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Colorado Football Team History


Colorado Buffaloes
University of Colorado
 Boulder, CO
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Folsom Stadium
Capacity: 51,655
Colors: Silver & Gold
Coach: Frank C. Potts
Conference: Mountain States Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1943 <- 1944 -> 1945 --> 2024
1944 Season Highlights
 Frank C. Potts enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 The Buffaloes won the Mountain States Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1944 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Fort Warren  6   7   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Second Air Force (Colorado)  6   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Utah  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Colorado College  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. New Mexico  39   0   W    @ Pueblo, CO   
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Peru State  40   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Colorado College  40   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 23  @ Denver  16   14   W       
 
1944 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Points Scored201
  Scoring Average25.1
  Points Allowed72
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record6-9
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-0
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1944 Mountain States Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado 6-220172   Frank C. Potts
Utah 5-2-116186   Ike J. Armstrong
Utah State 3-388109   E. Lowell Dick Romney

1944 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1944 All Mountain States Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.