1941 Colorado

3–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Jim Yeager.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1941, game by game: lost vs. Texas 6–34; lost at Missouri 6–21; won vs. Utah State 13–7; won vs. Colorado State 26–13; won vs. Wyoming 27–0; lost at Utah 6–46; tied at BYU 13–13; lost at Denver 0–27+27−40Lost 6–34 vs. Texas-28TexasLost 6–21 at Missouri-15MissouriWon 13–7 vs. Utah State+6Utah StateWon 26–13 vs. Colorado State+13Colorado StateWon 27–0 vs. Wyoming+27WyomingLost 6–46 at Utah-40UtahTied 13–13 at BYU0BYULost 0–27 at Denver-27Denver
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsTexasL 6–⁠3449%
Oct 4atMissouriL 6–⁠2134%
Oct 11vsUtah StateW 13–⁠771%
Oct 18vsColorado StateW 26–⁠1364%
Oct 25vsWyomingW 27–⁠082%
Nov 1atUtahL 6–⁠4630%
Nov 15atBYUT 13–⁠1343%
Nov 20atDenverL 0–⁠2740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Denver 27–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Led the nationVern Lockard: kickoff return average (24.4)

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
97–⁠161
Coach
Jim Yeager
Elo
1476 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.8 No. 98 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠26–⁠0–⁠2
BYU3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Denver3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Colorado State3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming1–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Utah State0–⁠60–⁠8

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