1946 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1946 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
Conference Mountain States Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGus Shannon
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
←  1945
1947  →
1946 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State $ 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Denver $ 4 –1 –15 –5 –1
Utah 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Colorado 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
BYU 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Colorado A&M 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Wyoming 0 –6 –01 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 Colorado Buffaloes american college football team season was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against MSC opponents), tied for fourth place in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 147 to 91.

Contents

End John Zisch and guard Gus Shannon were selected by the International News Service as first-team players on the 1946 All-Mountain States football team. Center Dean was named to the second team. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Iowa State *
W 13–717,500 [2]
September 28at Texas *
L 0–7625,000 [3]
October 5 Utah State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 6–09,200 [4]
October 12at Wyoming
W 20–04,126 [5]
October 19at BYU Provo, UT L 7–105,000 [6]
October 26 New Mexico *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 14–1317,000 [7]
November 2at Utah
L 0–710,515 [8]
November 9at Missouri *
L 0–216,000 [9]
November 16 Denver
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
T 13–1321,000 [10]
November 28 Colorado A&M
W 18–09,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Buffaloes were selected. [15]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
21190Bob West Back Green Bay Packers
22202Maurice "Tex" ReillyBackGreen Bay Packers

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References

  1. ↑ "All-Mountain Eleven Rugged". St. Joseph Gazette. November 27, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Leighton Housh (September 22, 1946). "Cyclones Fall: Colorado 13-7 Survivor Due to Late Pass; Howard Tallies on Lateral Toss". The Des Moines Register. pp. V-1, V-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Tex Schramm (September 29, 1946). "Steers Score With Ease To Stampede Colorado, 76 to 0: Longhorns Run Wild in Buffalo Rout; Visitors Take Worst Defeat In History From UT". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Colorado Downs Utah State, 6-0". The Billings Gazette. Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Colorado Blanks Wyoming, 20-0". The Daily Sentinel. Grand Junction, Colorado. October 13, 1946. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ DeMar Teuscher (October 20, 1946). "Cougars Come Through; Tip Buffs 10-7; Nilsen Boots Field Goal To Give BYU Margin Of Victory". Provo Sunday Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Colorado Shades Lobos, 14 to 13, as UNM's Last-Half Rally Falls Short". Albuquerque Journal. October 27, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Bill Clegg (November 3, 1946). "Utes Edege Colorado, 7-0: Nichols Scores For Injuns On Third Play". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. B1, B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ J.P. Hamel (November 10, 1946). "Missouri 21, Colorado 0: Firm Tiger Line; Buffaloes Held to Eleven Yards From Scrimmage and One First Down; 6,000 See Game in Rain". The Kansas City Star. pp. 1B, 4B.
  10. ↑ "Buffaloes Tie D. U., 13-13". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 17, 1946. pp. B3, B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Hainlen's Punting Stands Out As Aggies Bow to Buffs, 18-0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 29, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1946 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ "1946 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 15. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  15. ↑ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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