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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: Bernard F. Bunny Oakes
Conference: Mountain States Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024
1939 Season Highlights
 Bernard F. Bunny Oakes enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 The Buffaloes won the Mountain States Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1939 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Missouri  0   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Utah State  6   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Kansas State  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Colorado State  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Wyoming  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Utah  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Brigham Young  12   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Denver  27   17   W       
 
1939 Season Totals
  Record5-3
  Points Scored106
  Scoring Average13.3
  Points Allowed110
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record28-28
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-1
  Away Record3-2
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1939 Mountain States Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 5-2-211090   Edwin R. Eddie Kimball
Colorado State 2-789128   Harry W. Hughes
Utah 6-1-226174   Ike J. Armstrong
Colorado 5-3106110   Bernard F. Bunny Oakes
Utah State 3-4-17681   E. Lowell Dick Romney
Wyoming 0-7-147241   Joel Hunt

1939 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1939 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 first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.