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Colorado

B8 · 1974 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
5th
3–4 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
684–531–35
0.561 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1990
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17LSUH2HSEC5–5–1L 14–42
5Week 5 · Sep 24Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–1L 0–31
6Week 6 · Oct 1Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–4W 24–21
7Week 7 · Oct 8Air Force (AIR FORCE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 28–27
8Week 8 · Oct 15Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 34–7
9Week 9 · Oct 22Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–0L 14–49
10Week 10 · Oct 29Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–4L 24–30
11Week 11 · Nov 5Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–3L 15–31
12Week 12 · Nov 12Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B84–7W 17–16
13Week 13 · Nov 19Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B87–5W 37–20
14Week 14 · Nov 26Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B84–7L 19–33

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
3.591
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-20+24
  • Wisconsin +7
  • Oklahoma State +7
  • Iowa State +4
  • Kansas +4
  • Air Force +2
  • Oklahoma 0
  • Michigan -1
  • Nebraska -3
  • Missouri -4
  • LSU -5
  • Kansas State -7

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 #68Better than 51%
Win % Place 75thBetter than 46%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70Regular Season Final#70Post-Season W1#70Post-Season W2#69Post-Season W3#68Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-28
-31
+3
+1
+27
-35
-6
-16
+1
+17
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#261969#421970#71971#281972#561973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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