Air Force at Colorado
Saturday, November 24, 1962 Share
Colorado beat Air Force 34–10. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Colorado led the series 3–2.
FinalHigh 58°F, low 27°FAttendance 21,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1962, page 89
Read the text
Coach Resigns At Colorado BOULDER, Colo, Nov. “a CAP). Coach William (Bud) Davis Of Colorado resigned today Immediately after his team upset heavlily favored Air Force, 34–10. The game ended Colo radios worst football record since it began play in 1890. The team scored only one other victory, over Kansas State, 60, in 10 games. Davis, 80, was a surprise selection last March to succeed Everett Sonny Grandelius, who was fired for violating NCAA and Big Eight conference rules.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Air Force 60% to win. Colorado won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Air Force–Colorado gameColorado leads 12–6 in 18 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.
| 2022 | Air Force 41, Colorado 10 | |
| 2019 | Air Force 30, Colorado 23 | |
| 1974 | Colorado 28, Air Force 27 | |
| 1973 | Colorado 38, Air Force 17 | |
| 1972 | Colorado 38, Air Force 7 | |
| 1971 | Colorado 53, Air Force 17 |
Around this game
Air Force
- Next gamevs. WashingtonSept. 21, 1963
- SeasonAir Force in 1962
- ProgramAir Force history and records
Colorado
- Next gamevs. USCSept. 21, 1963
- SeasonColorado in 1962
- ProgramColorado history and records

