1939 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1939 Colorado Buffaloes football Mountain States Conference MSC 5–3 5–1 Bunny Oakes 5th Game captains Colorado Stadium MSC champion The 1939 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. Led by Bunny Oakes in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the MSC title. Colorado was ranked at No. 136 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 30 l y y Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 0–30 Missouri Power Play Jars Colorado: Christman Scores Three Touchdowns in 30–0 Conquest St. Louis Globe-Democrat October 1, 1939 6C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122308369/missouri-power-play-jars-colorado/ Newspapers.com October 7 l Utah State Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO 6–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-buffaloes-tumbled/189731871/ Scottsbluff Star-Herald Buffaloes tumbled October 8, 1939 January 24, 2026 Newspapers.com October 14 l y y Kansas State Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 0–20 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kansas-city-journal-elmer-hackney-injure/189732132/ Kansas City Journal Elmer Hackney injured as K-State wins, 20–0 October 15, 1939 January 24, 2026 Newspapers.com October 21 w y Colorado A&M Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO rivalry 13–0 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-missoulian-colorado-tamps-colo/189732274/ The Daily Missoulian Colorado tamps Colorado State October 22, 1939 January 24, 2026 Newspapers.com October 28 w y Wyoming Corbett Field Laramie, WY 27–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-cu-scores-277-vict/189732418/ The Daily Sentinel C.U. scores 27–7 victory October 29, 1939 January 24, 2026 Newspapers.com November 4 w y Utah Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT rivalry 21–14 13,000 Colorado Beats Utah: Buff Wallop Indians by 21–14 Score The Salt Lake Tribune November 5, 1939 1C, 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39019383/colorado_beats_utah_buff_wallop/ Newspapers.com November 18 w y BYU BYU Stadium Provo, UT 12–6 7,500 Colorado Buffs Set Cougars Back By 12 to 6 Score The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) November 19, 1939 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26583772/colorado_buffs_set_cougars_back_by_12/ Newspapers.com November 30 w Denver Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO 27–17 18,000 Colorado U. Wallops Denver U. by 27 to 17 Score The Greeley Daily Tribune December 1, 1939 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115914220/colorado-u-wallops-denver-u-by-27-to/ Newspapers.com 1939 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1939-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference October 23, 2023 1939 Football Schedule https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1939 University of Colorado Boulder October 23, 2023 Colorado Football 2023 Record Book https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2023_Info_Guide/2023_Info_Guide.pdf University of Colorado Boulder 13 October 23, 2023 References Colorado Category:Colorado Buffaloes football seasons Category:Mountain States Conference football champion seasons Colorado Buffaloes football