Air Force at Colorado

Saturday, November 24, 1962

Colorado beat Air Force 34–⁠10. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Colorado led the series 3–⁠2.

AwayAir Force5–⁠5 in 1962
10
HomeColorado2–⁠8 in 1962
34

FinalHigh 58°F, low 27°FAttendance 21,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Coach Resigns At Colorado

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1962, page 89

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    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.

Colorado leads 12–⁠6 in 18 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Air Force 41, Colorado 10
2019Air Force 30, Colorado 23
1974Colorado 28, Air Force 27
1973Colorado 38, Air Force 17
1972Colorado 38, Air Force 7
1971Colorado 53, Air Force 17

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