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Colorado State

SKY · 1951 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
4th
3–3 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

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B87–3L 13–28
6Week 6 · Oct 2COLORADO MINESUnranked—W 41–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9COLORADO COLLEGEUnranked—W 54–13
8Week 8 · Oct 16Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY7–2–1W 14–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY3–5–1T 20–20
10Week 10 · Oct 30New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY4–7W 20–15
11Week 11 · Nov 6BYUH2HIND SKY6–3–1L 19–21
12Week 12 · Nov 13Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY2–7W 34–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY7–4L 21–27
14Week 14 · Nov 27Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY6–4L 6–21

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
2.999
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-14+13
  • Wyoming +7
  • New Mexico +4
  • Montana +2
  • Utah State 0
  • Colorado -3
  • BYU -3
  • Utah -4
  • Denver -4

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 #50Better than 64%
Win % Place 53rdBetter than 62%

0.550 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#54W14#52Regular Season Final#53Post-Season W1#53Post-Season W3#50Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-15
+41
+41
+7
0
+5
-2
+28
-6
-15

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

Final Rank by Season
#1111946#711947#421948#191949#431950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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