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SKY · 1940 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–2–1
0.722 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–1 in SKY

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
59
1902–1960
All-Time Record
259–228–33
0.530 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1917
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 5
  • Divisional Era · 5 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1940 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–5W 14–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC4–6L 7–14
8Week 8 · Oct 15Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY3–4–2W 14–13
9Week 9 · Oct 22Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY1–7–1W 41–9
10Week 10 · Oct 29Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY7–2L 14–25
12Week 12 · Nov 12BYUH2HIND SKY2–4–2W 9–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY2–5–1W 34–6
14Week 14 · Nov 26Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND SKY5–3–1T 3–3
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 17HAWAIIUnranked—W 19–16

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
2.706
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-8+12
  • Iowa State +4
  • Colorado State +3
  • BYU +2
  • Utah State +2
  • Wyoming +1
  • Colorado 0
  • Utah -2
  • Baylor -6

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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 31stBetter than 78%

0.722 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#46W15#46Regular Season Final#39Post-Season W1#39Post-Season W3#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-7
+1
+32
-11
+9
+28
0
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#451935#191936#561937#631938#531939

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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