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Mountain West

Utah State

2021 Season Performance

#38
Rank
10-3
Record
79.5
Points
0.474
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #30 San Diego State 46-13
Worst L vs #86 Wyoming 17-44

Record Splits

Home 3-3
Away 7-0
Conference 7-2
Non-Conf 3-1
Close (7 pts or less) 4-0
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#12
#42
#72
#102
#131
Pre
#121
W3
#19
W6
#71
W9
#51
W12
#50
W15
#38

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/05
W
NR @ #50 Washington State
26-23
+13.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 12.6
Margin Scaling
+0.9 13.5
Total 13.5 pts
2
09/11
W
#17 vs #97 North Dakota
48-24
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
3
09/18
W
#55 @ #42 Air Force
49-45
+17.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.3 15.8
Margin Scaling
+1.4 17.2
Total 17.2 pts
4
09/25
L
#19 vs #80 Boise State
3-27
-12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -10.1
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -12.2
Total -12.2 pts
5
10/02
L
#63 vs #19 BYU
20-34
-9.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.1 -7.3
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -7.8
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.2
Total -9.2 pts
7
10/16
W
#71 @ #120 UNLV
28-24
+7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-7.0 6.5
Margin Scaling
+1.2 7.6
Total 7.6 pts
8
10/23
W
#63 vs #65 Colorado State
26-24
+6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.8 5.2
Margin Scaling
+0.8 6.0
Total 6.0 pts
9
10/30
W
#52 vs #93 Hawai'i
51-31
+9.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.0 7.0
Margin Scaling
+2.9 9.9
Total 9.9 pts
10
11/06
W
#51 @ #126 New Mexico State
35-13
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.5 8.0
Margin Scaling
+4.2 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
11
11/14
W
#46 @ #94 San José State
48-17
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.8 9.7
Margin Scaling
+4.1 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
12
11/21
L
#39 vs #86 Wyoming
17-44
-13.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -11.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.6 -11.8
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -13.7
Total -13.7 pts
13
11/26
W
#50 @ #118 New Mexico
35-10
+11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.9 7.6
Margin Scaling
+3.5 11.1
Total 11.1 pts
14
12/04
W
#45 @ #30 San Diego State
46-13
+21.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.7 17.2
Margin Scaling
+4.7 21.9
Total 21.9 pts
Total
10-3 Record
78.1

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
61-60
Record
50%
Win Rate
#85
Avg Rank
#17
Best Rank
0.486
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#114
2017
#88
2018
#26
2019
#66
2020
#116
2021
#38
2022
#89
2023
#90
2024
#115
2025
#84
2026
#110

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Pac-12 2-4 (33%) #110 #104 -13.7 0.513 -
2025 Mountain West 6-6 (50%) #84 #37 6.6 0.525 -
2024 Mountain West 4-8 (33%) #115 #83 -41.5 0.472 -
2023 Mountain West 6-6 (50%) #90 #79 -3.5 0.478 -
2022 Mountain West 6-6 (50%) #89 #49 4.0 0.496 -
2021 Mountain West 10-3 (77%) #38 #17 79.5 0.474 -
2020 Mountain West 1-5 (17%) #116 #78 -47.7 0.443 -
2019 Mountain West 7-5 (58%) #66 #44 27.8 0.535 -
2018 Mountain West 10-2 (83%) #26 #20 100.0 0.473 -
2017 Mountain West 6-6 (50%) #88 #60 -1.5 0.476 -
2016 Mountain West 3-9 (25%) #114 #77 -54.9 0.465 -