1945 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1945 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
Conference Mountain States Conference
Record5–3 (3–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
  1944
1946  
1945 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Denver $ 4 1 04 5 1
Colorado 3 1 05 3 0
Utah 3 2 04 4 0
Utah State 1 3 04 3 0
Colorado A&M 0 4 02 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. Led by Frank Potts in his third and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the MSC.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Fort Warren *L 0–66,000 [1]
September 29at Colorado College *W 13–0
October 6 Utah Dagger-14-plain.png
W 18–13
October 13at Colorado A&M W 21–6
October 20Colorado College*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 31–0
November 3at New Mexico *L 6–128,000 [2]
November 10 Utah State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 14–7
November 22at Denver L 8–14> 25,000 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes were selected in 1946 NFL draft following the season. [7]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
864John Ziegler Back Chicago Bears
977 Ernie Lewis Back Philadelphia Eagles
1085Walt ClayBack New York Giants
1192Bob WestBack Yanks
18170Bob Wise Guard Los Angeles Rams
19179LaMar DykstraBack Washington Redskins
21197Don FablingBackPhiladelphia Eagles
27260Joe Ben DickeyBackLos Angeles Rams

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References

  1. Clark, Bill (September 23, 1945). "Fort Warren Tops Colorado 'U' 6-0". The Montana Standard . Butte, Montana. Associated Press. p. 24. Retrieved March 26, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. "Lobos Edge Out Colorado U. 12-6: New Mexico Displays Real Power as Victory Protects 1945 Record of No Defeats". Albuquerque Journal. November 4, 1945. p. 4 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Denver Grabs Title With 14-8 Buff Win". Salt Lake Telegram. November 23, 1945. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1945 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. "1945 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. "1946 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.