1941 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1941 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	3–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach	James J. Yeager (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Colorado Stadium
Seasons ←  1940 1942  →

1941 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	4	–	0	–	2			6	–	0	–	2
BYU	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Denver	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Colorado A&M	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Colorado	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wyoming	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Utah State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. Led by first-year head coach James J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MSC. Colorado was outscored by a total of 161 to 97 on the season.

Colorado was ranked at No. 116 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. ^[1]

The team played its home games at Colorado Stadium in Boulder, Colorado.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Texas *	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 6–34	15,000	[2]
October 4	at Missouri *	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 6–21	5,000	[3]
October 11	Utah State	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 13–7	7,500	[4]
October 18	Colorado A&M	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 26–13		[5]
October 25	Wyoming	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 27–0		[6]
November 1	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 6–46	16,000	[7]
November 15	at BYU	"Y" Stadium Provo, UT	T 13–13	10,000	[8]
November 20	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–27		[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffalo was selected in the 1942 NFL draft following the season. ^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
19	171	Ray Jenkins	Back	Pittsburgh Steelers

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Wilbur Evans (September 28, 1941). "15,000 See Superior Texas Team Trounce Colorado U. by 34-6". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Long Runs by Missouri Trample Colorado, 21-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 5, 1941. pp. 1E, 3E – via Newspapers.com.
4. Loudon Kelly (October 12, 1941). "Buffs Use Luck Effectively To Beat Utah State 13 to 7". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado)– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colorado Buffs Pass Way To 26-13 Win Over Aggies". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado). October 19, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Buffs Coast To Win Over Cowboys". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 26, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Utes Rout Colorado In 46 to 6 Triumph". Provo Sunday Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. LaVerl Christensen (November 16, 1941). "10,000 Fans See BYU Hold Buffs To 13-13 Homecoming Deadlock". Provo Sunday Herald. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Iowa State 7, Denver 6 -- Lohry Hurt, May Miss Husker Fray; Extra Point By Darling". The Des Moines Tribune. September 27, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "1941 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
11. "1941 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
12. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
13. "1942 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.