1955 Colorado State
8–2 (6–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Robert Davis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 35–0Nov 19
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Arizona | L 7–20 | 28% |
| Sep 24 | vs New Mexico | W 25–0 | 49% |
| Oct 1 | vsDenver | W 20–19 | 37% |
| Oct 8 | at Wyoming | W 14–13 | 25% |
| Oct 22 | vs Utah State | W 26–9 | 59% |
| Oct 29 | at Montana | W 12–7 | 61% |
| Nov 5 | at Oklahoma State | W 20–13 | 49% |
| Nov 12 | at Utah | L 6–27 | 42% |
| Nov 19 | at BYU | W 35–0 | 76% |
| Nov 26 | vs Colorado | W 10–0 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado 10–0; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.
Skyline Conference champions6–1 in the conference
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 6–1 first in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 175–108
- Coach
- Robert Davis
- Elo
- 1526 +115 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.6 No. 71 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 1 | Gary Glick S | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 7 | Larry Barnes B | San Francisco 49ers |
All-Skyline Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Dan MirichOGAP-1- Bob WeberCAP-1
Gary GlickRBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
| Utah | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Denver | 5–2 | 8–2 | |
| Wyoming | 5–2 | 8–3 | |
| Utah State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Montana | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| New Mexico | 1–5 | 2–8 | |
| BYU | 0–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.