1950 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 17 Nebraska 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Missouri 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Colorado 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1950 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 7.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Iowa State
L 7–1414,000
September 30Kansas State
W 34–619,425
October 7at Kansas
L 21–2724,000–25,000
October 14Nebraska
W 28–1925,000
October 21Arizona*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 28–2511,600
October 28at Utah*
T 20–2011,000
November 4No. 3 Oklahomadagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 18–2729,500[1]
November 11at Missouri
L 19–2122,350
November 18Oregon*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 21–712,223
November 25at Colorado A&M*
W 31–614,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][3][4]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes were selected in 1951 NFL Draft following the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
7 78 Dick Punches Tackle Chicago Cardinals
15 174 Vic Thomas Tackle Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "Sooners set grid record; Win, 27 to 18". The Nebraska State Journal. November 5, 1950. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1950 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "1950 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 19. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "1951 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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