1942 Denver

6–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Skyline Conference).

Schedule and results

Denver in 1942, game by game: won vs. Colorado School of Mines 21–0; lost vs. Iowa State 0–7; won vs. Kansas 17–0; won vs. Colorado State 26–0; won vs. Wyoming 17–14; lost at Utah 12–21; won vs. Fort Douglas 44–6; won at BYU 26–6; tied vs. Utah State 13–13; lost vs. Colorado 6–31+38−25Won 21–0 vs. Colorado School of Mines+21Colorado School…Lost 0–7 vs. Iowa State-7Iowa StateWon 17–0 vs. Kansas+17KansasWon 26–0 vs. Colorado State+26Colorado StateWon 17–14 vs. Wyoming+3WyomingLost 12–21 at Utah-9UtahWon 44–6 vs. Fort Douglas+38Fort DouglasWon 26–6 at BYU+20BYUTied 13–13 vs. Utah State0Utah StateLost 6–31 vs. Colorado-25Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado 31–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 3rd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
182–⁠98
Coach
—
Elo
1513 −17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.0 No. 110 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado5–⁠17–⁠2
Utah5–⁠16–⁠3
Denver3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Utah State2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠34–⁠3
BYU1–⁠42–⁠5
Wyoming1–⁠53–⁠5

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