1940 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1940 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–1–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Denver 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Colorado 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Colorado A&M 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Utah State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank Potts, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the MSC.

Colorado was ranked at No. 68 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Texas*
L 7–39[2]
October 5Kansas State*
W 7–6
October 12at Utah State
W 26–0
October 19at Colorado A&M
W 33–14
October 26Wyoming
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 62–0
November 2Utahdagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
L 13–21
November 9Missouri*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 6–21
November 16BYU
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 25–2
November 21at Denver
T 3–3[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[4][5][6]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes were selected in the 1941 NFL draft following the season.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
3 24 Leo Stasica Back Brooklyn Dodgers
12 104 Harold Punches Guard Cleveland Rams

References

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas turns on heat in last half, win, 39–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1940. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colorado U. and Denver U. Tie with 3 to 3 Score". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 22, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1940 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "1940 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.


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