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Colorado

B8 · 1988 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
4–3 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

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)H2HIND BW10–2W 45–3
4Week 4 · Sep 20Iowa (IOWA)H2HB106–4–3W 24–21
5Week 5 · Sep 27Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC4–6–1W 28–21
6Week 6 · Oct 4Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND WAC1–10W 27–23
7Week 7 · Oct 11Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B810–2L 21–41
8Week 8 · Oct 18Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B81–10W 21–9
9Week 9 · Oct 25Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B89–3L 14–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B85–6W 24–12
11Week 11 · Nov 8Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B83–7–1W 45–8
12Week 12 · Nov 15Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B811–2L 0–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B80–11W 56–14
18Final · Jan 3BYUH2HIND WAC9–4L 17–20

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
2.171
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+19
-11+30
  • Fresno State +10
  • Iowa +6
  • Iowa State +5
  • Oregon State +4
  • Missouri +3
  • Colorado State +1
  • Kansas +1
  • Kansas State 0
  • Oklahoma State -2
  • Nebraska -2
  • Oklahoma -3
  • BYU -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 #30Better than 79%
Win % Place 32ndBetter than 77%

0.667 Win % · Change -9

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20W14#21Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W1#21Post-Season W3#30Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+42
+3
+7
+4
-20
+12
-3
+12
+37
-7
+42
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#801983#1001984#321985#391986#361987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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