1947 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1947 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1947 record4–5 (3–3 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Mountain States Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Denver 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Utah State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Colorado 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado A&M 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
BYU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by James J. Yeager in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled and overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MSC.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Iowa State*
W 7–08,500[2]
October 4at Army*
L 0–4721,000[3]
October 11Missouri*
L 0–2113,000[4]
October 18BYU
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 9–712,000[5]
October 25at Colorado A&M
W 14–712,500[6]
November 1Utah
L 7–1322,000[7]
November 8at Utah State
L 12–358,000[8]
November 15Wyoming
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 21–6< 10,000[9]
November 27at Denver
L 20–2628,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Norm Coder (September 28, 1947). "Colorado Nips I.S.C., 7-0". The Des Moines Register. p. V-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army Shackles Colorado, 47-0". The Daily News (New York City). October 5, 1947. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Missouri Hands Colorado First Home Loss in 8". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 12, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cowboys Bow to Colorado in 9-7 Tilt: Last Second Field Goal Is Colorado Margin Of Victory Over Fumble-Happy Cougars". The Sunday Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colorado Tips Coloags, 14-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1947. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah Defeats Colorado, 13 to 7, For Fourth Straight Conquest of Big 7 Campaign". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 2, 1947. p. 14A – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utags Impressive In 35-12 Victory Over Buff Team". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 9, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buffs' Passing in Second Period Defeats Wyoming". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Denver Wins Last Go With Colorado". The Montana Standard. November 28, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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