1935 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1935 Colorado Buffaloes football
1935 Colorado Buffaloes football
RMC co-champion
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	5–4 (5–1 RMC)
Head coach	Bunny Oakes (1st season);
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Colorado Stadium
	Seasons ← 1934 1936 →

1935 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Colorado +	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Utah State +	5	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Utah	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Denver	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Colorado College	4	–	2	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Colorado State–Greeley	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Montana State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Colorado Mines	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Western State (CO)	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

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]

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–3
October 12	at Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	L 6–20	7,000	^[6]
October 19	Colorado Mines	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 58–0
October 26	Colorado A&M	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 19–6
November 2	Colorado College	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	W 23–0
November 9	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	W 14–0
November 16	Kansas*	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 6–12
November 23	Wyoming	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 0–6
November 28	at Denver	Pioneer Stadium Denver, CO	W 14–0	30,000	^[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming