1923 Colorado

9–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Myron Witham.

Colorado, 1923
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1923, game by game: won vs. BYU 41–0; won vs. Western Colorado 51–0; won vs. Northern Colorado 60–0; won at Denver 21–7; won vs. Colorado College 17–7; won at Colorado School of Mines 47–0; won at Utah 17–7; won vs. Wyoming 20–3; won at Colorado State 6–3+60Won 41–0 vs. BYU+41BYUWon 51–0 vs. Western Colorado+51Western ColoradoWon 60–0 vs. Northern Colorado+60Northern Colora…Won 21–7 at Denver+14DenverWon 17–7 vs. Colorado College+10Colorado CollegeWon 47–0 at Colorado School of Mines+47Colorado School…Won 17–7 at Utah+10UtahWon 20–3 vs. Wyoming+17WyomingWon 6–3 at Colorado State+3Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 6–⁠3; Rocky Mountain Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Rocky Mountain Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
280–⁠27
Coach
Myron Witham
Elo
1669 +158 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.0 No. 42 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Art Quinlan

1923 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado8–⁠09–⁠0
Colorado College5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Colorado State5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Utah State4–⁠25–⁠2
Denver4–⁠36–⁠3
Utah2–⁠34–⁠3
Montana State1–⁠25–⁠4
BYU1–⁠52–⁠5
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠52–⁠5
Northern Colorado0–⁠22–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming0–⁠70–⁠8

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