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{{Short description|Football team of University of Colorado Boulder}}
{{Infobox NCAA football school
{{Infobox NCAA football school
| TeamName = Colorado Buffaloes football
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| NCAAdivision = I FBS
| NCAAdivision = I FBS
| Conference = [[Pac-12 Conference]]
| Conference = [[Pac-12 Conference]]
| PastAffiliations = Independent (1890–1892, 1905)<br>[[Colorado Football Association|CFA]] (1893–1904, 1906–1908)<br>[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]] (1909–1937)<br>[[Mountain States Conference|Skyline]] (1938–1947)<br>[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] (1948–1995)<br>[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (1996–2010)<br><!-- [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] (2011—2023) -->
| PastAffiliations = Independent (1890–1892, 1905)<br>[[Colorado Football Association|CFA]] (1893–1904, 1906–1908)<br>[[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|RMAC]] (1909–1937)<br>[[Mountain States Conference|Skyline]] (1938–1947)<br>[[Big Eight Conference|Big Eight]] (1948–1995)<br>[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (1996–2010)<br>[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] (2011—2023) <br><!-- [[Big 12 Conference|Big-12]] (2024—present)
| ATWins = 723
| ATWins = 670
| ATLosses = 544
| ATLosses = 517
| ATTies = 36
| ATTies = 35
| BowlWins = 12
| BowlWins = 12
| BowlLosses = 17
| BowlLosses = 17
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The '''Colorado Buffaloes football''' program represents the [[University of Colorado Boulder]] in [[college football]] at the [[NCAA Division I FBS]] level, and is a member of the [[Pac-12 Conference]]. The team was a charter member of the [[Big 12 Conference]] before leaving to join the Pac-12 after the 2010 season. After 13 seasons in the Pac-12, the Buffaloes returned to the Big 12 in 2024. Before joining the Big 12, they were members of the [[Big Eight Conference]]. The CU football team has played at [[Folsom Field]] since 1924.<ref name="CUFolsom">{{cite web |url=http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=117805 |title=Folsom Field Home |publisher=CUBuffs.com |access-date=2007-03-06 |archive-date=2010-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020111647/http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=117805 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Buffs all-time record is 716–520–36 (.577 winning percentage) as of the 2022 season. Colorado won the [[1990 NCAA Division I-A football season|1990 National Championship]]. The football program is 27th on the all-time win list and 40th in all-time winning percentage.
The '''Colorado Buffaloes football''' program represents the [[University of Colorado Boulder]] in [[college football]] at the [[NCAA Division I FBS]] level, and is a member of the [[Big 12 Conference]]. The team was a charter member of the [[Pac-12 Conference]] before leaving to join the [[Big 12 Conference]] after the 2023 season. Prior to 2010, they were also apart of the [[Big 12 Conference]] until leaving for the Pac-12 following the season. Before joining the Big 12, they were members of the [[Big Eight Conference]]. The CU football team has played at [[Folsom Field]] since 1924.<ref name="CUFolsom">{{cite web |url=http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=117805 |title=Folsom Field Home |publisher=CUBuffs.com |access-date=2007-03-06 |archive-date=2010-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020111647/http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=117805 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Buffs all-time record is 670-517-35 (.548 winning percentage) as of the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colorado Buffaloes Head-to-Head Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/head-to-head.html |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Colorado won the [[1990 NCAA Division I-A football season|1990 National Championship]]. The football program is 27th on the all-time win list and 40th in all-time winning percentage.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 12:40, 21 May 2024

{{Infobox NCAA football school | TeamName = Colorado Buffaloes football | CurrentSeason = 2024 Colorado Buffaloes football team | FirstYear = 1890 | Image = Colorado Buffaloes wordmark.svg | ImageSize = 150 | AthleticDirector = Rick George | HeadCoach = Deion Sanders | HeadCoachYear = 2nd | HCWins = 4 | HCLosses = 8 | Stadium = Folsom Field | StadiumBuilt = 1924[1] | StadCapacity = 50,183[1] | StadSurface = Natural Grass | Location = Boulder, Colorado | NCAAdivision = I FBS | Conference = Pac-12 Conference | PastAffiliations = Independent (1890–1892, 1905)
CFA (1893–1904, 1906–1908)
RMAC (1909–1937)
Skyline (1938–1947)
Big Eight (1948–1995)
Big 12 (1996–2010)
Pac-12 (2011—2023)
Utah leads the series 34-32-3 through the 2022 season.[2]

Bowl games

Main article: List of Colorado Buffaloes bowl games

Colorado has participated in 29 bowl games, with a record of 12–17 (.414).

