1955 Wyoming
8–3 (5–2 Skyline Conference), coached by Phil Dickens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 35–6Sep 24
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Kansas State | W 38–20 | 43% |
| Sep 24 | vs Montana | W 35–6 | 75% |
| Oct 1 | vs Utah State | W 21–13 | 77% |
| Oct 8 | vs Colorado State | L 13–14 | 75% |
| Oct 15 | vs Tulsa | W 23–19 | 81% |
| Oct 22 | at Utah | W 23–13 | 44% |
| Oct 29 | vs BYU | W 14–6 | 88% |
| Nov 12 | at New Mexico | W 20–0 | 79% |
| Nov 24 | atDenver | L 3–6 | 45% |
| Dec 3 | at Houston | L 14–26 | 57% |
| Jan 2Bowls & playoff | vs Texas TechSun Bowl | W 21–14 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 21–14 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 225–137
- Coach
- Phil Dickens
- Elo
- 1599 +80 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.4 No. 60 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ray Lutterman
All-Skyline Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Clarence CarterEAP-1- Joe MastrogiovanniQBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
| Utah | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Denver | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Wyoming | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| Utah State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Montana | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| New Mexico | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| BYU | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.