1935 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1935 Colorado Buffaloes football
RMC co-champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4 (5–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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]

  1. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  2. ^ "1935 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  3. ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 207.
  4. ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, pp. 208–209.
  5. ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 214.