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.
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (3–1 MSC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Fort Warren* | L 0–6 | 6,000 | [1] | |
| September 29 | at Colorado College* | W 13–0 | |||
| October 6 | Utah |
| W 18–13 | ||
| October 13 | at Colorado A&M | W 21–6 | |||
| October 20 | Colorado College* |
| W 31–0 | ||
| November 3 | at New Mexico* | L 6–12 | 8,000 | [2] | |
| November 10 | Utah State |
| W 14–7 | ||
| November 22 | at Denver | L 8–14 | > 25,000 | [3] | |
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After the season
editNFL Draft
editThe following Buffaloes were selected in 1946 NFL draft following the season.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 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
edit- ^ 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
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Denver Grabs Title With 14-8 Buff Win". Salt Lake Telegram. November 23, 1945. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1945 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1945 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 14. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1946 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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