1944 Denver

4–⁠3–⁠2 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Skyline Conference).

Schedule and results

Denver in 1944, game by game: tied vs. Kansas 14–14; won vs. Utah 28–12; lost at Colorado College 12–20; lost vs. Oklahoma State 21–33; won vs. Utah State 36–6; tied at Utah 0–0; won at New Mexico 41–6; lost vs. Colorado 14–16; won vs. Colorado College 27–13+35−12Tied 14–14 vs. Kansas0KansasWon 28–12 vs. Utah+16UtahLost 12–20 at Colorado College-8Colorado CollegeLost 21–33 vs. Oklahoma State-12Oklahoma StateWon 36–6 vs. Utah State+30Utah StateTied 0–0 at Utah0UtahWon 41–6 at New Mexico+35New MexicoLost 14–16 vs. Colorado-2ColoradoWon 27–13 vs. Colorado College+14Colorado College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado College 27–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
193–⁠120
Coach
—
Elo
1446 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.5 No. 34 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 6Gregg Browning EPittsburgh Steelers

1944 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado2–⁠06–⁠2
Denver2–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Utah1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Utah State0–⁠23–⁠3

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