1946 Colorado

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Jim Yeager.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1946, game by game: won vs. Iowa State 13–7; lost at Texas 0–76; won vs. Utah State 6–0; won at Wyoming 20–0; lost at BYU 7–10; won vs. New Mexico 14–13; lost at Utah 0–7; lost at Missouri 0–21; tied vs. Denver 13–13; won vs. Colorado State 18–0+20−76Won 13–7 vs. Iowa State+6Iowa StateLost 0–76 at Texas-76TexasWon 6–0 vs. Utah State+6Utah StateWon 20–0 at Wyoming+20WyomingLost 7–10 at BYU-3BYUWon 14–13 vs. New Mexico+1New MexicoLost 0–7 at Utah-7UtahLost 0–21 at Missouri-21MissouriTied 13–13 vs. Denver0DenverWon 18–0 vs. Colorado State+18Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsIowa StateW 13–⁠762%
Sep 28atTexasL 0–⁠7629%
Oct 5vsUtah StateW 6–⁠068%
Oct 12atWyomingW 20–⁠065%
Oct 19atBYUL 7–⁠1068%
Oct 26vsNew MexicoW 14–⁠1370%
Nov 2atUtahL 0–⁠741%
Nov 9atMissouriL 0–⁠2143%
Nov 16vsDenverT 13–⁠1358%
Nov 28vsColorado StateW 18–⁠082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado State 18–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
91–⁠147
Coach
Jim Yeager
Elo
1495 −28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.4 No. 96 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gus Shannon

1946 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Denver4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Utah4–⁠28–⁠3
BYU3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado State1–⁠52–⁠7
Wyoming0–⁠61–⁠8–⁠1

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