1945 Colorado State

2–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠4 Skyline Conference), coached by Julius Wagner.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1945, game by game: won at Northern Colorado 33–0; lost at Fort Warren 6–61; lost vs. Colorado 6–21; lost at Utah State 0–13; lost vs. Utah 0–28; won vs. Northern Colorado 25–14; lost at Denver 12–35; tied at Colorado College 7–7+33−55Won 33–0 at Northern Colorado+33Northern Colora…Lost 6–61 at Fort Warren-55Fort WarrenLost 6–21 vs. Colorado-15ColoradoLost 0–13 at Utah State-13Utah StateLost 0–28 vs. Utah-28UtahWon 25–14 vs. Northern Colorado+11Northern Colora…Lost 12–35 at Denver-23DenverTied 7–7 at Colorado College0Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Colorado College 7–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
89–⁠179
Coach
Julius Wagner
Elo
1338 −132 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.9 No. 94 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1945 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Denver4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠15–⁠3
Utah3–⁠24–⁠4
Utah State1–⁠34–⁠3
Colorado State0–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1

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