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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: James J. Jim Yeager
Conference: Mountain States Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
1942 Season Highlights
 James J. Jim Yeager enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 The Buffaloes won the Mountain States Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Colorado Mines  54   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Missouri  13   26   L       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Utah State  31   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. New Mexico  12   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Colorado State  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Wyoming  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Utah  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Brigham Young  48   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Denver  31   6   W       
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored251
  Scoring Average27.9
  Points Allowed73
  Defense Average8.1
  Opponents Record33-27
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1942 Mountain States Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 4-39799   Julius Hans Wagner
Brigham Young 2-555133   W. Floyd Millet
Colorado 7-225173   James J. Jim Yeager
Utah 6-315584   Ike J. Armstrong
Utah State 6-3-1201137   E. Lowell Dick Romney
Wyoming 3-5106115   Bernard F. Bunny Oakes

1942 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1942 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.