1931 Colorado State

5–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Harry Hughes.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1931, game by game: lost at Kansas 6–27; won at Colorado College 32–6; won vs. Colorado 19–6; lost at Utah 6–60; won at Wyoming 26–6; lost vs. Utah State 0–6; won at Denver 20–0; won vs. Northern Colorado 21–7; lost vs. Nebraska 7–20+26−54Lost 6–27 at Kansas-21KansasWon 32–6 at Colorado College+26Colorado CollegeWon 19–6 vs. Colorado+13ColoradoLost 6–60 at Utah-54UtahWon 26–6 at Wyoming+20WyomingLost 0–6 vs. Utah State-6Utah StateWon 20–0 at Denver+20DenverWon 21–7 vs. Northern Colorado+14Northern Colora…Lost 7–20 vs. Nebraska-13Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nebraska 20–⁠7; tied for 2nd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
137–⁠138
Coach
Harry Hughes
Elo
1520 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.8 No. 73 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1931 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠07–⁠2
Utah State5–⁠26–⁠2
Colorado State5–⁠25–⁠4
Colorado3–⁠25–⁠3
Wyoming3–⁠26–⁠4
Colorado College4–⁠34–⁠4
BYU2–⁠34–⁠4
Denver3–⁠54–⁠6
Northern Colorado2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1
Montana State0–⁠21–⁠5–⁠1

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