1927 Colorado State

7–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Harry Hughes.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1927, game by game: won at Northern Colorado 33–0; won vs. BYU 29–0; lost at Denver 0–6; won vs. Utah 12–0; won at Utah State 6–0; won at Colorado School of Mines 37–6; won vs. Colorado 39–7; won at Colorado College 20–7+33−6Won 33–0 at Northern Colorado+33Northern Colora…Won 29–0 vs. BYU+29BYULost 0–6 at Denver-6DenverWon 12–0 vs. Utah+12UtahWon 6–0 at Utah State+6Utah StateWon 37–6 at Colorado School of Mines+31Colorado School…Won 39–7 vs. Colorado+32ColoradoWon 20–7 at Colorado College+13Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado College 20–⁠7; Rocky Mountain Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Rocky Mountain Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
176–⁠26
Coach
Harry Hughes
Elo
1665 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.1 No. 46 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1927 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠17–⁠1
Denver5–⁠15–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠14–⁠4
Colorado College5–⁠26–⁠2
Utah3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠44–⁠5
Utah State3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
BYU2–⁠42–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠52–⁠5
Wyoming1–⁠44–⁠5
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Northern Colorado1–⁠62–⁠7

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