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.
| 1940 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (4–1–1 MSC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Colorado Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 28 | at Texas* | L 7–39 | [2] | |
| October 5 | Kansas State* | W 7–6 | ||
| October 12 | at Utah State |
| W 26–0 | |
| October 19 | at Colorado A&M | W 33–14 | ||
| October 26 | Wyoming |
| W 62–0 | |
| November 2 | Utah |
| L 13–21 | |
| November 9 | Missouri* |
| L 6–21 | |
| November 16 | BYU |
| W 25–2 | |
| November 21 | at Denver | T 3–3 | [3] | |
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After the season edit
NFL Draft edit
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 edit
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas turns on heat in last half, win, 39–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1940. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado U. and Denver U. Tie with 3 to 3 Score". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 22, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1940 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1940 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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