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SKY · 1954 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–1
0.900 Win %
Conference
1st
6–1 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

1954 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21COLORADO COLLEGEUnranked—W 72–0
5Week 5 · Sep 28Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 33–13
6Week 6 · Oct 5Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND SKY6–4L 21–23
7Week 7 · Oct 12Montana (MONTANA)H2HIND SKY3–6W 19–13
8Week 8 · Oct 19Utah (UTAH)H2HIND SKY4–7W 28–20
9Week 9 · Oct 26Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC9–1W 27–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND SKY5–5W 19–6
11Week 11 · Nov 9BYUH2HIND SKY1–8W 20–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2HIND SKY4–6W 25–7
14Week 14 · Nov 30Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HIND SKY3–7W 34–0

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
1.537
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+27
-4+31
  • Wichita State +9
  • New Mexico +5
  • Utah +4
  • Utah State +4
  • Montana +3
  • Colorado State +3
  • Drake +2
  • BYU +1
  • Wyoming -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 #10Better than 93%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.900 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#10W12#9W13#11W14#11Regular Season Final#10Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+72
+20
-2
+6
+8
+13
+13
+20
+18
+34

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

Final Rank by Season
#911949#991950#351951#1011952#851953

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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