1942 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1942 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
MSC co-champion
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1942 record7–2 (5–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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 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.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26Colorado Mines*W 54–0
October 3at Missouri*L 13–26
October 9Utah State
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 31–14
October 17New Mexico*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 12–0
October 24at Colorado A&MW 34–7
October 31Wyoming
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 28–7
November 7Utah
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
L 0–13
November 14BYU
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 48–0
November 26at DenverW 31–6
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
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