1938 Denver
4–4–1 (3–2–1 Skyline Conference), coached by William Saunders. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hawai’i 20–12Nov 12
By 8 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Iowa State | L 7–14 | 72% |
| Sep 30 | vs BYU | L 0–20 | 54% |
| Oct 8 | vs Colorado State | T 0–0 | 64% |
| Oct 15 | vs Utah State | W 7–0 | 51% |
| Oct 22 | at Wyoming | W 6–0 | 55% |
| Oct 29 | at Utah | L 0–21 | 32% |
| Nov 5 | at New Mexico | L 6–7 | 38% |
| Nov 12 | vs Hawai’i | W 20–12 | 91% |
| Nov 24 | vs Colorado | W 19–12 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado 19–12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 17th-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 1938.
- Record
- 4–4–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 tied for 2nd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 65–86
- Coach
- William Saunders
- Elo
- 1516 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.4 No. 110 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1938 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4–0–2 | 7–1–2 | |
| BYU | 3–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Denver | 3–2–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Colorado | 3–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Utah State | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Wyoming | 1–4–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Colorado State | 0–4–2 | 1–5–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.