Colorado College Tigers
Colorado College has played football since at least 1902 and is 171–130–19 in the 320 games on record. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 18, in 1943. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Colorado College. J.R. Richards (1905–1909) won more games here than any other coach: 23. The most-played rival is Denver: 49 meetings, Colorado College leads 25–23–1. This season, they’re 0–1.
On this date in 1956Colorado College lost to Denver 40–21 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 171–130–19 .564; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 4 ranked
- Elo now
- 1171
- Seasons
- 53 since 1902, 320 games
1956 season 0–1
RosterFull 1956 seasonElo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
Players
The 1956 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Colorado College.
Program strength since 1902
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| J.R. Richards | 1905–1909 | 23–9–4 |
 William Juneau | 1904 | 6–3–1 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Denver
25–23–1 in 49
- 1944 W 20–12
- 1944 L 13–27
- 1945 W 12–0
- 1946 L 6–28
- 1951 L 0–41
- 1952 L 12–34
- 1953 L 13–19
- 1954 L 0–72
- 1955 L 0–60
- 1956 L 21–40
Lost the last seven.
- Colorado
10–27–3 in 40
- 1934 L 0–31
- 1935 L 0–23
- 1936 L 0–7
- 1937 L 6–35
- 1943 W 16–6
- 1943 W 6–0
- 1944 L 0–28
- 1944 L 6–40
- 1945 L 0–13
- 1945 L 0–31
Lost the last four.
- Colorado State
14–20–5 in 39
- 1935 T 0–0
- 1936 L 12–19
- 1937 L 0–6
- 1945 T 7–7
- 1946 W 25–12
- 1947 L 7–28
- 1948 L 6–25
- 1949 L 7–14
- 1950 L 7–48
- 1951 L 13–54
Lost the last five.
| Opponent | Games | COL record |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 49 | 25–23–1 |
| Colorado | 40 | 10–27–3 |
| Colorado State | 39 | 14–20–5 |
| Colorado School of Mines | 35 | 21–10–4 |
| Utah | 27 | 11–16 |
| Wyoming | 18 | 16–1–1 |
| Colorado Springs High | 15 | 13–2 |
| Western Colorado | 14 | 13–1 |
Every opponent (46)
Every program Colorado College has played, A to Z, with Colorado College’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Army 0–1
- BYU 3–4
- Camp Logan 1–0
- Camp Lyons 1–0
- Camp Russell 1–0
- Colorado 10–27–3
- Colorado College Alumni 4–1
- Colorado School of Mines 21–10–4
- Colorado Springs High 13–2
- Colorado State 14–20–5
- Creighton 0–1
- Denver 25–23–1
- Denver A.C. 2–1
- East Denver High 1–0–1
- Emporia College 1–0
- Fort Warren 0–1
- Golden High 1–0
- Grand Island 1–0
- Haskell 0–1
- Herington Field 1–0
- Kansas State 1–0
- Kirtland Field 1–0
- Lowry Field 1–0
- Montana State 4–1–1
- Montezuma 1–0
- Nebraska Wesleyan 2–0
- New Mexico 5–5–1
- New Mexico Highlands 0–1
- New Mexico State 0–1
- North Denver High 1–0
- Northern Colorado 5–1–1
- Pueblo High 2–0
- Regis (CO) 1–0
- Sacred Heart 1–0
- Second Air Force 0–1
- Second Air Force (Colorado) 0–1
- Texas 1–0
- Utah 11–16
- Utah State 0–3
- Washburn 3–2–1
- West Texas 1–2
- Western Colorado 13–1
- Whitman 1–0
- Wichita State 0–1
- Wisconsin 0–1
- Wyoming 16–1–1
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 1951 | Dutch Clark QB |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 0–1 | 1171 | |||||
| 1955 | 0–1 | 1165 | |||||
| 1954 | 0–1 | 1154 | |||||
| 1953 | 0–2 | 1163 | |||||
| 1952 | 0–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1951 | 0–2 | 1171 | |||||
| 1950 | 0–1 | 1195 | |||||
| 1949 | 0–1 | 1200 | |||||
| 1948 | 0–2 | 1212 | |||||
| 1947 | 0–3 | 1261 | |||||
| 1946 | 1–2–1 | 1414 | |||||
| 1945 | 4–3–1 | 1387 | |||||
| 1944 | 3–7 | 1325 | |||||
| 1943 | 7–0 | 18 | 1482 | ||||
| 1941 | 1–0 | 1287 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–1 | 1291 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–2 | 1357 | |||||
| 1937 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 1405 | ||||
| 1936 | 3–4–1 | 3–4 | 1419 | ||||
| 1935 | 4–3–1 | 4–2–1 | 1394 | ||||
| 1934 | 1–7 | 1–6 | 1300 | ||||
| 1933 | 2–5–1 | 2–4–1 | 1407 | ||||
| 1932 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 1528 | ||||
| 1931 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 1454 | ||||
| 1930 | 2–4–2 | 2–4–2 | 1479 |
Every season back to 1902 (28 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1514 | ||||
| 1928 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 1548 | ||||
| 1927 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 1577 | ||||
| 1926 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 1557 | ||||
| 1925 | 5–4–1 | 4–4 | 1502 | ||||
| 1924 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 1539 | ||||
| 1923 | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | 1558 | ||||
| 1922 | 3–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 1464 | ||||
| 1921 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1472 | ||||
| 1920 | 5–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 1556 | ||||
| 1919 | 4–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 1499 | ||||
| 1918few games on file | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1513 | ||||
| 1917 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1589 | ||||
| 1916 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1675 | ||||
| 1915 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 1619 | ||||
| 1914 | 4–1–1 | 3–1–1 | 1586 | ||||
| 1913 | 5–2–1 | 2–2–1 | 1526 | ||||
| 1912 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1466 | ||||
| 1911 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1570 | ||||
| 1910 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1618 | ||||
| 1909 | 5–2 | J.R. Richards | 1550 | ||||
| 1908 | 5–2 | J.R. Richards | 1583 | ||||
| 1907 | 5–2 | J.R. Richards | 1549 | ||||
| 1906 | 3–2–2 | J.R. Richards | 1513 | ||||
| 1905 | 5–1–2 | J.R. Richards | 1501 | ||||
| 1904 | 6–3–1 | William Juneau | 1427 | ||||
| 1903 | 4–5 | 1406 | |||||
| 1902 | 3–4 | 1436 |
No season on file for 1940, 1942: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 53 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.