1939 Colorado Buffaloes football
MSC champion
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–3 (5–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Denver 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Utah State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Colorado A&M 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by Bunny Oakes in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the MSC title.

Colorado was ranked at No. 136 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Missouri*
L 0–30[2]
October 7Utah State
L 6–16
October 14at Kansas State*
L 0–20
October 21Colorado A&Mdagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 13–0
October 28at Wyoming
W 27–7
November 4at Utah
W 21–1413,000[3]
November 18at BYU
W 12–67,500[4]
November 30Denver
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 27–1718,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Missouri Power Play Jars Colorado: Christman Scores Three Touchdowns in 30-0 Conquest". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 1, 1939. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colorado Beats Utah: Buff Wallop Indians by 21-14 Score". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1939. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado Buffs Set Cougars Back By 12 to 6 Score". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 19, 1939. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado U. Wallops Denver U. by 27 to 17 Score". The Greeley Daily Tribune. December 1, 1939. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1939 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "1939 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2023.


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