1936 Northern Colorado

5–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Rocky Mountain Conference), coached by J.W. Hancock.

Schedule and results

Northern Colorado in 1936, game by game: lost at Utah 0–26; won vs. Wyoming 13–7; lost vs. BYU 0–33; won at Montana State 13–0; won at Western Colorado 12–10; won at Chadron State 33–13; lost vs. Carleton 0–6; lost vs. Colorado State 6–12; won vs. Colorado School of Mines 27–10+20−33Lost 0–26 at Utah-26UtahWon 13–7 vs. Wyoming+6WyomingLost 0–33 vs. BYU-33BYUWon 13–0 at Montana State+13Montana StateWon 12–10 at Western Colorado+2Western ColoradoWon 33–13 at Chadron State+20Chadron StateLost 0–6 vs. Carleton-6CarletonLost 6–12 vs. Colorado State-6Colorado StateWon 27–10 vs. Colorado School of Mines+17Colorado School…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado School of Mines 27–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 5th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
104–⁠117
Coach
J.W. Hancock
Elo
1305 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.8 No. 122 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State6–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Denver6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Utah5–⁠26–⁠3
Colorado4–⁠24–⁠3
Northern Colorado4–⁠35–⁠4
BYU4–⁠44–⁠5
Colorado State3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado College3–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Montana State1–⁠43–⁠5
Western Colorado1–⁠51–⁠6
Colorado School of Mines0–⁠62–⁠6

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