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.
| 1942 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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MSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–1 MSC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Colorado Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | Colorado Mines* | W 54–0 | ||
| October 3 | at Missouri* | L 13–26 | ||
| October 9 | Utah State |
| W 31–14 | |
| October 17 | New Mexico* |
| W 12–0 | |
| October 24 | at Colorado A&M | W 34–7 | ||
| October 31 | Wyoming |
| W 28–7 | |
| November 7 | Utah |
| L 0–13 | |
| November 14 | BYU |
| W 48–0 | |
| November 26 | at Denver | W 31–6 | [2] | |
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After the season
editNFL Draft
editThe following Buffalo was selected in the 1943 NFL draft following the season.[6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 15 | 131 | Dick Woodward | End | Detroit Lions |
References
edit- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1942 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1942 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
