1947 Colorado State

5–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Robert Davis.

Schedule and results

Colorado State in 1947, game by game: won vs. Colorado School of Mines 20–12; won at Drake 23–19; lost vs. Utah State 13–26; tied at Denver 13–13; won at Colorado College 28–7; lost vs. Colorado 7–14; lost at Utah 0–19; won at BYU 27–25; won vs. Wyoming 21–6; lost at Montana 7–41+21−34Won 20–12 vs. Colorado School of Mines+8Colorado School…Won 23–19 at Drake+4DrakeLost 13–26 vs. Utah State-13Utah StateTied 13–13 at Denver0DenverWon 28–7 at Colorado College+21Colorado CollegeLost 7–14 vs. Colorado-7ColoradoLost 0–19 at Utah-19UtahWon 27–25 at BYU+2BYUWon 21–6 vs. Wyoming+15WyomingLost 7–41 at Montana-34Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 41–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠182
Coach
Robert Davis
Elo
1360 +15 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.9 No. 108 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1947 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Denver3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State3–⁠36–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠34–⁠5
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠44–⁠5
BYU1–⁠53–⁠7

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