1949 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 7.

1949 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	3–7 (1–4 Big 7)
Head coach	Dallas Ward (2nd season)
Captain	Ed Pudlik
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Big Seven Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Oklahoma $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 20 Missouri	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Nebraska	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Colorado	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Kansas	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 13–12	22,095
October 1	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 13–27	13,397
October 8	Iowa State	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 6–13	16,234
October 15	at Oregon*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 14–42	12,500
October 22	at Utah State*	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 20–7	4,000–7,000	[1]
October 29	Utah*	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 14–7	20,103	[2]
November 7	Missouri	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 13–20	19,781
November 12	at New Mexico*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 15–17	8,000–9,000	[3]
November 19	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 14–25	32,000
November 26	Colorado A&M*	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	L 7–14	20,563	[4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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