1949 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1949 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 7.

1949 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record3–7 (1–4 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainEd Pudlik
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Oklahoma $ 5 0 0 11 0 0
No. 20 Missouri 5 1 0 7 4 0
Iowa State 3 3 0 5 3 1
Nebraska 3 3 0 4 5 0
Kansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
Colorado 1 4 0 3 7 0
Kansas State 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 24KansasW 13–1222,095
October 1at Kansas StateL 13–2713,397
October 8Iowa State
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 6–1316,234
October 15at Oregon*L 14–4212,500
October 22at Utah State*W 20–74,000
October 29Utah* 
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 14–720,103
November 7Missouri
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 13–2019,781
November 12at New Mexico*L 15–179,000
November 19at NebraskaL 14–2532,000
November 26Colorado A&M*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
L 7–1420,563
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References edit

  1. ^ "1949 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "1949 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 18. Retrieved October 23, 2023.