1938 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1938 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	3–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach	Bunny Oakes (4th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Colorado Stadium

1938 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	4	–	0	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
BYU	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Denver	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Colorado	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Utah State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Colorado A&M	0	–	4	–	2			1	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bunny Oakes, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the MSC. This was the program's first year in the MSC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 7–14
October 8	at Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT	L 0–20
October 15	George Washington*	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 0–13	8,000	[1]
October 22	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 31–6
October 29	Wyoming	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 20–6
November 5	Utah	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	T 0–0
November 12	BYU	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 8–0
November 24	at Denver	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 12–19	25,000	[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "George Washington blanks Colorado". The Los Angeles Times. October 16, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Denver University Defeats C. U. 19 to 12 Before 25,000". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 25, 1938. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1938 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
4. "1938 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
5. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2023.