1939 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1939 Colorado Buffaloes football
MSC champion
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	5–3 (5–1 MSC)
Head coach	Bunny Oakes (5th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Colorado Stadium
Seasons ←  1938 1940  →

1939 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
Denver	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
BYU	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Utah State	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1939 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by Bunny Oakes in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the MSC title.

Colorado was ranked at No. 136 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Missouri *	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 0–30		[2]
October 7	Utah State	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 6–16
October 14	at Kansas State *	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 0–20
October 21	Colorado A&M	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 13–0
October 28	at Wyoming	Corbett Field Laramie, WY	W 27–7
November 4	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 21–14	13,000	[3]
November 18	at BYU	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	W 12–6	7,500	[4]
November 30	Denver	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 27–17	18,000	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Missouri Power Play Jars Colorado: Christman Scores Three Touchdowns in 30-0 Conquest". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 1, 1939. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Colorado Beats Utah: Buff Wallop Indians by 21-14 Score". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1939. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colorado Buffs Set Cougars Back By 12 to 6 Score". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 19, 1939. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colorado U. Wallops Denver U. by 27 to 17 Score". The Greeley Daily Tribune. December 1, 1939. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "1939 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
7. "1939 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
8. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2023.