1920 Denver

3–⁠4 (2–⁠4 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Fred Murphy.

Schedule and results

Denver in 1920, game by game: won vs. Northern Colorado 20–0; lost vs. Wyoming 7–10; lost vs. Colorado 0–31; lost vs. Colorado College 0–21; won at Colorado School of Mines 16–6; won at Wyoming 3–0; lost vs. Colorado State 0–14+20−31Won 20–0 vs. Northern Colorado+20Northern Colora…Lost 7–10 vs. Wyoming-3WyomingLost 0–31 vs. Colorado-31ColoradoLost 0–21 vs. Colorado College-21Colorado CollegeWon 16–6 at Colorado School of Mines+10Colorado School…Won 3–0 at Wyoming+3WyomingLost 0–14 vs. Colorado State-14Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 14–⁠0; 7th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 46th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
3–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
46–⁠82
Coach
Fred Murphy
Elo
1382 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.0 No. 69 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1920 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Colorado College4–⁠1–⁠15–⁠1–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠1–⁠2
Utah State2–⁠1–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Montana State0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠1
Utah1–⁠2–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1
Denver2–⁠43–⁠4
Wyoming2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado School of Mines0–⁠60–⁠6

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