1937 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American football team

1937 Colorado Buffaloes football

RMC champion

Cotton Bowl, L 14–28 vs. Rice

Conference| Rocky Mountain Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 17
Record| 8–1 (7–0 RMC)
Head coach|

* Bunny Oakes (3rd season)

Captain| Game captains
Home stadium| Colorado Stadium

Seasons

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1938 ->

1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 17 Colorado $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
BYU | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Denver | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Utah | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Western State (CO) | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Colorado College | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Utah State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Wyoming | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colorado State–Greeley | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Montana State | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Colorado Mines | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Colorado A&M | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Bunny Oakes, the Buffaloes won all eight games in the regular season, with a 7–0 mark in conference play, winning the RMC title. Ranked seventeenth, undefeated Colorado was invited to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year's Day, but lost to No. 18 Rice to finish at 8–1.[1][2] This was the CU program's final year in the RMC, as they moved to the Mountain States Conference the following year.[3]

Senior back Byron "Whizzer" White, a Rhodes scholar and future justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, was a consensus All-American, the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, and the fourth overall pick of the 1938 NFL draft.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 2| Missouri*| |

* Colorado Stadium
* Boulder, CO

| W 14–6| |
October 9| Utah State| |

* Colorado Stadium
* Boulder, CO

| W 33–0| |
October 16| BYU| |

* Colorado Stadium
* Boulder, CO

| W 14–0| | [4][5]
October 23| Colorado A&M| |

* Colorado Stadium
* Boulder, CO (rivalry)

| W 47–0| |
October 30| Colorado Mines| |

* Colorado Stadium
* Boulder, CO

| W 54–0| | [6]
November 6| at Utah| |

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)

| W 17–7| | [7][8]
November 13| Colorado College| No. 16|

* Colorado Stadium
* Boulder, CO

| W 35–6| | [9][10]
November 25| at Denver| No. 16|

* Hilltop Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 34–7| | [11][12]
January 1, 1938| vs. No. 18 Rice*| No. 17|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)

| L 14–28| 37,000–38,000| [1][2]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## After the season

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### NFL Draft

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The following Buffaloes were selected in the 1938 NFL draft following the season.[16]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL club

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1 | 4 | Byron White | Back | Pittsburgh Panthers
4 | 28 | Gene Moore | Center | Brooklyn Dodgers
8 | 65 | Leon Lavington | End | Chicago Cardinals

## References

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1. ^ a b Wells, Jay (January 2, 1938). "'Whiz' White stands out, but Rice triumphs 28-14". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
2. ^ a b "Colorado gets away in lead, but Rice Institute blasts way to victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1938. p. 2B.
3. ^ "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
4. ^ Kelly, Loudon (October 18, 1937). "Buffaloes down B.Y.U. by 14-0 count". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. p. 12.
5. ^ "Cougars Bow To Colorado; Score 14-0". The Sunday Herald. October 17, 1937. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "'By' White leads C.U. to 54-0 victory". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. November 1, 1937. p. 12.
7. ^ Corbett, Mack (November 5, 1937). "Boulder Bisons arrive for Utah homecoming gridfest". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 14.
8. ^ Corbett, Mack (November 8, 1937). "Colorado virtually clinches title by victory". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 10.
9. ^ "Bisons get going when the Whizzer enters game". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. November 15, 1937. p. 10.
10. ^ "Whizzer tops nation's scorers with 100 points". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. November 15, 1937. p. 10.
11. ^ Kelly, Loudon (November 26, 1937). "Whizzer White routs Denver eleven and Buffs win R.M.C. championship". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. p. 14.
12. ^ "Whizzer sets R.M.C. record". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. November 26, 1937. p. 14.
13. ^ "1937 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
14. ^ "1937 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
15. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 13. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
16. ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues|

* Campus fields (1890–1901)
* Gamble Field (1901–1924)
* Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown
* Kansas State
* Nebraska
* Utah: Rumble in the Rockies

