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1957 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1957 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Oklahoma $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Kansas 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Missouri 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Colorado 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Iowa State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Kansas State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Nebraska 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Seven Conference during the 1957 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big 7. The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Washington*
T 6–632,500
September 28Utah*
W 30–2437,000[1]
October 5Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 34–3534,000
October 12Arizona*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 34–1419,500
October 19at Kansas State
W 42–1416,000
October 26at No. 1 Oklahoma
NBCL 13–1461,624
November 2MissouridaggerNo. 18
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 6–941,000
November 9at Colorado State*
W 20–07,000[2]
November 16at Nebraska
W 27–028,000
November 23Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 38–2121,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Buffs flip Utah in final minute". The Daily Oklahoman. September 29, 1957. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Buffaloes beat Colorado State". The Billings Gazette. November 10, 1957. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1958 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1958 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 26. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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