1928 Colorado State

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

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1928, game by game: won vs. Northern Colorado 26–6; won vs. BYU 15–6; lost at Utah 0–6; won vs. Utah State 7–6; lost at Colorado 7–13; won at Denver 15–0; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 46–20; won vs. Colorado College 35–13+26−6Won 26–6 vs. Northern Colorado+20Northern Colora…Won 15–6 vs. BYU+9BYULost 0–6 at Utah-6UtahWon 7–6 vs. Utah State+1Utah StateLost 7–13 at Colorado-6ColoradoWon 15–0 at Denver+15DenverWon 46–20 vs. Colorado School of Mines+26Colorado School…Won 35–13 vs. Colorado College+22Colorado 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 35–⁠13; 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
151–⁠70
Coach
Harry Hughes
Elo
1634 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.3 No. 48 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0–⁠2
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠1
Colorado State6–⁠26–⁠2
Utah State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado College5–⁠35–⁠3
Montana State3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Denver3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Colorado3–⁠44–⁠4
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠42–⁠5
BYU1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming0–⁠52–⁠7
Western Colorado0–⁠60–⁠7

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