1957 Wyoming
4–3–3 (3–2–2 Skyline Conference), coached by Bob Devaney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Montana 20–0Sep 28
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Kansas State | W 12–7 | 79% |
| Sep 28 | vs Montana | W 20–0 | 87% |
| Oct 5 | vs Utah State | T 19–19 | 80% |
| Oct 12 | vs Colorado State | W 27–13 | 83% |
| Oct 19 | vs BYU | T 0–0 | 89% |
| Oct 26 | at Utah | L 15–23 | 64% |
| Nov 2 | vs Air Force | T 7–7 | 94% |
| Nov 9 | at Oklahoma State | L 6–39 | 53% |
| Nov 16 | at New Mexico | W 20–13 | 63% |
| Nov 28 | atDenver | L 13–14 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Denver 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1957.
- Record
- 4–3–3
- Conference
- 3–2–2 4th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 139–135
- Coach
- Bob Devaney
- Elo
- 1563 −61 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.8 No. 87 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Greg Maushart
All-Skyline Conference
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Wimp HewgleyEAP-1- Russ MatherEDN-1
Second team
- Warren BensonCDN-2
- Greg MaushartFBDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1957 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1957 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
| BYU | 5–1–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Denver | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Wyoming | 3–2–2 | 4–3–3 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Colorado State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Montana | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
| Utah State | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.