1945 Colorado
5–3 (3–1 Skyline Conference), coached by Frank Potts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado College 31–0Oct 20
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsFort Warren | L 0–6 | 79% |
| Sep 29 | atColorado College | W 13–0 | 55% |
| Oct 6 | vs Utah | W 18–13 | 72% |
| Oct 13 | at Colorado State | W 21–6 | 57% |
| Oct 20 | vsColorado College | W 31–0 | 78% |
| Nov 3 | at New Mexico | L 6–12 | 62% |
| Nov 10 | vs Utah State | W 14–7 | 73% |
| Nov 22 | atDenver | L 8–14 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Denver 14–8; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The tied 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 111–58
- Coach
- Frank Potts
- Elo
- 1535 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.9 No. 50 of 101 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1945 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver | 4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Colorado | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Utah | 3–2 | 4–4 | |
| Utah State | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
| Colorado State | 0–4 | 2–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.