1929 Colorado

5–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Myron Witham.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1929, game by game: won vs. Regis (CO) 27–13; won vs. Northern Colorado 19–0; lost at Utah 0–40; tied vs. Denver 0–0; won at Colorado School of Mines 13–9; won at Colorado State 6–0; won vs. Colorado College 13–7+19−40Won 27–13 vs. Regis (CO)+14Regis (CO)Won 19–0 vs. Northern Colorado+19Northern Colora…Lost 0–40 at Utah-40UtahTied 0–0 vs. Denver0DenverWon 13–9 at Colorado School of Mines+4Colorado School…Won 6–0 at Colorado State+6Colorado StateWon 13–7 vs. Colorado College+6Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado College 13–⁠7; tied for 2nd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
78–⁠69
Coach
Myron Witham
Elo
1561 +38 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.6 No. 89 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Smith

1929 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠07–⁠0
Colorado4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Denver4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
BYU4–⁠25–⁠3
Montana State2–⁠16–⁠2
Northern Colorado3–⁠24–⁠3
Colorado College4–⁠34–⁠3
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠4
Utah State3–⁠43–⁠4
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠52–⁠5
Western Colorado0–⁠52–⁠5
Wyoming0–⁠71–⁠7

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