1935 Colorado

5–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Bunny Oakes.

Colorado, 1935
Photo: Unidentified publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1935, game by game: lost at Oklahoma 0–3; lost at Missouri 6–20; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 58–0; won vs. Colorado State 19–6; won vs. Colorado College 23–0; won at Utah 14–0; lost vs. Kansas 6–12; lost vs. Wyoming 0–6; won at Denver 14–0+58−14Lost 0–3 at Oklahoma-3OklahomaLost 6–20 at Missouri-14MissouriWon 58–0 vs. Colorado School of Mines+58Colorado School…Won 19–6 vs. Colorado State+13Colorado StateWon 23–0 vs. Colorado College+23Colorado CollegeWon 14–0 at Utah+14UtahLost 6–12 vs. Kansas-6KansasLost 0–6 vs. Wyoming-6WyomingWon 14–0 at Denver+14Denver
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Denver 14–⁠0; Rocky Mountain Conference champions.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1935.

Rocky Mountain Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Utah State

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 first in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
140–⁠47
Coach
Bunny Oakes
Elo
1572 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.4 No. 69 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1935 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠4
Utah State5–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Utah4–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Denver5–⁠26–⁠3
Northern Colorado2–⁠14–⁠3
Colorado College4–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
BYU3–⁠44–⁠4
Wyoming3–⁠44–⁠4
Colorado State2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Montana State1–⁠52–⁠6–⁠1
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠61–⁠6
Western Colorado0–⁠41–⁠6

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