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1945 Denver

4–⁠5–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Skyline Conference).

Schedule and results

Denver in 1945, game by game: lost at Colorado College 0–12; lost vs. Kansas 19–20; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–31; won vs. Utah 21–7; tied at Drake 19–19; won vs. Utah State 41–6; lost at Utah 21–33; won vs. Colorado State 35–12; won vs. Colorado 14–8; lost vs. New Mexico 24–34+35−24Lost 0–12 at Colorado College-12Colorado CollegeLost 19–20 vs. Kansas-1KansasLost 7–31 vs. Oklahoma State-24Oklahoma StateWon 21–7 vs. Utah+14UtahTied 19–19 at Drake0DrakeWon 41–6 vs. Utah State+35Utah StateLost 21–33 at Utah-12UtahWon 35–12 vs. Colorado State+23Colorado StateWon 14–8 vs. Colorado+6ColoradoLost 24–34 vs. New Mexico-10New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atColorado CollegeL 0–⁠1254%
Sep 28vsKansasL 19–⁠2065%
Oct 6vsOklahoma StateL 7–⁠3135%
Oct 12vsUtahW 21–⁠758%
Oct 20atDrakeT 19–⁠1938%
Oct 27vsUtah StateW 41–⁠655%
Nov 3atUtahL 21–⁠3350%
Nov 10vsColorado StateW 35–⁠1269%
Nov 22vsColoradoW 14–⁠843%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsNew MexicoSun BowlL 24–⁠3454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to New Mexico 34–⁠24 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 first in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠182
Coach
—
Elo
1451 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.6 No. 73 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1945 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Denver4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Colorado3–⁠15–⁠3
Utah3–⁠24–⁠4
Utah State1–⁠34–⁠3
Colorado State0–⁠42–⁠5–⁠1

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