1947 Denver

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Skyline Conference).

Schedule and results

Denver in 1947, game by game: lost vs. Kansas 0–9; won vs. Oklahoma State 26–14; tied vs. Colorado State 13–13; lost at Utah 7–13; lost vs. Texas Tech 7–36; won vs. BYU 20–6; won vs. Wyoming 27–7; lost at Utah State 0–20; won vs. Colorado 26–20; won at Hawai’i 27–0+27−29Lost 0–9 vs. Kansas-9KansasWon 26–14 vs. Oklahoma State+12Oklahoma StateTied 13–13 vs. Colorado State0Colorado StateLost 7–13 at Utah-6UtahLost 7–36 vs. Texas Tech-29Texas TechWon 20–6 vs. BYU+14BYUWon 27–7 vs. Wyoming+20WyomingLost 0–20 at Utah State-20Utah StateWon 26–20 vs. Colorado+6ColoradoWon 27–0 at Hawai’i+27Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 27–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 2nd in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
153–⁠138
Coach
—
Elo
1472 −4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.8 No. 93 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1947 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠08–⁠1–⁠1
Denver3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Utah State3–⁠36–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠34–⁠5
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠44–⁠5
BYU1–⁠53–⁠7

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