1947 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1947 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1947 college football season. Head coach James J. Yeager led the team to a 3–3 mark in the MSC and 4–5 overall.[1]
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| 1947 record | 4–5 (3–3 MSC) |
| Head coach | James J. Yeager (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at Iowa State* | W 7–0 | 8,500 | [2] | |||
| October 4 | at Army* | L 0–47 | 21,000 | [3] | |||
| October 11 | Missouri* |
| L 0–21 | [4] | |||
| October 18 | BYU |
| W 9–7 | 12,000 | [5] | ||
| October 25 | at Colorado A&M |
| W 14–7 | 12,500 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | Utah |
| L 7–13 | 22,000 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | at Utah State |
| L 12–35 | 8,000 | [8] | ||
| November 15 | Wyoming |
| W 21–6 | < 10,000 | [9] | ||
| November 27 | at Denver | L 20–26 | 28,000 | [10] | |||
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References
- "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- Norm Coder (September 28, 1947). "Colorado Nips I.S.C., 7-0". The Des Moines Register. p. V-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Army Shackles Colorado, 47-0". The Daily News (New York City). October 5, 1947. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Missouri Hands Colorado First Home Loss in 8". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 12, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cowboys Bow to Colorado in 9-7 Tilt: Last Second Field Goal Is Colorado Margin Of Victory Over Fumble-Happy Cougars". The Sunday Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Colorado Tips Coloags, 14-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1947. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Utah Defeats Colorado, 13 to 7, For Fourth Straight Conquest of Big 7 Campaign". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 2, 1947. p. 14A – via Newspapers.com.
- "Utags Impressive In 35-12 Victory Over Buff Team". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 9, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Buffs' Passing in Second Period Defeats Wyoming". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Denver Wins Last Go With Colorado". The Montana Standard. November 28, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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