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
1943 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Fort Warren*
W 38–0[2]
October 2Lowry Field*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 19–6[3]
October 9Utah
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 35–0[4]
October 16Salt Lake AAB*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 14–0[5][6]
October 23No. T–17 Colorado College*dagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 6–16[7]
November 6at Utah
W 22–194,500[8]
November 20Colorado College*
L 0–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10][11][12]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes was selected in the 1944 NFL draft following the season.[13]

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. ^ "Colorado Wins , 19–6". [Long Beach Independent. International News Service. October 3, 1943. p. 24. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Bisons stampede over Utah Redskins 35 to 0". The Sunday Herald. October 10, 1943. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Colorado College new mountain grid champ". The Montana Standard. October 24, 1943. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado gets by Utah". The Des Moines Register. November 7, 1943. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado Tigers beat Buffaloes". The San Francisco Examiner. November 21, 1943. Retrieved May 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1943 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "1943 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "1944 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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