1942 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1942 Colorado Buffaloes football
MSC co-champion
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Utah + 5 1 0 6 3 0
Denver 3 2 1 6 3 1
Utah State 2 3 1 6 3 1
Colorado A&M 2 3 0 4 3 0
BYU 1 4 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 1 5 0 3 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. Led by second-year head coach James J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the MSC title with Utah.

Colorado was ranked at No. 60 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Colorado Mines*W 54–0
October 3at Missouri*L 13–26
October 9Utah State
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 31–14
October 17New Mexico*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 12–0
October 24at Colorado A&MW 34–7
October 31Wyoming
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 28–7
November 7Utahdagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
L 0–13
November 14BYU
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 48–0
November 26at DenverW 31–6[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Buffalo was selected in the 1943 NFL draft following the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
15 131 Dick Woodward End Detroit Lions

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "C.U. Defeats D.U. 31 to 6 And Ties With Utah for Lead". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 27, 1942. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1942 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1942 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.