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1954 Colorado

7–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Big Seven), coached by Dallas Ward.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1954, game by game: won vs. Drake 61–0; won vs. Colorado State 46–0; won at Kansas 27–0; won at Arizona 40–18; won at Iowa State 20–0; lost vs. Nebraska 6–20; lost vs. No. 2 Oklahoma 6–13; tied at Missouri 19–19; won at Utah 20–7; won vs. Kansas State 38–14+61−14Won 61–0 vs. Drake+61DrakeWon 46–0 vs. Colorado State+46Colorado StateWon 27–0 at Kansas+27KansasWon 40–18 at Arizona+22ArizonaWon 20–0 at Iowa State+20Iowa StateLost 6–20 vs. Nebraska-14NebraskaLost 6–13 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma-7No. 2 OklahomaTied 19–19 at Missouri0MissouriWon 20–7 at Utah+13UtahWon 38–14 vs. Kansas State+24Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsDrakeW 61–⁠079%
Sep 25vsColorado StateW 46–⁠071%
Oct 2atKansasW 27–⁠066%
Oct 9atArizonaW 40–⁠1851%
Oct 16atIowa StateW 20–⁠075%
Oct 23vsNebraskaL 6–⁠2081%
Oct 30vs2OklahomaL 6–⁠1337%
Nov 6atMissouriT 19–⁠1953%
Nov 13atUtahW 20–⁠755%
Nov 20vsKansas StateW 38–⁠1466%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 38–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big Seven.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 17
  2. Wk 6: 11

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 1954.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Big Seven
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
283–⁠91
Coach
Dallas Ward
Elo
1628 +82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.5 No. 34 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1955

The 1955 draft
Rd 3Carroll Hardy BSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Frank Bernardi BChicago Cardinals

All-Big Seven

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1954 Big Seven standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠010–⁠03
Nebraska4–⁠26–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Missouri3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Kansas State3–⁠37–⁠3
Iowa State1–⁠53–⁠6
Kansas0–⁠60–⁠10

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