1948 Utah State Aggies football team

1948 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 0 0 8 1 1
Colorado A&M 4 1 0 8 3 0
Denver 2 2 0 4 5 1
2 3 0 5 6 0
BYU 1 3 0 5 6 0
Wyoming 0 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Skyline Six Conference during the 1948 college football season. In their 29th season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against MSC opponents), finished fourth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 238 to 196.[1]

Utah State was ranked at No. 133 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Montana State*
W 31–6[3]
September 25at Montana*W 18–7[4]
October 2Colorado A&M
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 7–910,000[5]
October 9Arizona State*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 22–17[6]
October 16at Wichita*L 7–209,000[7]
October 23BYU
W 20–712,000[8]
October 30Wyoming
W 45–347,000[9]
November 6at Colorado*L 14–2810,322–15,000[10]
November 13at DenverL 6–4113,297[11]
November 25at UtahL 7–4123,109[12]
December 4at San Diego State*L 19–284,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "1948 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hodges Leads Ags in Opening Tilt". Salt Lake Telegram. September 18, 1948. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Explosive Utah State team whips Grizzlies". The Missoulian. September 26, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado Aggies defeat Utah State, 9 to 7". The Sunday Herald. October 3, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah Aggies nip Arizona State, 22–17". The Sunday Herald. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wichita Shockers topple Utah State". The Times-News. October 17, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Van Noy, Roylance pace superior 'Ags'". The Deseret News. October 24, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Utah State defeats Wyoming, 45–34, in wild Logan tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 31, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colorado dumps Utah State". The Missoulian. November 7, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Tom Lawrie (November 14, 1948). "Pioneers Lace Utah Aggies By 41–6". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Redskins rout Utah State, 41–7, in turkey tilt". The Deseret News. November 26, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Aztecs display power in second half to defeat Utah State Aggies 28–19". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 5, 1948. Retrieved May 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.