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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: Dallas Dal Ward
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 Dallas Dal Ward enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Drake  61   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Colorado State  46   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Kansas  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Arizona  40   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Iowa State  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Nebraska  6   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Oklahoma  6   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Missouri  19   19   T       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Utah  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Kansas State  38   14   W       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record7-2 -1
  Points Scored283
  Scoring Average28.3
  Points Allowed91
  Defense Average9.1
  Opponents Record44-46
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-0 -1
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1954 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 3-6151182 1-568149  Vince DiFrancesca
Kansas 0-1093377 0-650235  Charles V. Chuck Mather
Oklahoma 10-030462 6-022826  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Nebraska 6-5233202Lost  7-344-2135121  J. William Bill Glassford
Colorado 7-2-128391 3-2-111666  Dallas Dal Ward
Kansas State 7-3191154 3-368110  William M. Bill Meek
Missouri 4-5-1198261 3-2-1159117  Don B. Faurot

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.