1945 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–3 (3–1 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver $ 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Colorado 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Utah 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Utah State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Colorado A&M 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. Led by Frank Potts in his third and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing second in the MSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Fort Warren*
L 0–66,000[1]
September 29at Colorado College*
W 13–0
October 6Utahdagger
W 18–13
October 13at Colorado A&M
W 21–6
October 20Colorado College*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 31–0
November 3at New Mexico*
L 6–128,000[2]
November 10Utah State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 14–7
November 22at Denver
L 8–14> 25,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes were selected in 1946 NFL Draft following the season.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
8 64 John Ziegler Back Chicago Bears
9 77 Ernie Lewis Back Philadelphia Eagles
10 85 Walt Clay Back New York Giants
11 92 Bob West Back Yanks
18 170 Bob Wise Guard Los Angeles Rams
19 179 LaMar Dykstra Back Washington Redskins
21 197 Don Fabling Back Philadelphia Eagles
27 260 Joe Ben Dickey Back Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ^ Clark, Bill (September 23, 1945). "Fort Warren Tops Colorado 'U' 6-0". The Montana Standard. Butte, Montana. Associated Press. p. 24. Retrieved March 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Lobos Edge Out Colorado U. 12-6: New Mexico Displays Real Power as Victory Protects 1945 Record of No Defeats". Albuquerque Journal. November 4, 1945. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Denver Grabs Title With 14-8 Buff Win". Salt Lake Telegram. November 23, 1945. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1945 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "1945 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "1946 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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