1903 Colorado State

6–⁠1 (0–⁠1 Colorado Football Conference), coached by Matt Rothwell. The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠1, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1903, game by game: won vs. Denver 23–17; lost vs. Colorado 0–5; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 10–2; won at Colorado College 8–5; won vs. Wyoming 17–0; won at Denver 16–6; won at Utah 16–5+17−5Won 23–17 vs. Denver+6DenverLost 0–5 vs. Colorado-5ColoradoWon 10–2 vs. Colorado School of Mines+8Colorado School…Won 8–5 at Colorado College+3Colorado CollegeWon 17–0 vs. Wyoming+17WyomingWon 16–6 at Denver+10DenverWon 16–5 at Utah+11Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah 16–⁠5; 2nd in the Colorado Football Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠1 2nd in Colorado Football Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
90–⁠40
Coach
Matt Rothwell
Elo
1567 +102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.9 No. 48 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1903 Colorado Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado1–⁠08–⁠2
Colorado State0–⁠16–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.