Year: | 1944 |
Team: | Colorado Buffaloes |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mountain States Conference |
Short Conf: | MSC |
Record: | 6–2 |
Conf Record: | 2–0 |
Head Coach: | Frank Potts |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Captain: | Game captains |
Stadium: | Colorado Stadium |
Champion: | MSC champion |
The 1944 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 1944 college football season. Frank Potts returned for his second season as head coach after having helmed the team in 1940. Colorado compiled an overall record of 6–2 with mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the MSC title. The team's home field of Colorado Stadium was renamed Folsom Field in 1944, following the death of former head coach Fred Folsom.
The following Buffaloes were selected in 1945 NFL draft following the season.[4]
22 | 222 | Don Fabling | Back | Brooklyn Tigers | |
30 | 308 | LaMar Dykstra | Back | Brooklyn Tigers |