1945 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1945 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1945 record5–3 (3–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver $ 4 1 0 4 5 1
Colorado 3 1 0 5 3 0
Utah 3 2 0 4 4 0
Utah State 1 3 0 4 3 0
Colorado A&M 0 4 0 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. Led by Frank Potts in his third and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the MSC.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Fort Warren*L 0–6
September 29at Colorado College*W 13–0
October 6Utah
W 18–13
October 13at Colorado A&MW 21–6
October 20Colorado College*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 31–0
November 3at New Mexico*L 6–128,000[2]
November 10Utah State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 14–7
November 22at DenverL 8–14
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lobos Edge Out Colorado U. 12-6: New Mexico Displays Real Power as Victory Protects 1945 Record of No Defeats". Albuquerque Journal. November 4, 1945. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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