1951 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1951 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Colorado 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Missouri 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 7.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Colorado A&M*
W 28–1318,913[1]
September 29at Northwestern*
L 14–3542,000
October 6No. 20 Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 35–2729,367
October 13Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 34–1321,331
October 20at Kansas State
W 20–714,523
October 27at Oklahoma
L 14–5546,686
November 3Iowa Statedagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 47–2023,462
November 10Utah*
W 54–014,048
November 17at Nebraska
W 36–1434,000
November 24at No. 2 Michigan State*
L 7–4529,987[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3][4][5]

After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes were selected in 1952 NFL draft following the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 38 Merwin Hodel Back New York Giants
5 50 Jack Jorguson Tackle New York Yanks
29 345 Chuck Mosher End San Francisco 49ers

References

  1. ^ "Hardy Scores As Colorado U. Wins Opener". Lead (SD) Daily Call. September 23, 1951. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ George S. Alderton (November 25, 1951). "Spartans Complete Unbeaten Season: MSC Eleven Rips Past Colorado For 9th Victory". Lansing State Journal. pp. 53, 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1951 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1951 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 20. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.


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