1931 Northern Colorado

2–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by William Saunders.

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 1931, game by game: lost at Denver 0–14; lost vs. Wyoming 6–13; lost at Colorado College 7–9; won vs. BYU 6–0; tied vs. Colorado School of Mines 12–12; won vs. Western Colorado 12–0; lost at Colorado State 7–21+12−14Lost 0–14 at Denver-14DenverLost 6–13 vs. Wyoming-7WyomingLost 7–9 at Colorado College-2Colorado CollegeWon 6–0 vs. BYU+6BYUTied 12–12 vs. Colorado School of Mines0Colorado School…Won 12–0 vs. Western Colorado+12Western ColoradoLost 7–21 at Colorado State-14Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 21–⁠7; 9th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
2–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 9th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
50–⁠69
Coach
William Saunders
Elo
1243 +35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.7 No. 102 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1931 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah6–⁠07–⁠2
Utah State5–⁠26–⁠2
Colorado State5–⁠25–⁠4
Colorado3–⁠25–⁠3
Wyoming3–⁠26–⁠4
Colorado College4–⁠34–⁠4
BYU2–⁠34–⁠4
Denver3–⁠54–⁠6
Northern Colorado2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines0–⁠4–⁠11–⁠5–⁠1
Montana State0–⁠21–⁠5–⁠1

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