The 1952 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1952 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 2–2–2 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big 7. The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
| 1952 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 6–2–2 (2–2–2 Big 7) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing[1] |
| Base defense | 6–3–2[2] |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | San Jose State* | W 20–14 | 19,998 | |||
| September 27 | No. 4 Oklahoma |
| T 21–21 | 30,732 | [2] | |
| October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Kansas | L 12–21 | 32,500 | [1][2][3] | |
| October 11 | at Arizona* | W 34–19 | 24,500 | |||
| October 18 | at Iowa State | W 21–12 | 15,000 | |||
| October 25 | Nebraska |
| T 16–16 | 31,316 | ||
| November 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Utah* | W 20–14 | 15,300 | [4] | |
| November 8 | at Missouri | L 7–27 | 13,500 | |||
| November 15 | Kansas State |
| W 34–14 | 20,553 | ||
| November 29 | Colorado A&M* |
| W 61–0 | 12,393–20,882 | [5] | |
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NFL Draft
Senior defensive back Tom Brookshier was selected in the tenth round of the 1953 NFL Draft and played with the Philadelphia Eagles until 1961; he was a longtime NFL broadcaster with CBS. Junior tight end Gary Knafelc was taken in the second round of the 1954 NFL Draft with 14th overall pick and played ten seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Green Bay Packers.
The following Buffaloes were selected in 1953 NFL Draft following the season.[9]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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| 7 | 80 | Don Branby | End | New York Giants |
| 10 | 117 | Tom Brookshier | Back | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 19 | 227 | Tom Cain | Guard | Cleveland Browns |
| 28 | 331 | Zack Jordan | Back | Green Bay Packers |
References
External links
- University of Colorado Athletics – 1952 football roster
- Sports-Reference – 1952 Colorado Buffaloes