–14 vs. Oklahoma State-8Oklahoma StateLost 13–21 vs. Kansas State-8Kansas StateWon 23–21 vs. Denver+2DenverWon 34–0 at Colorado State+34Colorado StateWon 9–7 vs. New Mexico+2New MexicoLost 7–14 vs. Utah-7UtahWon 21–12 at Utah State+9Utah StateWon 34–13 at BYU+21BYUWon 28–27 at Tulsa+1TulsaLost 40–42 at Arizona-2Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 42–⁠40; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠171
Coach
Phil Dickens
Elo
1529 +13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.6 No. 76 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Frank Radella

All-Skyline Conference

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Clarence CarterEAP-1
  • Ray LuttermanOTAP-1

Second team

  • Joe MastrogiovanniQBAP-2
  • George GaluskaRBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1954 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Denver6–⁠19–⁠1
Wyoming5–⁠16–⁠4
Utah State4–⁠34–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠35–⁠5
Utah3–⁠34–⁠7
Colorado State3–⁠43–⁠7
Montana1–⁠53–⁠6
BYU1–⁠61–⁠8

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