1941 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1941 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Mountain States Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first season under head coach James J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled a 3–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents) and were outscored by a total of 161 to 97.[1][2] The team played its home games at Colorado Stadium in Boulder, Colorado.

1941 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Mountain States Conference
1941 record	3–2–1 (3–4–1 MSC)
Head coach	James J. Yeager (1st season)
Home stadium	Colorado Stadium

1941 Mountain States Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	4	–	0	–	2			6	–	0	–	2
BYU	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Denver	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Colorado A&M	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Colorado	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wyoming	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Utah State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Texas*	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 6–34	15,000	[3]
October 4	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 6–21	5,000	[4]
October 11	Utah State	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 13–7	7,500	[5]
October 18	Colorado A&M	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 26–13		[6]
October 25	Wyoming	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 27–0		[7]
November 1	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–46	16,000	[8]
November 15	at BYU	"Y" Stadium Provo, UT	T 13–13	10,000	[9]
November 20	at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–27		[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1941 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
2. "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
3. Wilbur Evans (September 28, 1941). "15,000 See Superior Texas Team Trounce Colorado U. by 34-6". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Long Runs by Missouri Trample Colorado, 21-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 5, 1941. pp. 1E, 3E – via Newspapers.com.
5. Loudon Kelly (October 12, 1941). "Buffs Use Luck Effectively To Beat Utah State 13 to 7". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado) – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colorado Buffs Pass Way To 26-13 Win Over Aggies". The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colorado). October 19, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Buffs Coast To Win Over Cowboys". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 26, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Utes Rout Colorado In 46 to 6 Triumph". Provo Sunday Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. LaVerl Christensen (November 16, 1941). "10,000 Fans See BYU Hold Buffs To 13-13 Homecoming Deadlock". Provo Sunday Herald. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Iowa State 7, Denver 6 -- Lohry Hurt, May Miss Husker Fray; Extra Point By Darling". The Des Moines Tribune. September 27, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.