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Colorado State

SKY · 1948 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–1 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1902–2026
All-Time Record
543–608–31
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1915
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 22
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado State head-to-head · History & Eras

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21COLORADO COLLEGEUnranked—W 25–6
5Week 5 · Sep 28New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND BOR3–7W 41–6
6Week 6 · Oct 5Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY5–6W 9–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY4–5–1W 14–10
8Week 8 · Oct 19Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY4–5W 21–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC7–3L 29–31
10Week 10 · Nov 2COLORADO MINESUnranked—W 33–0
11Week 11 · Nov 9Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY8–1–1L 3–12
12Week 12 · Nov 16BYUH2HIND SKY5–6W 20–0
13Week 13 · Nov 23Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B83–6W 29–25
16Final · Jan 4OCCIDENTALUnranked—L 20–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.611
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+20
-4+24
  • Utah State +5
  • BYU +5
  • Denver +4
  • Wyoming +4
  • New Mexico State +3
  • Colorado +3
  • Utah -1
  • Drake -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.727 Win % · Change -14

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#27W14#29Regular Season Final#29Post-Season W1#28Post-Season W2#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
+35
+2
+4
+1
-2
+33
-9
+20
+4
-1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#491941#501942#941945#1111946#711947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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