1916 Denver

4–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference).

Schedule and results

Denver in 1916, game by game: tied vs. Denver Freshmen 0–0; won vs. Creighton 19–13; won at Wyoming 19–10; won at Colorado 7–0; lost vs. Colorado State 13–21; lost at Colorado College 13–35; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 21–0+21−22Tied 0–0 vs. Denver Freshmen0Denver FreshmenWon 19–13 vs. Creighton+6CreightonWon 19–10 at Wyoming+9WyomingWon 7–0 at Colorado+7ColoradoLost 13–21 vs. Colorado State-8Colorado StateLost 13–35 at Colorado College-22Colorado CollegeWon 21–0 vs. Colorado School of Mines+21Colorado School…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado School of Mines 21–⁠0; 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
92–⁠79
Coach
—
Elo
1511 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
38.1 No. 5 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1916 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠0–⁠16–⁠0–⁠1
Colorado College4–⁠16–⁠1
Denver3–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Utah2–⁠23–⁠2
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠2–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Wyoming1–⁠41–⁠4
Colorado1–⁠51–⁠5–⁠1
Utah State0–⁠31–⁠5–⁠1

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