The 1950 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 1950 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 7.
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (2–4 Big 7) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Nebraska | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | at Iowa State | L 7–14 | 14,000 | ||
| September 30 | Kansas State | W 34–6 | 19,425 | ||
| October 7 | at Kansas | L 21–27 | 24,000–25,000 | ||
| October 14 | Nebraska |
| W 28–19 | 25,000 | |
| October 21 | Arizona* |
| W 28–25 | 11,600 | |
| October 28 | at Utah* | T 20–20 | 11,000 | ||
| November 4 | No. 3 Oklahoma |
| L 18–27 | 29,500 | [1] |
| November 11 | at Missouri | L 19–21 | 22,350 | ||
| November 18 | Oregon* |
| W 21–7 | 12,223 | |
| November 25 | at Colorado A&M* | W 31–6 | 14,500 | ||
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After the season edit
NFL Draft edit
The following Buffaloes were selected in 1951 NFL Draft following the season.[5]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 7 | 78 | Dick Punches | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 | 174 | Vic Thomas | Tackle | Washington Redskins |
References edit
- ^ "Sooners set grid record; Win, 27 to 18". The Nebraska State Journal. November 5, 1950. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1950 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1950 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 19. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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