1931 Denver

4–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by Jeff Cravath.

Schedule and results

Denver in 1931, game by game: won at Colorado School of Mines 26–0; won vs. Northern Colorado 14–0; won vs. University of Mexico 25–6; lost at Utah State 6–12; lost vs. Utah 0–46; won at Western Colorado 25–7; lost at Colorado 6–25; lost vs. Colorado College 2–9; lost vs. Colorado State 0–20; lost vs. Temple 0–18+26−46Won 26–0 at Colorado School of Mines+26Colorado School…Won 14–0 vs. Northern Colorado+14Northern Colora…Won 25–6 vs. University of Mexico+19University of M…Lost 6–12 at Utah State-6Utah StateLost 0–46 vs. Utah-46UtahWon 25–7 at Western Colorado+18Western ColoradoLost 6–25 at Colorado-19ColoradoLost 2–9 vs. Colorado College-7Colorado CollegeLost 0–20 vs. Colorado State-20Colorado StateLost 0–18 vs. Temple-18Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 18–⁠0; 8th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
104–⁠143
Coach
Jeff Cravath
Elo
1409 −99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.4 No. 99 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1931 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠07–⁠2
Utah State5–⁠26–⁠2
Colorado State5–⁠25–⁠4
Colorado3–⁠25–⁠3
Wyoming3–⁠26–⁠4
Colorado College4–⁠34–⁠4
BYU2–⁠34–⁠4
Denver3–⁠54–⁠6
Northern Colorado2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1
Montana State0–⁠21–⁠5–⁠1

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