Skyline Eight Conference
Background:
1938-62 except for 1944 and 1945 - Seven members dropped out of the Rocky Mountain and formed the Mountain States Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the 1936-37 season. The Mountain States was also informally known as the Big Seven before being dubbed the Skyline Six and then Eight (after Montana and New Mexico joined in 1952). Four teams from the Skyline and two from the Border Conference formed the Western Athletic Conference in 1962.
Previous Names:
Mountain States, Skyline Six
Current Members:
(9) Brigham Young (1938-62), Colorado (1938-47), Colorado A&M/State (1938-62), Denver (1938-62), Montana (1952-62), New Mexico (1952-62), Utah (1938-62), Utah State (1938-62) and Wyoming (1938-62)
NCAA Tournament Record:
20-34 (.370)
All-Time Scoring Leader:
Billy McGill, Utah (2,321 points from 1960-62)
Single-Season Scoring Leader:
Billy McGill, Utah (38.8 points per game as senior in 1961-62)
Regular-Season Champions:
Brigham Young (4 outright-1 tie), Colorado (3-1), Colorado State (1-1), Utah (6-2), Wyoming (7-1)
Additional Conference Information on this Page:
Player | Position | School | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
F | |||
Jack Hauser | |||
F-C | 1933, 1935, and 1936 | ||
C | |||
C | |||
Jim Peay | |||
G | |||
C | 1928, 1929, and 1930 |
Player | Position | School | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
G | 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934 | ||
F | 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930 | ||
F | 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934 |
Year | School | League Record (Division) | Scoring Leader | PPG | Rebounding Leader | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10-2 | James Schwartz | 17.8** | ||||
10-2 | Berkley Parkinson | 14.1** | ||||
10-2 | Jim Willcoxon | 10.8** | ||||
11-1 | Donald Hendricks | 10.3** | ||||
10-2 | Bill Strannigan | 10.5 | ||||
11-1 | Pete McCloud | 16** | ||||
4-0* (E) | 16.7 | |||||
7-1 (West) | ||||||
No conference competition | ||||||
8-0 | ||||||
10-2 | 14.3 | |||||
11-1 | Jimmy Reese | 11.7 | ||||
8-2 | Joe Nelson | 14.7 | ||||
15-5 | 10.8 | |||||
14-6 | Joe Nelson | 14.5 | ||||
15-5 | 16.7 | 12.7 | ||||
13-1 | Moe Radovich | 12.9 | Dick Haag | 9.2 | ||
12-2 | Bill Sharp | 14.3 | Ron Rivers | 10.5 | ||
Colorado A&M | 12-2 | Dennis Stuehm | 16.6 | Dennis Stuehm | 9.6 | |
13-1 | 19.2 | Gary Bergen | 12.8 | |||
12-2 | 21.9 | Gary Bergen | 12 | |||
11-3 | Tom Steinke | 19.7 | John Bensen | 11.3 | ||
10-4 | 20.9 | John Bertolero | 9.5 | |||
13-1 | Pearl Pollard | 12.5 | Gary Chestang | 7.6 | ||
13-1 | 15.5 | 9.8 | ||||
12-2 | 17.7 | 9.9 | ||||
12-2* | 27.8 | 13.9 | ||||
13-1 | 38.8 | 13.9 |
- * Won playoff.
- ** League games only.
Year | School | Head Coach | League Record | Overall Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Forrest "Frosty" Cox | 10-2 | 15-6 | ||
10-2 | 17-4 | |||
Forrest "Frosty" Cox | 10-2 | 14-4 | ||
Forrest "Frosty" Cox | 11-1 | 17-4 | ||
10-2 | 13-6 | |||
Forrest "Frosty" Cox | 11-1 | 16-2 | ||
4-0/E* | 31-2 | |||
Floyd Millet | 7-1/W | 15-7 | ||
No conference competition | ||||
8-0 | 17-4 | |||
10-2 | 22-4 | |||
11-1 | 22-6 | |||
Floyd Millet | 8-2 | 17-11 | ||
15-5 | 25-10 | |||
14-6 | 22-12 | |||
15-5 | 28-9 | |||
13-1 | 28-7 | |||
12-2 | 20-10 | |||
Colorado A&M | Bill Strannigan | 12-2 | 22-7 | |
13-1 | 24-4 | |||
12-2 | 22-6 | |||
11-3 | 19-9 | |||
10-4 | 13-14 | |||
13-1 | 21-7 | |||
13-1 | 26-3 | |||
12-2 | 17-9 | |||
12-2* | 23-8 | |||
13-1 | 23-3 |
- * Won playoff.
- Most League Titles (By Coach): Everett Shelton (8) and Jack Gardner (6).
Annual Statistical Leaders:
(1937-38 through 1941-42 are for conference games only)
Year | Player | School | Class | Games | Points | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Schwartz | SR | 12 | 213 | 17.8 | ||
Delbert Bingham | JR | 12 | 149 | 12.4 | ||
Floyd Morris | SR | 12 | 169 | 14.1 | ||
Leason McCloud | Colorado Jr. | |||||
Leason McCloud | SR | 12 | 192 | 16.0 | ||
JR | 33 | 551 | 16.7 | |||
No conference competition | ||||||
No conference competition | ||||||
Hank Knoche | JR | 15 | 246 | 16.4 | ||
Jack Hauser | FR | 25 | 349 | 14.0 | ||
Joe Nelson | SO | 26 | 391 | 15.0 | ||
JR | 33 | 624 | 18.9 | |||
Dale Toft | SO | 29 | 437 | 15.1 | ||
Bert Cook | JR | 34 | 589 | 17.3 | ||
SR | 28 | 529 | 18.9 | |||
JR | 30 | 551 | 18.4 | |||
Dennis Stuehm | Colorado A&M | SR | 29 | 480 | 16.6 | |
JR | 28 | 538 | 19.2 | |||
SR | 26 | 637 | 24.5 | |||
Tom Steinke | SR | 26 | 511 | 19.7 | ||
JR | 26 | 545 | 21.0 | |||
SR | 19 | 463 | 24.4 | |||
SO | 29 | 615 | 21.2 | |||
JR | 31 | 862 | 27.8 | |||
SR | 26 | 1009 | 38.8 |
Year | Player | School | Class | Games | Rebounds | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SR | 37 | 471 | 12.7 | |||
Dick Haag | SR | 32 | 293 | 9.2 | ||
Ron Rivers | JR | 30 | 314 | 10.5 | ||
Dennis Stuehn | Colorado A&M | SR | 29 | 268 | 9.2 | |
Ray Howard | SO | 26 | 393 | 15.1 | ||
Gary Hibbard | Colorado A&M | SR | 23 | 288 | 12.5 | |
Dick Brott | SR | 23 | 428 | 18.6 | ||
Russ Sheriff | SR | 22 | 289 | 13.1 | ||
Jerry Schofield | JR | 26 | 333 | 12.8 | ||
JR | 25 | 374 | 15.0 | |||
SR | 23 | 375 | 16.3 | |||
SR | 26 | 391 | 15.0 |