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1951 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 7.

1951 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Colorado 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Missouri 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Colorado A&M*
W 28–1318,913[1]
September 29at Northwestern*
L 14–3542,000
October 6No. 20 Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 35–2729,367
October 13Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 34–1321,331
October 20at Kansas State
W 20–714,523
October 27at Oklahoma
L 14–5546,686
November 3Iowa State 
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 47–2023,462
November 10Utah*
W 54–014,048
November 17at Nebraska
W 36–1434,000
November 24at No. 2 Michigan State*
L 7–4529,987[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season edit

NFL Draft edit

The following Buffaloes were selected in 1952 NFL Draft following the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 38 Merwin Hodel Back New York Giants
5 50 Jack Jorguson Tackle New York Yanks
29 345 Chuck Mosher End San Francisco 49ers

References edit

  1. ^ "Hardy Scores As Colorado U. Wins Opener". Lead (SD) Daily Call. September 23, 1951. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ George S. Alderton (November 25, 1951). "Spartans Complete Unbeaten Season: MSC Eleven Rips Past Colorado For 9th Victory". Lansing State Journal. pp. 53, 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1951 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1951 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 20. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


 

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