1953 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1953 Colorado Buffaloes football

Conference	Big Seven Conference
1953 record	6–4 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach	Dallas Ward (6th year)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Base defense	5-3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1953 Big 7 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Oklahoma $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
Kansas State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Missouri	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Colorado	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado during the 1953 college football season. The Buffaloes responded from four straight losses in the middle of season to finish with four straight victories, including wins over rivals Utah and Colorado State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Washington*	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–20	31,000
September 26	Arizona*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 20–14	24,500
October 3	Missouri	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	L 16–27	23,840
October 10	Kansas	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	L 21–27	24,300
October 17	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 14–28	14,000
October 24	at No. 9 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 20–27	36,565
October 31	Iowa State	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 41–34	22,500
November 7	Utah*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rivalry)	W 21–0	18,500
November 14	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	W 14–10	36,000
November 28	at Colorado A&M*	Colorado Field • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	W 13–7	7,549
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Awards

All-Big Seven (AP, UPI, Coaches): E Gary Knafelc^[2]

References

↑ 2011 Colorado football information guide.
↑ 2011 Colorado football information guide.

Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues	Campus fields (pre-1898) Gamble Field (1898–1924) Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown Nebraska Utah: Rumble in the Rockies

Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" "Golden Buffalo" Marching band Fifth Down Game (1990) Miracle at Michigan

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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