For his second year, Colp teamed up with fellow sophomore Tom Ross and the two formed one of the most dynamic duos in college hockey history.
Colp was named an All-American for the year but despite the huge offensive numbers he and Ross produced, Michigan State was stuck in the middle of the WCHA standings.
In the conference tournament that year, MSU narrowly missed an upset of top-seeded Michigan Tech but ultimately fell in the second round.
[2] Colp missed a significant number of games during his junior season due to injury and ended up seeing his point total nearly cut in half.
He is one of only 5 players to score 300 points at the top level of college hockey (as of 2021) but he is second for Michigan State behind his long-time teammate Tom Ross.