1931 Colorado

5–⁠3 (3–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Myron Witham.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1931, game by game: lost at Oregon State 0–16; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 27–0; won vs. Missouri 9–7; lost at Colorado State 6–19; won vs. Denver 25–6; lost at Utah 0–32; won vs. Colorado College 17–7; won at Arizona 27–7+27−32Lost 0–16 at Oregon State-16Oregon StateWon 27–0 vs. Colorado School of Mines+27Colorado School…Won 9–7 vs. Missouri+2MissouriLost 6–19 at Colorado State-13Colorado StateWon 25–6 vs. Denver+19DenverLost 0–32 at Utah-32UtahWon 17–7 vs. Colorado College+10Colorado CollegeWon 27–7 at Arizona+20Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 27–⁠7; tied for 4th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 4th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
111–⁠94
Coach
Myron Witham
Elo
1578 +3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.9 No. 79 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Sawyer

1931 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠07–⁠2
Utah State5–⁠26–⁠2
Colorado State5–⁠25–⁠4
Colorado3–⁠25–⁠3
Wyoming3–⁠26–⁠4
Colorado College4–⁠34–⁠4
BYU2–⁠34–⁠4
Denver3–⁠54–⁠6
Northern Colorado2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1
Montana State0–⁠21–⁠5–⁠1

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