1937 Denver

6–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by William Saunders.

Schedule and results

Denver in 1937, game by game: won at Colorado School of Mines 12–0; won vs. New Mexico 12–0; won vs. Colorado State 22–0; lost vs. Colorado College 4–7; won at Utah 13–7; won vs. Utah State 25–0; won vs. Wyoming 21–6; lost vs. No. 16 Colorado 7–34; lost at Hawai’i 6–7+25−27Won 12–0 at Colorado School of Mines+12Colorado School…Won 12–0 vs. New Mexico+12New MexicoWon 22–0 vs. Colorado State+22Colorado StateLost 4–7 vs. Colorado College-3Colorado CollegeWon 13–7 at Utah+6UtahWon 25–0 vs. Utah State+25Utah StateWon 21–6 vs. Wyoming+15WyomingLost 7–34 vs. No. 16 Colorado-27No. 16 ColoradoLost 6–7 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: Lost to Hawai’i 7–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 5th-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 1937.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠61
Coach
William Saunders
Elo
1569 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.0 No. 101 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1937 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado7–⁠08–⁠117
Western Colorado3–⁠15–⁠3
BYU5–⁠26–⁠3
Denver5–⁠26–⁠3
Utah5–⁠25–⁠3
Colorado College3–⁠35–⁠4
Utah State2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠2
Wyoming2–⁠43–⁠5
Northern Colorado2–⁠42–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines1–⁠52–⁠5
Colorado State1–⁠61–⁠7
Montana State0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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