1951 Denver
6–4 (4–3 Skyline Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 19 Pacific 35–33Nov 10
Pacific was ranked No. 19, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vsColorado College | W 41–0 | 82% |
| Sep 22 | vs Drake | L 7–20 | 44% |
| Sep 29 | at Wyoming | L 14–20 | 17% |
| Oct 6 | at Montana | W 55–0 | 38% |
| Oct 13 | vs New Mexico | W 33–17 | 70% |
| Oct 20 | at Utah | L 14–17 | 43% |
| Oct 27 | vs BYU | W 56–6 | 67% |
| Nov 10 | at19Pacific | W 35–33 | 26% |
| Nov 17 | vs Utah State | L 7–14 | 77% |
| Nov 24 | vs Colorado State | W 21–6 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 21–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 26th-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 1951.
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–3 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 283–133
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1475 +74 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.7 No. 78 of 116 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1952
The 1952 draft| Rd 6 | Gordon Cooper E | Detroit Lions |
All-Skyline Conference
4 first teamFirst team
- Fred NanniOT
- Cal ChaiOG
- Tommy HugoOG
- Gerry CollisB
From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1951 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4–1 | 7–4 | |
| Wyoming | 5–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| BYU | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Utah State | 2–4–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Montana | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.