1951 Colorado Buffaloes football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1951 Colorado Buffaloes football
Old CU Buffaloes Logo 40s.jpg
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
1951 record7–3 (5–1 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Colorado A&M*
W 28–1318,913[2]
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
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hardy Scores As Colorado U. Wins Opener". Lead (SD) Daily Call. September 23, 1951. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
Stub icon

This college football 1950s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Flag of ColoradoSport icon

This article about a sports team in Colorado is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""