Year Duration Initial ranking End ranking Along the way
1947 One poll No. 18 — Lost to Idaho, 7-6
1994 11 polls No. 25 No. 10 Beat SDSU, 38-22
Beat Hawaii, 14-3
Beat CSU, 45-31
Beat UTEP, 52-7
Lost to New Mexico, 23-21
Lost to Air Force, 40-33
Beat BYU, 34-31
Beat Arizona, 16-3
1996 Four polls No. 24 No. 20 Beat UTEP, 34-27
Beat TCU, 21-7
Beat Tulsa, 45-19
Lost to Rice, 51-10
2003 One poll No. 24 — Lost to New Mexico, 47-35
2003 Two polls No. 25 No. 21 Beat Southern Miss, 17-0