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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  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Frank C. Potts enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Texas  7   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Kansas State  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Utah State  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Colorado State  33   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Wyoming  62   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Utah  13   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Missouri  6   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Brigham Young  25   2   W       
 Thu., Nov. 21  @ Denver  3   3   T       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -1
  Points Scored182
  Scoring Average20.2
  Points Allowed106
  Defense Average11.8
  Opponents Record31-34
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-1 -1
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1940 Mountain States Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 3-4-285131   Harry W. Hughes
Brigham Young 2-4-27993   Edwin R. Eddie Kimball
Utah 7-216987   Ike J. Armstrong
Colorado 5-3-1182106   Frank C. Potts
Utah State 2-5-148104   E. Lowell Dick Romney
Wyoming 1-7-132190   Claire H. Okie Blanchard

1940 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1940 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.