1968 Colorado
4–6 (3–4 Big Eight), coached by Eddie Crowder. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 37–14Oct 19
By 23 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Oregon | W 28–7 | 80% |
| Sep 28 | at California | L 0–10 | 56% |
| Oct 5 | at Iowa State | W 28–18 | 66% |
| Oct 12 | at Missouri | L 14–27 | 47% |
| Oct 19 | vs Kansas State | W 37–14 | 80% |
| Oct 26 | vs Oklahoma | W 41–27 | 54% |
| Nov 2 | at 3Kansas | L 14–27 | 41% |
| Nov 9 | at Oklahoma State | L 17–34 | 67% |
| Nov 16 | vs Nebraska | L 6–22 | 61% |
| Nov 23 | vs Air Force | L 35–58 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Air Force 58–35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 88th-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 1968.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 4th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 220–244
- Coach
- Eddie Crowder
- Elo
- 1489 −124 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.8 No. 33 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Chet Franklin
- Defensive coordinator
- Don James
- Captains
- Rocky Martin, Mike Montler and Mike Schnitker
- Most valuable player
- Mike Schnitker
- Offense
- Switching T / Slot-I triple option
- Defense
- 5–2
Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 2 | Mike Montler OG | Boston Patriots |
| Rd 4 | Mike Schnitker LB | Denver Broncos |
All-Big Eight
3 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Mike MontlerOTAP-1; UPI-1- Bob AndersonBAP-1
- Rocky MartinLBAP-1
Second team
- Mike SchnitkerDEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1968 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 6–1 | 9–2 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 7–4 | 11 |
| Missouri | 5–2 | 8–3 | 9 |
| Nebraska | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa State | 1–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.