1944 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1944 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
MSC champion
Conference Mountain States Conference
Record6–2 (2–0 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Colorado Stadium
Seasons
←  1943
1945  →
1944 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado $ 2 –0 –06 –2 –0
Denver 2 –1 –14 –3 –2
Utah 1 –2 –15 –2 –1
Utah State 0 –2 –03 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23 Fort Warren *
L 6–7 [1]
September 30 Second Air Force *
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 6–7 [2]
October 14at Utah
W 26–0
October 21 Colorado College *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 28–0
November 4vs. New Mexico * Pueblo, CO W 39–0
November 11 Peru State *
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 40–12
November 18at Colorado College*
W 40–6
November 23at Denver
W 16–14 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[4] [5] [6]

After the season

NFL Draft

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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
22222Don Fabling Back Brooklyn Tigers
30308LaMar DykstraBackBrooklyn Tigers

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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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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.


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