1936 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1936 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–3 (4–2 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
1936 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State $ 6 0 1 7 0 1
Denver 6 1 1 7 1 1
Utah 5 2 0 6 3 0
Colorado 4 2 0 4 3 0
Colorado State–Greeley 4 3 0 5 4 0
BYU 4 4 0 4 5 0
Colorado A&M 3 4 1 4 4 1
Colorado College 3 4 0 3 4 1
Wyoming 2 4 1 2 5 1
Montana State 1 4 0 3 5 0
Western State (CO) 1 5 0 1 6 0
Colorado Mines 0 6 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Bunny Oakes, Colorado compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the RMC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Oklahoma*L 0–8[1]
October 17Colorado Mines
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 33–0[2]
October 24at Colorado A&MW 9–7[3]
October 31at Colorado CollegeW 7–0[4]
November 7Utahdagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 31–76,000[5]
November 14at Utah StateL 13–1411,000[6]
November 26at DenverL 6–727,770[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Sooners push over line in last minute". The Houston Chronicle. October 4, 1936. Retrieved February 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Miners lose to Colorado Buffs, 33 to 0". The Daily Sentinel. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Buffs trip Colorado Ags in speedy skirmish, 9 to 7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 25, 1936. Retrieved February 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado wins by late rally". The Arizona Republic. November 1, 1936. Retrieved February 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado trims Utah University". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1936. Retrieved February 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Corbett, Mack (November 16, 1936). "Aggies clearly best team in winning R.M.C. grid title". The Deseret News. p. 11. Retrieved February 4, 2026 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ "D.U. Defeats C.U. by 7-6". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 27, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1936 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "1936 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2023.