1949 Colorado State
9–1 (4–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Robert Davis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat New Mexico State 45–0Nov 19
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | atColorado College | W 14–7 | 78% |
| Sep 24 | atDenver | W 14–13 | 44% |
| Oct 1 | vs Wyoming | L 0–8 | 62% |
| Oct 8 | vs Montana | W 27–12 | 70% |
| Oct 15 | vsColorado School of Mines | W 27–7 | 91% |
| Oct 29 | vs Utah State | W 28–6 | 76% |
| Nov 5 | at Utah | W 21–12 | 46% |
| Nov 11 | at BYU | W 16–14 | 83% |
| Nov 19 | at New Mexico State | W 45–0 | 75% |
| Nov 26 | at Colorado | W 14–7 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 206–86
- Coach
- Robert Davis
- Elo
- 1564 +82 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.0 No. 93 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1950
The 1950 draft| Rd 2 | Thurman McGraw OT | Detroit Lions |
All-Skyline Six
5 first teamFirst team
George JonesE- Thurman “Fum” McGrawOT
- Dale DodrillOG
- Jack ChristiansenQB
- Dasel HallmarkFB
From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1949 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 5–0 | 9–1 | |
| Colorado State | 4–1 | 9–1 | |
| Denver | 2–2 | 4–6 | |
| Utah | 2–3 | 2–7–1 | |
| Utah State | 1–3 | 3–7 | |
| BYU | 0–5 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.