1956 Denver
6–4 (4–3 Skyline Conference), coached by John Roning. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Colorado State 39–13Nov 22
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs Iowa State | L 10–13 | 80% |
| Sep 22 | at Utah State | L 13–18 | 53% |
| Sep 29 | at Wyoming | L 0–27 | 34% |
| Oct 5 | vs Montana | W 22–13 | 78% |
| Oct 13 | at Utah | L 13–27 | 38% |
| Oct 19 | vsColorado College | W 40–21 | 90% |
| Oct 26 | vs New Mexico | W 20–14 | 75% |
| Nov 3 | at San José State | W 35–26 | 55% |
| Nov 10 | vs BYU | W 58–34 | 86% |
| Nov 22 | vs Colorado State | W 39–13 | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Colorado State 39–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Skyline Conference.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 3rd in Skyline Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 250–206
- Coach
- John Roning
- Elo
- 1553 −20 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −14.5 No. 91 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Skyline Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- Ernie PittsEAP-1; DN-2
Second team
- Ed StuartOTDN-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Skyline Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
| Utah | 5–1 | 5–5 | |
| Denver | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Utah State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Colorado State | 2–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| New Mexico | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| BYU | 1–5–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Montana | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.