1935 Colorado Buffaloes football team
1935 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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RMC co-champion | |
Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
Record | 5–4 (5–1 RMC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Colorado Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado College | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State–Greeley | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado Mines | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western State (CO) | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1935 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1935 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bunny Oakes, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4 record with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, shared RMC title with Utah State, and outscored all opponents by a total of 140 to 47.[1][2]
Quarterback Kayo Lam led the team with 1,043 rushing yards and 286 passing yards.[3] Lam was also the team's punter and punter. He averaged 40.2 yards on 32 punts and 19.4 yard on 25 returns.[4] On October 19, 1935, Lam rushed 226 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries for a school record 32.29 yards per carry.[5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 28 | at Oklahoma* | L 0–3 | |||
October 12 | at Missouri* | L 6–20 | 7,000 | [6] | |
October 19 | Colorado Mines | W 58–0 | |||
October 26 | Colorado A&M![]() |
| W 19–6 | ||
November 2 | Colorado College |
| W 23–0 | ||
November 9 | at Utah | W 14–0 | |||
November 16 | Kansas* |
| L 6–12 | ||
November 23 | Wyoming |
| L 0–6 | ||
November 28 | at Denver | W 14–0 | 30,000 | [7] | |
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References
- ^ Loudon, Kelly (November 29, 1935). "C. U. and Utah Ags Are Tied". Fort Collins Express-Courier. Fort Collins, Colorado. p. 7. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "1935 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 207.
- ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, pp. 208–209.
- ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 214.
- ^ "Missouri 20, Colorado 6: Back on Grid Map". The Kansas City Star. October 13, 1935. pp. B1, B2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado Defeats D.U. 14 to 0: 30,000 See C.U. Win Tie in Conference". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 29, 1935. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1935 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1935 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2023.