1943 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1943 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
MSC champion
Conference Mountain States Conference
Record5–2 (2–0 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Colorado Stadium
Seasons
  1942
1944  
1943 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado $ 2 0 05 2 0
Utah 0 2 00 7 0
Denver 0 0 02 5 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. Led by third-year head coach James J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the MSC title.

Contents

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Colorado ranked 62nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 79.0. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25 Fort Warren *W 38–0 [2]
October 2 Lowry Field *
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 19–6
October 9 Utah
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 35–0
October 16 Salt Lake AAB *
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 14–0 [3] [4]
October 23No. T–17 Colorado College *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 6–16
November 6at UtahW 22–19
November 20Colorado College*L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5] [6] [7]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes was selected in the 1944 NFL draft following the season. [8]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
757 Paul Briggs Tackle Detroit Lions
26266Stan Hendrickson End Detroit Lions
27284Jim Smith Tackle Cleveland Rams

References

  1. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "Buffaloes Hand Fort Second Straight Defeat". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. September 26, 1943. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. "Wings Tackle Buffs at Boulder Today". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. October 16, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. "Colorado Wins 14-0, On Blocked Punts". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. October 17, 1943. p. B7. Retrieved April 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "1943 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. "1943 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.