1942 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1942 Colorado Buffaloes football
MSC co-champion
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	7–2 (5–1 MSC)
Head coach	James J. Yeager (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Colorado Stadium
Seasons ←  1941 1943  →

1942 Mountain States Conference football standings

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

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. Led by second-year head coach James J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the MSC title with Utah.

Colorado was ranked at No. 60 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	Colorado Mines *	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 54–0
October 3	at Missouri *	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 13–26
October 9	Utah State	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 31–14
October 17	New Mexico *	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 12–0
October 24	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 34–7
October 31	Wyoming	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 28–7
November 7	Utah	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 0–13
November 14	BYU	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 48–0
November 26	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 31–6	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffalo was selected in the 1943 NFL draft following the season. ^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
15	131	Dick Woodward	End	Detroit Lions

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "C.U. Defeats D.U. 31 to 6 And Ties With Utah for Lead". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 27, 1942. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1942 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
4. "1942 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
5. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
6. "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.