1926 Colorado State

6–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Harry Hughes.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1926, game by game: won vs. Regis (CO) 39–0; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 53–0; won at Denver 7–6; won vs. Colorado College 19–6; lost at Utah 6–10; lost vs. Utah State 0–13; won at Colorado 3–0; won at BYU 19–6; tied at Arizona 3–3+53−13Won 39–0 vs. Regis (CO)+39Regis (CO)Won 53–0 vs. Colorado School of Mines+53Colorado School…Won 7–6 at Denver+1DenverWon 19–6 vs. Colorado College+13Colorado CollegeLost 6–10 at Utah-4UtahLost 0–13 vs. Utah State-13Utah StateWon 3–0 at Colorado+3ColoradoWon 19–6 at BYU+13BYUTied 3–3 at Arizona0Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Arizona 3–⁠3; tied for 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
149–⁠44
Coach
Harry Hughes
Elo
1588 +18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.3 No. 82 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1926 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah5–⁠07–⁠0
Montana State4–⁠04–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado State5–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado College5–⁠25–⁠2
Utah State4–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Denver4–⁠44–⁠4
Northern Colorado3–⁠36–⁠4
Wyoming1–⁠2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Colorado2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
BYU1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠51–⁠6
Western Colorado0–⁠70–⁠8

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