1939 Colorado
5–3 (5–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Bunny Oakes. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wyoming 27–7Oct 28
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Missouri | L 0–30 | 42% |
| Oct 7 | vs Utah State | L 6–16 | 63% |
| Oct 14 | at Kansas State | L 0–20 | 38% |
| Oct 21 | vs Colorado State | W 13–0 | 71% |
| Oct 28 | at Wyoming | W 27–7 | 54% |
| Nov 4 | at Utah | W 21–14 | 23% |
| Nov 18 | at BYU | W 12–6 | 40% |
| Nov 30 | vsDenver | W 27–17 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Denver 27–17; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.
In program history: The 53rd-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 1939.
Skyline Conference champions5–1 in the conference
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 5–1 first in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 106–110
- Coach
- Bunny Oakes
- Elo
- 1571 +40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −9.0 No. 103 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1939 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Colorado | 5–1 | 5–3 | |
| Utah | 4–1–1 | 6–1–2 | |
| Denver | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| BYU | 2–2–2 | 5–2–2 | |
| Utah State | 2–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4 | 2–7 | |
| Wyoming | 0–5–1 | 0–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.