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1955-56 Utah Utes Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-6 (12-2, 1st in MSAC MBB)

Rank: 18th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jack Gardner

PS/G: 81.1 (22nd of 175)

PA/G: 67.3 (35th of 175)

SRS: 13.92 (9th of 166)

SOS: 0.04 (83rd of 166)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Far West Regional Semifinal (81-72) versus Seattle
Lost Far West Regional Final (92-77) versus San Francisco

MSAC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1955-56 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/5	Final
Utah	5	3	3	7	-	20	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	18

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 3, 1955	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	8.99	W	73	51		1	0	W 1	Levitt Arena
2	Fri, Dec 9, 1955	REG		Arizona	BIAA	-14.55	W	119	45		2	0	W 2	Nielsen Field House
3	Sat, Dec 10, 1955	REG		Arizona	BIAA	-14.55	W	93	63		3	0	W 3	Nielsen Field House
4	Sat, Dec 17, 1955	REG		Washington State	PCC	-14.18	W	91	56		4	0	W 4	Nielsen Field House
5	Tue, Dec 20, 1955	REG	N	Dayton (4)	Ind	19.79	L	73	77		4	1	L 1
6	Wed, Dec 21, 1955	REG	N	Minnesota	Big Ten	8.07	L	77	90		4	2	L 2
7	Thu, Dec 29, 1955	REG	N	Marquette	Ind	4.47	W	89	84		5	2	W 1
8	Fri, Dec 30, 1955	REG	N	Notre Dame	Ind	4.50	L	65	70		5	3	L 1
9	Wed, Jan 4, 1956	REG	@	Montana	MSAC	-6.46	W	71	56		6	3	W 1	Adams Center/Dahlberg Arena
10	Sat, Jan 7, 1956	REG	@	Utah State	MSAC	-5.62	W	74	55		7	3	W 2	Nelson Fieldhouse
11	Thu, Jan 12, 1956	REG	@	Denver	MSAC	-2.75	W	83	72		8	3	W 3	DU Fieldhouse
12	Sat, Jan 14, 1956	REG	@	New Mexico	MSAC	-7.58	W	87	73		9	3	W 4
13	Mon, Jan 16, 1956	REG		Montana	MSAC	-6.46	W	89	60		10	3	W 5	Nielsen Field House
14	Fri, Jan 20, 1956	REG		Oklahoma City (14)	Ind	7.71	W	60	58		11	3	W 6	Nielsen Field House
15	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	REG	@	Wyoming	MSAC	-0.44	L	54	59		11	4	L 1	War Memorial Fieldhouse
16	Wed, Feb 8, 1956	REG	@	Colorado State	MSAC	-3.51	L	59	62		11	5	L 2	Men's Gym
17	Sat, Feb 11, 1956	REG		Brigham Young	MSAC	11.67	W	82	63		12	5	W 1	Nielsen Field House
18	Thu, Feb 16, 1956	REG		New Mexico	MSAC	-7.58	W	101	74		13	5	W 2	Nielsen Field House
19	Sat, Feb 18, 1956	REG		Denver	MSAC	-2.75	W	99	68		14	5	W 3	Nielsen Field House
20	Fri, Feb 24, 1956	REG	@	Brigham Young	MSAC	11.67	W	82	77		15	5	W 4	George Albert Smith Field House
21	Sat, Feb 25, 1956	REG	@	Utah State	MSAC	-5.62	W	75	68		16	5	W 5	Nelson Fieldhouse
22	Thu, Mar 1, 1956	REG		Colorado State	MSAC	-3.51	W	91	60		17	5	W 6	Nielsen Field House
23	Sat, Mar 3, 1956	REG		Wyoming	MSAC	-0.44	W	71	64		18	5	W 7	Nielsen Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
24	Fri, Mar 16, 1956	NCAA	N	Seattle	Ind	2.20	W	81	72		19	5	W 8	Gill Coliseum
25	Sat, Mar 17, 1956	NCAA	N	San Francisco (1)	CBA	18.03	L	77	92		19	6	L 1	Gill Coliseum