1953 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1953 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1953 record	6–4 (2–4 Big 7)
Head coach	Dallas Ward (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Base defense	5-3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons

1953 Big 7 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Oklahoma	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Kansas State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Missouri	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado during the 1953 college football season. The Buffaloes responded from four straight losses in the middle of season to finish with four straight victories, including wins over rivals Utah and Colorado State.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle	W 21–20	31,000
September 26	Arizona*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 20–14	24,500
October 3	Missouri	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	L 16–27	23,840
October 10	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	L 21–27	24,300
October 17	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	L 14–28	14,000
October 24	at No. 9 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	L 20–27	36,565
October 31	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 41–34	22,500
November 7	Utah*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)	W 21–0	18,500
November 14	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry)	W 14–10	36,000
November 28	at Colorado A&M*	Colorado Field Fort Collins, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	W 13–7	7,549
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards

• All-Big Seven (AP, UPI, Coaches): E Gary Knafelc