1951 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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 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 →

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	[2]
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	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

NFL Draft

The following Buffaloes were selected in 1952 NFL draft following the season.^[7]

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