1942 Colorado Buffaloes football team explained

Year:	1942
Team:	Colorado Buffaloes
Sport:	football
Conference:	Mountain States Conference
Short Conf:	MSC
Record:	7–2
Conf Record:	5–1
Head Coach:	James J. Yeager
Hc Year:	2nd
Captain:	Game captains
Stadium:	Colorado Stadium
Champion:	MSC co-champion

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.^[1]

Schedule

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffalo was selected in the 1943 NFL draft following the season.^[5]

15

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Dick Woodward

End

Detroit Lions

Notes and References

1. News: Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2. Twin City Sentinel. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 16, 1942. 10. Newspapers.com.
2. Web site: . 1942 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . October 23, 2023 .
3. Web site: . 1942 Football Schedule . . October 23, 2023 .
4. Web site: . Colorado Football 2023 Record Book . . 14 . October 23, 2023 .
5. Web site: 1943 NFL Draft Listing. Pro-Football-Reference.com. September 23, 2023.