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SKY · 1951 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–3 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

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 18COLORADO COLLEGEUnranked—W 41–0
5Week 5 · Sep 25Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC7–2L 7–20
6Week 6 · Oct 2Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY7–2–1L 14–20
7Week 7 · Oct 9Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY2–7W 55–0
8Week 8 · Oct 16New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY4–7W 33–17
9Week 9 · Oct 23Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY7–4L 14–17
10Week 10 · Oct 30BYUH2HIND SKY6–3–1W 56–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 35–33
13Week 13 · Nov 20Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY3–5–1L 7–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY5–4–1W 21–6

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
2.471
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-13+23
  • BYU +6
  • Pacific +6
  • Colorado State +5
  • New Mexico +4
  • Montana +2
  • Drake -2
  • Wyoming -2
  • Utah -4
  • Utah State -5

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 #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 39thBetter than 72%

0.600 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W14#35Regular Season Final#34Post-Season W1#34Post-Season W3#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+41
-13
-6
+55
+16
-3
+50
+2
-7
+15

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

Final Rank by Season
#621946#581947#641948#911949#991950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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