1962 Colorado
2–8 (1–6 Big Eight), coached by Bud Davis. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Air Force 34–10Nov 24
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Utah | L 21–37 | 47% |
| Sep 29 | vs Kansas State | W 6–0 | 82% |
| Oct 6 | at Kansas | L 8–35 | 31% |
| Oct 13 | at Oklahoma State | L 16–36 | 48% |
| Oct 20 | at Iowa State | L 19–57 | 47% |
| Oct 27 | vs Nebraska | L 6–31 | 48% |
| Nov 3 | vs Oklahoma | L 0–62 | 39% |
| Nov 10 | at 7Missouri | L 0–57 | 12% |
| Nov 17 | at Texas Tech | L 12–21 | 53% |
| Nov 24 | vs Air Force | W 34–10 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Air Force 34–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 109th-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 1962.
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 1–6 7th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 122–346
- Coach
- Bud Davis
- Elo
- 1406 −158 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.7 No. 95 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ken Blair
- Most valuable player
- Ken Blair
Drafted in 1963
The 1963 draft| Rd 5 | Dan Grimm OT | Green Bay Packers |
All-Big Eight
1 first teamFirst team
Ken BlairEAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1962 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 8–3 | 8 |
| Missouri | 5–1–1 | 8–1–2 | |
| Nebraska | 5–2 | 9–2 | |
| Kansas | 4–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Iowa State | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Colorado | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 0–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.