1938 Colorado

3–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Bunny Oakes.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1938, game by game: lost at Missouri 7–14; lost at Utah State 0–20; lost vs. George Washington 0–13; won at Colorado State 31–6; won vs. Wyoming 20–6; tied vs. Utah 0–0; won vs. BYU 8–0; lost at Denver 12–19+25−20Lost 7–14 at Missouri-7MissouriLost 0–20 at Utah State-20Utah StateLost 0–13 vs. George Washington-13George Washingt…Won 31–6 at Colorado State+25Colorado StateWon 20–6 vs. Wyoming+14WyomingTied 0–0 vs. Utah0UtahWon 8–0 vs. BYU+8BYULost 12–19 at Denver-7Denver
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atMissouriL 7–⁠1462%
Oct 8atUtah StateL 0–⁠2055%
Oct 15vsGeorge WashingtonL 0–⁠1366%
Oct 22atColorado StateW 31–⁠653%
Oct 29vsWyomingW 20–⁠677%
Nov 5vsUtahT 0–⁠050%
Nov 12vsBYUW 8–⁠061%
Nov 24atDenverL 12–⁠1953%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Denver 19–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 65th-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 1938.

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
78–⁠78
Coach
Bunny Oakes
Elo
1547 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.2 No. 101 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠27–⁠1–⁠2
BYU3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Denver3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State3–⁠34–⁠4
Wyoming1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado State0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠5–⁠2

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