1928 Northern Colorado

4–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by William Saunders.

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 1928, game by game: won vs. Camp Russell 30–0; lost at Colorado State 6–26; lost vs. Colorado 6–21; lost at Montana State 2–6; won at Wyoming 28–0; won at Colorado School of Mines 34–13; lost vs. Denver 11–20; won at Western Colorado 54–0+54−20Won 30–0 vs. Camp Russell+30Camp RussellLost 6–26 at Colorado State-20Colorado StateLost 6–21 vs. Colorado-15ColoradoLost 2–6 at Montana State-4Montana StateWon 28–0 at Wyoming+28WyomingWon 34–13 at Colorado School of Mines+21Colorado School…Lost 11–20 vs. Denver-9DenverWon 54–0 at Western Colorado+54Western Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Western Colorado 54–⁠0; 8th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 8th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
171–⁠86
Coach
William Saunders
Elo
1316 +164 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.0 No. 87 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0–⁠2
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠1
Colorado State6–⁠26–⁠2
Utah State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Colorado College5–⁠35–⁠3
Montana State3–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Denver3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Northern Colorado3–⁠44–⁠4
Colorado School of Mines2–⁠42–⁠5
BYU1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
Wyoming0–⁠52–⁠7
Western Colorado0–⁠60–⁠7

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