1942 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1942 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
MSC co-champion
Conference Mountain States Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Colorado Stadium
Seasons
  1941
1943  
1942 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado + 5 1 07 2 0
Utah + 5 1 06 3 0
Denver 3 2 16 3 1
Utah State 2 3 16 3 1
Colorado A&M 2 3 04 3 0
BYU 1 4 02 5 0
Wyoming 1 5 03 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.

Contents

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26 Colorado Mines *W 54–0
October 3at Missouri *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 24at Colorado A&M W 34–7
October 31 Wyoming
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 28–7
November 7 Utah Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
L 0–13
November 14 BYU
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 48–0
November 26at Denver W 31–6 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[3] [4] [5]

After the season

NFL Draft

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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
15131Dick Woodward End Detroit Lions

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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.