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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  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024
1948 Season Highlights
 Dallas Dal Ward enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. New Mexico  6   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Kansas  7   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Nebraska  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Iowa State  7   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Kansas State  51   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Utah  12   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Utah State  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Missouri  13   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Colorado State  25   29   L       
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record3-6
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average18.7
  Points Allowed164
  Defense Average18.2
  Opponents Record45-48
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-4
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1948 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kansas 7-3199137 4-2121116  Jules V. Sikes
Iowa State 4-6116197 2-473128  Emmett R. Abe Stuber
Oklahoma 10-1350121Won  14-65-021734  Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Missouri 8-3331161Lost  23-245-118681  Don B. Faurot
Colorado 3-6168164 2-39798  Dallas Dal Ward
Nebraska 2-8137273 2-484135  George M. Potsy Clark
Kansas State 1-978323 0-628214  Ralph M. Graham

1948 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1948 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

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.