1951 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1951 Colorado Buffaloes football
1951 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	7–3 (5–1 Big 7)
Head coach	Dallas Ward (4th season);
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Folsom Field
	Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

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.

1951 Big Seven Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Colorado A&M*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 28–13	18,913	^[1]
September 29	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–35	42,000
October 6	No. 20 Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 35–27	29,367
October 13	Missouri	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 34–13	21,331
October 20	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 20–7	14,523
October 27	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 14–55	46,686
November 3	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 47–20	23,462
November 10	Utah*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 54–0	14,048
November 17	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 36–14	34,000
November 24	at No. 2 Michigan State*	Macklin Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–45	29,987	^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

^ "Hardy Scores As Colorado U. Wins Opener". Lead (SD) Daily Call. September 23, 1951. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "1951 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1951 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 20. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

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