1928 Denver

4–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠4–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Fred Dawson.

Schedule and results

Denver in 1928, game by game: won vs. Western Colorado 37–6; lost vs. Colorado School of Mines 12–13; tied vs. Utah State 7–7; lost vs. Colorado College 13–18; won vs. Wyoming 26–7; won at Northern Colorado 20–11; lost vs. Colorado State 0–15; lost vs. Colorado 0–7; won at Hawai’i 13–12+31−15Won 37–6 vs. Western Colorado+31Western ColoradoLost 12–13 vs. Colorado School of Mines-1Colorado School…Tied 7–7 vs. Utah State0Utah StateLost 13–18 vs. Colorado College-5Colorado CollegeWon 26–7 vs. Wyoming+19WyomingWon 20–11 at Northern Colorado+9Northern Colora…Lost 0–15 vs. Colorado State-15Colorado StateLost 0–7 vs. Colorado-7ColoradoWon 13–12 at Hawai’i+1Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 13–⁠12; 7th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4–⁠1 7th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
128–⁠96
Coach
Fred Dawson
Elo
1467 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.7 No. 91 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0–⁠2
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠1
Colorado State6–⁠26–⁠2
Utah State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado College5–⁠35–⁠3
Montana State3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Denver3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Colorado3–⁠44–⁠4
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠42–⁠5
BYU1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming0–⁠52–⁠7
Western Colorado0–⁠60–⁠7

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