1943 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1943 Colorado Buffaloes football
MSC champion
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–2 (2–0 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 2 0 0 5 2 0
Utah 0 2 0 0 7 0
Denver 0 0 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. Led by third-year head coach James J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the MSC title.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Colorado ranked 62nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 79.0.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Fort Warren*W 38–0[2]
October 2Lowry Field*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 19–6
October 9Utah
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 35–0
October 16Salt Lake AAB*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 14–0[3][4]
October 23No. T–17 Colorado College*dagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 6–16
November 6at UtahW 22–19
November 20Colorado College*L 0–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5][6][7]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes was selected in the 1944 NFL draft following the season.[8]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 57 Paul Briggs Tackle Detroit Lions
26 266 Stan Hendrickson End Detroit Lions
27 284 Jim Smith Tackle Cleveland Rams

References

  1. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Buffaloes Hand Fort Second Straight Defeat". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 26, 1943. p. 7B. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Wings Tackle Buffs at Boulder Today". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. October 16, 1943. p. 20. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Colorado Wins 14-0, On Blocked Punts". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. October 17, 1943. p. B7. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "1943 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "1943 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.


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