1935 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bunny Oakes, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4 record with a mark of 5–1 against conference opponents, shared RMC title with Utah State, and outscored all opponents by a total of 140 to 47.[1][2]

ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4 (5–1 RMC)
Headcoach
CaptainGame captains
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1935 Colorado Buffaloes football
Cover of a homecoming pamphlet for the October 26 game
RMC co-champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4 (5–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 â†’
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1935 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State +5–1–15–2–1
Colorado +5–1–05–4–0
Utah4–1–14–3–1
Denver5–2–06–3–0
Colorado State–Greeley2–1–04–3–0
Colorado College4–2–14–3–1
BYU3–4–04–4–0
Wyoming3–4–04–4–0
Colorado A&M2–4–13–4–1
Montana State1–5–02–6–1
Colorado Mines1–6–01–6–0
Western State (CO)0–4–01–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Quarterback Kayo Lam led the team with 1,043 rushing yards and 286 passing yards.[3] Lam was also the team's punter and punter. He averaged 40.2 yards on 32 punts and 19.4 yard on 25 returns.[4] On October 19, 1935, Lam rushed 226 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries for a school record 32.29 yards per carry.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Oklahoma*
L 0–312,000[6]
October 12at Missouri*
L 6–207,000[7]
October 19Colorado Mines
W 58–0[8]
October 26Colorado A&Mdagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
W 19–6[9]
November 2Colorado College
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 23–0[10]
November 9at Utah
W 14–0[11]
November 16Kansas*
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 6–12[12]
November 23Wyoming
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
L 0–6[13]
November 28at Denver
W 14–028,000–30,000[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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