1944 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1944 Colorado Buffaloes football
MSC champion
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	6–2 (2–0 MSC)
Head coach	Frank Potts (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Colorado Stadium
Seasons ←  1943 1945  →

1944 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Denver	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Utah	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Utah State	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. Frank Potts returned for his second season as head coach after having helmed the team in 1940. Colorado compiled an overall record of 6–2 with mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the MSC title. The team's home field of Colorado Stadium was renamed Folsom Field in 1944, following the death of former head coach Fred Folsom.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 23	Fort Warren *	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 6–7	[1]
September 30	Second Air Force *	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 6–7	[2]
October 14	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City (rivalry)	W 26–0
October 21	Colorado College *	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 28–0
November 4	vs. New Mexico *	Pueblo, CO	W 39–0
November 11	Peru State *	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 40–12
November 18	at Colorado College*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 40–6
November 23	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 16–14	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes were selected in 1945 NFL draft following the season. ^[7]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
22	222	Don Fabling	Back	Brooklyn Tigers
30	308	LaMar Dykstra	Back	Brooklyn Tigers

References

1. "Broncos' First Period Score Give Them Win Over Buffs". Fort Collins Express-Courier . Fort Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Dobbs passed 2nd air force to 33-6 win". Sunday Journal and Star (NE). October 1, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Colorado 16, Denver U. 14". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 24, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1944 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
5. "1944 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
6. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
7. "1945 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.