1943 Colorado

5–⁠2 (2–⁠0 Skyline Conference), coached by Jim Yeager.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1943, game by game: won vs. Fort Warren 38–0; won vs. Lowry Field 19–6; won vs. Utah 35–0; won vs. Salt Lake Field 14–0; lost vs. No. 18 Colorado College 6–16; won at Utah 22–19; lost at Colorado College 0–6+38−10Won 38–0 vs. Fort Warren+38Fort WarrenWon 19–6 vs. Lowry Field+13Lowry FieldWon 35–0 vs. Utah+35UtahWon 14–0 vs. Salt Lake Field+14Salt Lake FieldLost 6–16 vs. No. 18 Colorado College-10No. 18 Colorado CollegeWon 22–19 at Utah+3UtahLost 0–6 at Colorado College-6Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado College 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.

In program history: The 71st-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 1943.

Skyline Conference champions2–⁠0 in the conference

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠0 first in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠47
Coach
Jim Yeager
Elo
1535 −24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.7 No. 25 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1944

The 1944 draft
Rd 7Paul Briggs OTDetroit Lions

1943 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado2–⁠05–⁠2
Denver0–⁠02–⁠5
Utah0–⁠20–⁠7

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