| 1943Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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MSC champion | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 5–2 (2–0 MSC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Colorado Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1943 Colorado Buffaloes football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Colorado as a member of theMountain States Conference (MSC) during the1943 college football season. Led by third-year head coachJames J. Yeager, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the MSC title.
In the finalLitkenhous Ratings, Colorado ranked 62nd among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 79.0.[1]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Fort Warren* | W 38–0 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | Lowry Field* |
| W 19–6 | [3] | |
| October 9 | Utah |
| W 35–0 | [4] | |
| October 16 | Salt Lake AAB* |
| W 14–0 | [5][6] | |
| October 23 | No. T–17Colorado College*![]() |
| L 6–16 | [7] | |
| November 6 | at Utah | W 22–19 | 4,500 | [8] | |
| November 20 | Colorado College* | L 0–6 | [9] | ||
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The following Buffaloes was selected in the1944 NFL draft following the season.[13]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 7 | 57 | Paul Briggs | Tackle | Detroit Lions |
| 26 | 266 | Stan Hendrickson | End | Detroit Lions |
| 27 | 284 | Jim Smith | Tackle | Cleveland Rams |
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