1940 Colorado State
3–4–2 (1–3–2 Skyline Conference), coached by Harry Hughes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado School of Mines 25–0Sep 28
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | atColorado School of Mines | W 25–0 | 61% |
| Oct 5 | at Wyoming | T 0–0 | 49% |
| Oct 12 | atDenver | L 13–14 | 31% |
| Oct 19 | vs Colorado | L 14–33 | 42% |
| Oct 26 | vs New Mexico | W 7–6 | 43% |
| Nov 9 | vs Utah State | W 13–12 | 62% |
| Nov 16 | at Utah | L 0–27 | 18% |
| Nov 23 | vs BYU | T 13–13 | 51% |
| Nov 28 | at Kansas | L 0–26 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas 26–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 3–4–2
- Conference
- 1–3–2 tied for 5th in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 85–131
- Coach
- Harry Hughes
- Elo
- 1374 −36 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.9 No. 113 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1940 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Denver | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| Colorado | 4–1–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| BYU | 2–3–1 | 2–4–2 | |
| Utah State | 2–4 | 2–5–1 | |
 Colorado State | 1–3–2 | 3–4–2 | |
| Wyoming | 0–5–1 | 1–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.