The 1944 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an

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team that represented the

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as a member of the

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(MSC) during the

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. Frank Potts returned for his second season as head coach after having helmed the team in 1940. Colorado compiled an overall record of 6–2 with mark of 2–0 in conference play, winning the MSC title. The team's home field of Colorado Stadium was renamed

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in 1944, following the death of former head coach

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