1921 Denver

4–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Fred Murphy.

Schedule and results

Denver in 1921, game by game: won vs. Fort Hays 41–7; won vs. Nebraska Wesleyan 21–3; lost at Colorado 7–10; tied vs. Wyoming 9–9; won at Colorado State 21–14; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 13–7; lost at Colorado College 21–28+34−7Won 41–7 vs. Fort Hays+34Fort HaysWon 21–3 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan+18Nebraska Wesley…Lost 7–10 at Colorado-3ColoradoTied 9–9 vs. Wyoming0WyomingWon 21–14 at Colorado State+7Colorado StateWon 13–7 vs. Colorado School of Mines+6Colorado School…Lost 21–28 at Colorado College-7Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado College 28–⁠21; tied for 4th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
4–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 4th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
133–⁠78
Coach
Fred Murphy
Elo
1460 +39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 59 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1921 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State4–⁠07–⁠1
Colorado4–⁠0–⁠14–⁠1–⁠1
Utah2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Denver2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠2–⁠12–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado College2–⁠44–⁠4
Wyoming1–⁠3–⁠21–⁠4–⁠2
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠51–⁠5
Montana State0–⁠10–⁠1

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