1948 Colorado
3–6 (2–3 Big Seven), coached by Dallas Ward. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 51–7Oct 23
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs New Mexico | L 6–9 | 65% |
| Oct 2 | at Kansas | L 7–40 | 23% |
| Oct 9 | vs Nebraska | W 19–6 | 61% |
| Oct 16 | at Iowa State | L 7–18 | 48% |
| Oct 23 | vs Kansas State | W 51–7 | 78% |
| Oct 30 | at Utah | L 12–14 | 22% |
| Nov 6 | vs Utah State | W 28–14 | 50% |
| Nov 13 | at 20Missouri | L 13–27 | 27% |
| Nov 20 | vs Colorado State | L 25–29 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 29–25; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 168–164
- Coach
- Dallas Ward
- Elo
- 1433 −31 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.3 No. 86 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bob Spicer
All-Big Seven
2 second teamSecond team
Harry NarcisianBAP-2- Ed PudlikEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma | 5–0 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Missouri | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
| Kansas | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Colorado | 2–3 | 3–6 | |
| Iowa State | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Nebraska | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| Kansas State | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.