1917 Denver

9–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Rocky Mountain Conference).

Schedule and results

Denver in 1917, game by game: won vs. Camp Logan 45–0; won vs. Montana State 33–7; won vs. Colorado 7–0; won at Colorado State 10–6; won at Wyoming 18–0; won at Tulsa 20–19; won at Colorado School of Mines 51–0; won at Northern Colorado 14–6; won vs. Colorado College 28–7+51Won 45–0 vs. Camp Logan+45Camp LoganWon 33–7 vs. Montana State+26Montana StateWon 7–0 vs. Colorado+7ColoradoWon 10–6 at Colorado State+4Colorado StateWon 18–0 at Wyoming+18WyomingWon 20–19 at Tulsa+1TulsaWon 51–0 at Colorado School of Mines+51Colorado School…Won 14–6 at Northern Colorado+8Northern Colora…Won 28–7 vs. Colorado College+21Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado College 28–⁠7; first in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

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

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
226–⁠45
Coach
—
Elo
1657 +150 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.3 No. 76 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1917 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Denver6–⁠09–⁠0
Utah State4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠26–⁠2
Colorado School of Mines3–⁠25–⁠3
Colorado College2–⁠33–⁠3
Utah2–⁠32–⁠4
Montana State0–⁠1–⁠20–⁠2–⁠2
Wyoming1–⁠43–⁠4
Colorado State0–⁠7–⁠10–⁠7–⁠1

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