1956 Wyoming
10–0 (7–0 Skyline Conference), coached by Phil Dickens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Colorado 40–13Sep 15
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vsWestern Colorado | W 40–13 | 91% |
| Sep 22 | at Arizona | W 26–20 | 52% |
| Sep 29 | vsDenver | W 27–0 | 66% |
| Oct 6 | at Colorado State | W 20–12 | 60% |
| Oct 13 | vs New Mexico | W 20–13 | 83% |
| Oct 20 | vs Utah | W 30–20 | 67% |
| Oct 27 | vs Kansas State | W 27–15 | 85% |
| Nov 3 | at Utah State | W 21–0 | 59% |
| Nov 10 | vs Montana | W 34–13 | 92% |
| Nov 17 | at BYU | W 7–6 | 89% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat BYU 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 10: 19
Skyline Conference champions7–0 in the conference
Led the nationJim Crawford: rushing yards (1,104 yds)
- Record
- 10–0
- Conference
- 7–0 first in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 252–112
- Coach
- Phil Dickens
- Elo
- 1685 +120 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.6 No. 73 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ove Stapleton
All-Skyline Conference
5 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Buster ElderEAP-1; DN-1- John HigginsOTDN-1
- Larry ZowadaQBAP-1; DN-2
- Jim CrawfordRBAP-1; DN-1
- John WattsRBAP-1; DN-2
Second team
- Vince GuintaCAP-2; DN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
| Utah | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.