Dallas Ward
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Dallas Ward was the head football coach at the Colorado Buffaloes from 1948 to 1958. His career record was 63-41-6 (.600). From 1953 to 1954, he established a personal best 9 game winning streak. In his first two seasons, he had a 6-13 record, but those were his only two losing seasons. In 1956, his team won the Orange Bowl with a 27-21 win over Clemson. He played college football at Oregon State, and started every game of his collegiate career there.
He has held membership in five honorary societies, including Phi Kappa Phi. He had a terrible career record against Oklahoma, and was fired because of it. He is a member of the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.
| Preceded by: Jim Yeager |
University of Colorado Head Coach 1948–1958 |
Succeeded by: Sonny Grandelius |
| Colorado Buffaloes Head Football Coaches |
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| Heller • Folsom • Mortimer • Cropp • Keinholz • Castleman • Evans • Mills • Witham • Saunders • Oakes • Potts • Yeager • Ward • Grandelius • Davis • Crowder • Mallory • Fairbanks • McCartney • Neuheisel • Barnett • Hawkins |
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