Culture & lore|

* Ralphie the Buffalo
* "CU Fight Song"
* "Golden Buffalo" Marching band
* Fifth Down Game
* Miracle at Michigan

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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National championship seasons in bold

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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football champions

Pre-divisional era|

* Colorado (1909)
* Colorado College & Colorado (1910)
* Colorado (1911)
* Colorado Mines (1912)
* Colorado (1913)
* Colorado Mines (1914)
* Colorado Agricultural (1915)
* Colorado Agricultural (1916)
* Denver (1917)
* Colorado Mines (1918)
* Colorado College & Utah (1919)
* Colorado Agricultural (1920)
* Colorado (1921) & Utah Agricultural
* Utah (1922)
* Colorado (1923)
* Colorado (1924)
* Colorado Agricultural (1925)
* Utah (1926)
* Colorado Agricultural (1927)
* Utah (1928)
* Utah (1929)
* Utah (1930)
* Utah (1931)
* Utah (1932)
* Colorado A&M, Denver, & Utah (1933)
* Colorado, Colorado Agricultural, & Colorado Teachers (1934)
* Colorado & Utah State
* Utah State (1936)
* Colorado (1937)
* Montana State (1938)
* Colorado Mines (1939)
* Colorado College (1940)
* Colorado College (1941)
* Colorado Mines (1942)
* No league play due to World War II (1943–1944)
* Colorado College (1945)
* Montana State (1946)
* Montana State (1947)
* Colorado State–Greeley (1948)
* Colorado College (1949)
* Colorado College (1950)
* Colorado Mines (1951)
* Idaho State (1952)
* Idaho State (1953)
* Montana State (1954)
* Idaho State (1955)

NAIA Division I|

* Montana State (1956)
* Idaho State (1957)
* Colorado College & Colorado Mines (1958)
* Idaho State (1959)
* Adams State (1960)
* Adams State (1961)
* Adams State (1962)
* Western State (1963)
* Western State (1964)
* Western State (1965)
* Western State (1966)
* Adams State (1967)
* Adams State (1968)
* Colorado State–Greeley (1969)
* Pittsburg State (1970)
* Northern Colorado (1971)
* Adams State (1972)

NCAA Division II|

* Western State (1973)
* Western State (1974)
* Western State (1975)
* Western State (1976)
* Western State (1977)
* Western State (1978)
* Western State (1979)
* Adams State & Southern Colorado (1980)
* N.M. Highlands (1981)
* Mesa State (1982)
* Mesa State (1983)
* Fort Lewis (1984)
* Mesa State (1985)
* Mesa State (1986)
* Mesa State (1987)
* Mesa State (1988)
* Adams State (1989)
* Mesa State (1990)
* Western State (1991)
* Western State (1992)
* Fort Hays State (1993)
* Western State (1994)
* Fort Hays State & Western State (1995)
* Chadron State (1996)
* Western State (1997)
* Chadron State & Western State (1998)
* Chadron State & N.M. Highlands (1999)
* Mesa State (2000)
* Chadron State (2001)
* Chadron State & Nebraska–Kearney (2002)
* Mesa State (2003)
* Colorado Mines (2004)
* Nebraska–Kearney (2005)
* Chadron State (2006)
* Chadron State (2007)
* Chadron State (2008)
* Nebraska–Kearney (2009)
* Colorado Mines & Nebraska–Kearney (2010)
* CSU Pueblo (2011)
* CSU Pueblo (2012)
* CSU Pueblo (2013)
* CSU Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2014)
* Mesa State (2015)
* Mesa State, Colorado Mines & CSU–Pueblo (2016)
* CSU Pueblo & Mesa State (2017)
* CSU Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2018)
* Colorado Mines (2019)
* No season (2020)
* Colorado Mines & Western Colorado (2021)
* Colorado Mines (2022)
* Colorado Mines (2023)

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