1953 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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

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
$ – Conference champion 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#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Washington*		Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 21–20	31,000
September 26	Arizona*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 20–14	24,500
October 3	Missouri		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	L 16–27	23,840
October 10	Kansas		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	L 21–27	24,300
October 17	at Kansas State		Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 14–28	14,000
October 24	at #9 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 20–27	36,565
October 31	Iowa State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 41–34	22,500
November 7	Utah*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rivalry)	W 21–0	18,500
November 14	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	W 14–10	36,000
November 28	at Colorado A&M*		Colorado Field • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	W 13–7	7,549
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Awards

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