1927 Denver
5–2 (5–1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Fred Dawson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado 48–0Nov 24
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsColorado College | L 7–36 | 45% |
| Oct 8 | vs Wyoming | W 7–0 | 62% |
| Oct 15 | vs Colorado State | W 6–0 | 37% |
| Oct 22 | vsColorado School of Mines | W 39–0 | 71% |
| Oct 29 | at Iowa | L 0–15 | 48% |
| Nov 11 | vs Utah State | W 13–0 | 45% |
| Nov 24 | vs Colorado | W 48–0 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado 48–0; 2nd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).
- Record
- 5–2
- Conference
- 5–1 2nd in Rocky Mountain Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 120–51
- Coach
- Fred Dawson
- Elo
- 1513 +63 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.8 No. 76 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1927 Rocky Mountain Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State | 7–1 | 7–1 | |
| Denver | 5–1 | 5–2 | |
 Montana State | 3–1 | 4–4 | |
| Colorado College | 5–2 | 6–2 | |
 Utah | 3–1–1 | 3–3–1 | |
| Colorado | 4–4 | 4–5 | |
| Utah State | 3–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 BYU | 2–4 | 2–4–1 | |
| Colorado School of Mines | 2–5 | 2–5 | |
| Wyoming | 1–4 | 4–5 | |
| Western Colorado | 1–5 | 1–6 | |
 Northern Colorado | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.