1928 Colorado

5–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Myron Witham.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1928, game by game: won at Northern Colorado 21–6; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 39–0; lost vs. Utah 6–25; won vs. Colorado State 13–7; won at Colorado College 24–19; won at Denver 7–0+39−19Won 21–6 at Northern Colorado+15Northern Colora…Won 39–0 vs. Colorado School of Mines+39Colorado School…Lost 6–25 vs. Utah-19UtahWon 13–7 vs. Colorado State+6Colorado StateWon 24–19 at Colorado College+5Colorado CollegeWon 7–0 at Denver+7Denver
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Denver 7–⁠0; 2nd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
110–⁠57
Coach
Myron Witham
Elo
1535 +82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.8 No. 53 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Buck Smith

1928 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0–⁠2
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠1
Colorado State6–⁠26–⁠2
Utah State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado College5–⁠35–⁠3
Montana State3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Denver3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Colorado3–⁠44–⁠4
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠42–⁠5
BYU1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming0–⁠52–⁠7
Western Colorado0–⁠60–⁠7

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