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1947 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by James J. Yeager in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled and overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MSC.

1947 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

Colorado was ranked at No. 109 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Iowa State*
W 7–08,500[2]
October 4at Army*
L 0–4721,000[3]
October 11Missouri*
L 0–2113,000[4]
October 18BYU
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 9–712,000[5]
October 25at Colorado A&M
W 14–712,500[6]
November 1Utah 
L 7–1322,000[7]
November 8at Utah State
L 12–358,000[8]
November 15Wyoming
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 21–6< 10,000[9]
November 27at Denver
L 20–2628,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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After the season

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NFL Draft

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The following Buffaloes were selected in 1948 NFL draft following the season.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
11 90 Johnny Zisch End Los Angeles Rams
22 197 Jack McEwen Back Detroit Lions
26 241 Aubrey Allen Tackle Green Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Norm Coder (September 28, 1947). "Colorado Nips I.S.C., 7-0". The Des Moines Register. p. V-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army Shackles Colorado, 47-0". The Daily News (New York City). October 5, 1947. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Missouri Hands Colorado First Home Loss in 8". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 12, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Colorado Tips Coloags, 14-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1947. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Utags Impressive In 35-12 Victory Over Buff Team". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 9, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buffs' Passing in Second Period Defeats Wyoming". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Denver Wins Last Go With Colorado". The Montana Standard. November 28, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1947 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  12. ^ "1947 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 16. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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