1935 Colorado Buffaloes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1935
| team = Colorado Buffaloes
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Rocky Mountain Conference
| short_conf = RMC
| record = 5–4
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Bunny Oakes
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Game captains
| stadium = Colorado Stadium
| champion = RMC co-champion
}}
{{1935 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite news |last=Loudon |first=Kelly |title=C. U. and Utah Ags Are Tied |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109542553/fort-collins-coloradoan/ |newspaper=Fort Collins Express-Courier |location=Fort Collins, Colorado |date=November 29, 1935 |page=7 |access-date=September 14, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite web|title=1935 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=January 26, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1935-schedule.html}}
Quarterback Kayo Lam led the team with 1,043 rushing yards and 286 passing yards.2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 207. Lam was also the team's punter and punter. He averaged 40.2 yards on 32 punts and 19.4 yard on 25 returns.2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, pp. 208–209. On October 19, 1935, Lam rushed 226 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries for a school record 32.29 yards per carry.2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 214.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Oklahoma
| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Norman, OK
| score = 0–3
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 6–20
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Missouri 20, Colorado 6: Back on Grid Map|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|date=October 13, 1935|pages=B1, B2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113551500/missouri-20-colorado-6-back-on-grid/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1935|team=Colorado Mines Orediggers|title=Colorado Mines}}
| site_stadium = Colorado Stadium
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 58–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Colorado A&M
| site_stadium = Colorado Stadium
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 19–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1935|team=Colorado College Tigers|title=Colorado College}}
| site_stadium = Colorado Stadium
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 23–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Colorado Stadium
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 6–12
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| opponent = Wyoming
| site_stadium = Colorado Stadium
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 0–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Denver
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Denver, CO
| score = 14–0
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Colorado Defeats D.U. 14 to 0: 30,000 See C.U. Win Tie in Conference|newspaper=The Greeley Daily Tribune|date=November 29, 1935|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27469757/colorado_defeats_du_14_to_0_30000/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1935 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1935-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1935 Football Schedule |url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1935 |publisher=University of Colorado Boulder |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Colorado Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2023_Info_Guide/2023_Info_Guide.pdf |publisher=University of Colorado Boulder |page=13 |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}
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