1936 Denver
7–1–1 (6–1–1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by William Saunders. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat BYU 35–7Nov 14
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsColorado School of Mines | W 20–8 | 75% |
| Oct 2 | vsColorado College | W 7–2 | 66% |
| Oct 10 | vs Colorado State | W 14–7 | 57% |
| Oct 17 | vs Utah | L 6–31 | 47% |
| Oct 24 | vs Wyoming | W 25–14 | 70% |
| Oct 31 | vs Utah State | T 0–0 | 40% |
| Nov 7 | at Drake | W 27–13 | 49% |
| Nov 14 | vs BYU | W 35–7 | 67% |
| Nov 26 | vs Colorado | W 7–6 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.
- Record
- 7–1–1
- Conference
- 6–1–1 2nd in Rocky Mountain Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 141–88
- Coach
- William Saunders
- Elo
- 1560 +82 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.8 No. 97 of 131 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1937
The 1937 draft| Rd 5 | Alex Drobnitch B | Philadelphia Eagles |
1936 Rocky Mountain Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 6–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
| Denver | 6–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Utah | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Colorado | 4–2 | 4–3 | |
 Northern Colorado | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| BYU | 4–4 | 4–5 | |
| Colorado State | 3–4–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Colorado College | 3–4 | 3–4–1 | |
| Wyoming | 2–4–1 | 2–5–1 | |
 Montana State | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Western Colorado | 1–5 | 1–6 | |
| Colorado School of Mines | 0–6 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.