1916 Colorado

1–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠5 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Bob Evans.

Colorado, 1916
Photo: The University of Utah, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1916, game by game: tied vs. Colorado Alumni 0–0; won at Wyoming 16–10; lost vs. Denver 0–7; lost at Utah 0–28; lost at Colorado College 0–58; lost at Colorado School of Mines 10–27; lost vs. Colorado State 14–32+7−58Tied 0–0 vs. Colorado Alumni0Colorado AlumniWon 16–10 at Wyoming+6WyomingLost 0–7 vs. Denver-7DenverLost 0–28 at Utah-28UtahLost 0–58 at Colorado College-58Colorado CollegeLost 10–27 at Colorado School of Mines-17Colorado School…Lost 14–32 vs. Colorado State-18Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 32–⁠14; 7th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠5 7th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
40–⁠162
Coach
Bob Evans
Elo
1379 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
23.8 No. 12 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Elbridge Chapman

1916 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Colorado College4–⁠16–⁠1
Denver3–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Utah2–⁠23–⁠2
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Wyoming1–⁠41–⁠4
Colorado1–⁠51–⁠5–⁠1
Utah State0–⁠31–⁠5–⁠1

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