1948 Denver
4–5–1 (2–2 Skyline Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Utah State 41–6Nov 13
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vsColorado School of Mines | W 33–0 | 90% |
| Sep 24 | vs Kansas | L 0–40 | 47% |
| Oct 2 | at Oklahoma State | L 7–27 | 41% |
| Oct 9 | vs Colorado State | L 10–14 | 54% |
| Oct 16 | vs Utah | L 0–17 | 34% |
| Oct 23 | vsSaint Mary’s (CA) | L 22–33 | 59% |
| Oct 30 | vs Georgetown | T 10–10 | 42% |
| Nov 6 | vsDetroit Mercy | W 30–27 | 36% |
| Nov 13 | vs Utah State | W 41–6 | 46% |
| Nov 27 | vs Wyoming | W 13–0 | 59% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wyoming 13–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 37th-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 1948.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 2–2 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 166–174
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1442 −39 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −13.0 No. 95 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Six
4 first teamFirst team
- Bernie CraigOT
- Lee TaylorOG
- Joe CribariC
- Andy PavichFB
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–0 | 8–1–1 | |
| Colorado State | 4–1 | 8–3 | |
| Denver | 2–2 | 4–5–1 | |
| Utah State | 2–3 | 5–6 | |
 BYU | 1–3 | 5–6 | |
| Wyoming | 0–5 | 4–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.