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Colorado

PAC · 2021 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
9th
3–6 in PAC

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

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Northern Colorado BearsUnranked—W 35–7
3Week 3 · Sep 14Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HSEC8–4L 7–10
4Week 4 · Sep 21Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB109–4L 0–30
5Week 5 · Sep 28Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC8–5L 13–35
6Week 6 · Oct 5USCH2HPAC4–8L 14–37
8Week 8 · Oct 19Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC1–11W 34–0
9Week 9 · Oct 26California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–7L 3–26
10Week 10 · Nov 2Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC10–4L 29–52
11Week 11 · Nov 9Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC7–6W 37–34
12Week 12 · Nov 16UCLAH2HPAC8–4L 20–44
13Week 13 · Nov 23Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC4–8W 20–17
14Week 14 · Nov 30Utah (UTAH)H2HPAC10–4L 13–28

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
6.452
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-28
-40+12
  • Oregon State +7
  • Washington +4
  • Arizona +1
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Minnesota -4
  • Oregon -4
  • UCLA -4
  • Utah -4
  • Arizona State -5
  • California -7
  • USC -8

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 #102Better than 26%
Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#102Post-Season W1#102Post-Season W2#102Post-Season W3#102Post-Season W4#102Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-3
-30
-22
-23
+34
-23
-23
+3
-24
+3
-15

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

Final Rank by Season
#152016#942017#992018#792019#342020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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