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1941 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record3–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons← 19401942 →
1941 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 2
BYU 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Denver 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Colorado A&M 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Colorado 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wyoming 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Utah State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. Led by first-year head coach James J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–4–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MSC. Colorado was outscored by a total of 161 to 97 on the season.

Colorado was ranked at No. 116 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

The team played its home games at Colorado Stadium in Boulder, Colorado.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Texas*L 6–3415,000
October 4at Missouri*L 6–215,000
October 11Utah State
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 13–77,500
October 18Colorado A&M
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 26–13
October 25Wyoming
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 27–0
November 1at UtahL 6–4616,000
November 15at BYUT 13–1310,000
November 20at DenverL 0–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffalo was selected in the 1942 NFL draft following the season.

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
19 171 Ray Jenkins Back Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Wilbur Evans (September 28, 1941). "15,000 See Superior Texas Team Trounce Colorado U. by 34-6". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Long Runs by Missouri Trample Colorado, 21-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 5, 1941. pp. 1E, 3E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Loudon Kelly (October 12, 1941). "Buffs Use Luck Effectively To Beat Utah State 13 to 7". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado) – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Colorado Buffs Pass Way To 26-13 Win Over Aggies". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado). October 19, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Buffs Coast To Win Over Cowboys". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 26, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Utes Rout Colorado In 46 to 6 Triumph". Provo Sunday Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. LaVerl Christensen (November 16, 1941). "10,000 Fans See BYU Hold Buffs To 13-13 Homecoming Deadlock". Provo Sunday Herald. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Iowa State 7, Denver 6 -- Lohry Hurt, May Miss Husker Fray; Extra Point By Darling". The Des Moines Tribune. September 27, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "1941 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  11. "1941 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  12. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  13. "1942 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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