| 1942 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| MSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–1 MSC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Colorado Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 (MSC) 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.
Colorado was ranked at No. 60 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 26 | Colorado Mines* | W 54–0 | ||
| October 3 | at Missouri* | L 13–26 | ||
| October 9 | Utah State |
| W 31–14 | |
| October 17 | New Mexico* |
| W 12–0 | |
| October 24 | at Colorado A&M | W 34–7 | ||
| October 31 | Wyoming |
| W 28–7 | |
| November 7 | Utah |
| L 0–13 | |
| November 14 | BYU |
| W 48–0 | |
| November 26 | at Denver | W 31–6 | ||
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After the season
NFL Draft
The following Buffalo was selected in the 1943 NFL draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 15 | 131 | Dick Woodward | End | Detroit Lions |
References
- Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "C.U. Defeats D.U. 31 to 6 And Ties With Utah for Lead". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 27, 1942. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1942 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- "1942 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- "1943 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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