The 1948 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an

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team that represented the

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as a member of the Big Seven Conference during the 1948 college football season. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big 7. Colorado was ranked at No. 82 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

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