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
ConfOverall
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 Utah
W 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

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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.


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