1927 Colorado

4–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Myron Witham.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1927, game by game: won vs. Western Colorado 25–6; lost at Montana State 6–12; won vs. Northern Colorado 43–0; lost at Utah 13–20; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 28–18; won vs. Colorado College 7–6; lost at USC 7–46; lost at Colorado State 7–39; lost at Denver 0–48+43−48Won 25–6 vs. Western Colorado+19Western ColoradoLost 6–12 at Montana State-6Montana StateWon 43–0 vs. Northern Colorado+43Northern Colora…Lost 13–20 at Utah-7UtahWon 28–18 vs. Colorado School of Mines+10Colorado School…Won 7–6 vs. Colorado College+1Colorado CollegeLost 7–46 at USC-39USCLost 7–39 at Colorado State-32Colorado StateLost 0–48 at Denver-48Denver
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Denver 48–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
136–⁠195
Coach
Myron Witham
Elo
1429 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.4 No. 91 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Wittemeyer

1927 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠17–⁠1
Denver5–⁠15–⁠2
Montana State3–⁠14–⁠4
Colorado College5–⁠26–⁠2
Utah3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠44–⁠5
Utah State3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
BYU2–⁠42–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠52–⁠5
Wyoming1–⁠44–⁠5
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Northern Colorado1–⁠62–⁠7

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