1947 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1947 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 MSC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 8 1 1
Denver 3 2 1 5 4 1
Utah State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Colorado 3 3 0 4 5 0
Colorado A&M 2 3 1 5 4 1
Wyoming 2 4 0 4 5 0
BYU 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. Led by James J. Yeager in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled and overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the MSC.

Colorado was ranked at No. 109 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]

  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.