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result Attendance Network
1937 Bunny Oakes Cotton Rice L 14–28 35,000 —
1956 Dallas Ward Orange Clemson W 27–21 72,552 CBS
1961 Sonny Grandelius Orange LSU L 7–25 62,391 ABC
1967 Eddie Crowder Bluebonnet Miami (FL) W 31–21 30,156 ABC
1969 Liberty Alabama W 47–33 50,144 ABC
1970 Liberty Tulane L 3–17 44,500 ABC
1971 Astro-Bluebonnet Houston W 29–17 54,720 ABC
1972 Gator Auburn L 3–24 71,114 ABC
1975 Bill Mallory Astro-Bluebonnet Texas L 21–38 52,728 ABC
1976 Orange Ohio State L 10–27 65,537 NBC
1985 Bill McCartney Freedom Washington L 17–20 30,961 Lorimar
1986 Bluebonnet Baylor L 9–21 40,470 Raycom
1988 Freedom Brigham Young L 17–20 35,941 Raycom
1989 Orange Notre Dame L 6–21 81,191 NBC
1990 Orange Notre Dame W 10–9 77,062 NBC
1991 Blockbuster Alabama L 25–30 52,644 CBS
1992 Fiesta Syracuse L 22–26 70,224 NBC
1993 Aloha Fresno State W 41–30 44,009 ABC
1994 Fiesta Notre Dame W 41–24 73,968 NBC
1995 Rick Neuheisel Cotton Oregon W 38–6 58,214 CBS
1996 Holiday Washington W 33–21 54,749 ESPN
1998 Aloha Oregon W 51–43 34,803 ABC
1999 Gary Barnett Insight.com Boston College W 62–28 35,762 ESPN
2001 Fiesta Oregon L 16–38 74,118 ABC
2002 Alamo Wisconsin L 28–31OT 50,690 ESPN
2004 Houston UTEP W 33–28 27,235 ESPN
2005 Mike Hankwitz Champs Sports Clemson L 10–19 31,470 ESPN
2007 Dan Hawkins Independence Alabama L 24–30 47,043 ESPN
2016 Mike MacIntyre Alamo Oklahoma State L 8–38 59,815 ESPN
2020 Karl Dorrell Alamo Texas L 23–55 10,822 ESPN

Notable players

Cliff Branch, Hall of Fame WR
See also: Colorado Buffaloes football statistical leaders

Awards

Byron White
Eric Bieniemy (1987–1990), the school's all-time leader in rushing yards (3,940), touchdowns (42), and all-purpose yards (4,351)

Heisman Trophy:[citation needed]

Year Name Position Rank in
Heisman voting 		Points
1937 Byron White HB 2nd 264
1961 Joe Romig OG/LB 6th 279
1969 Bobby Anderson TB 11th 100
1971 Charlie Davis TB 16th 28
1989 Darian Hagan QB 5th 242
1990 Eric Bieniemy TB 3rd 798
Darian Hagan QB 17th 17
Mike Pritchard WR 50th 2
1991 Darian Hagan QB 20th 12
1992 Ronnie Blackmon CB 30th 4
1993 Charles Johnson WR 15th 24
Michael Westbrook WR 61st 1
1994 Rashaan Salaam TB 1st 743
Kordell Stewart QB 13th 16
2002 Chris Brown TB 8th 48

Other award winners

Players

  1. ^ In 1992, this award was known as the Draddy Trophy.

Coach

1989 Bill McCartney
2016 Mike MacIntyre
2016 Mike MacIntyre
2016 Mike MacIntyre
2016 Mike MacIntyre
2016 Mike MacIntyre
2016 Mike MacIntyre

College Football Hall of Fame

Name Induction Ref
Byron White 1952 [6]
Joe Romig 1984 [7]
Dick Anderson 1993 [8]
Bobby Anderson 2006 [9]
Alfred Williams 2010 [10]
John Wooten 2012 [11]
Bill McCartney 2013 [12]
Herb Orvis 2016 [13]

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Colorado has one inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

All-Americans

Daniel Graham
Mason Crosby
Nate Solder

The following is a list of Consensus All-Americans from CU as listed[when?] in NCAA record books.[14]

Retired numbers

Main article: List of NCAA football retired numbers

The following players have been honored by having their uniform numbers designated as retired numbers by the Buffaloes.[15][16]

No. Player Position Career Year
11 Bobby Anderson QB/RB 1967–1969 1969
19† Rashaan Salaam RB 1992–1994 2017
24 Byron White HB 1935–1937 1937
67 Joe Romig G 1959–1961 1961
  • † = Posthumous honored

In 2020, Colorado athletic director Rick George announced plans to re-issue uniform numbers 24, 67, and 11, with the support of the noted players (or their families).[15] Contemporary uniforms issued with those numbers will include a commemorative patch.[15] Nonetheless, no player has used any of those numbers since the announcement.[17][18][19][20] Uniform number 19 will remain unused for 19 years, after which it may be re-issued.[15]

Future Big 12 opponents

On November 1, 2023, Colorado's Big 12 opponents from 2024 through 2027 were revealed.[21]

Home Schedule

2024 2025 2026 2027
Baylor Arizona Houston Arizona State
Cincinnati Arizona State Kansas State Kansas
Kansas State BYU Texas Tech TCU
Oklahoma State Iowa State UCF West Virginia
Utah − Utah −

Away Schedule

2024 2025 2026 2027
Arizona Houston Arizona State Arizona
Kansas Kansas State Baylor BYU
Texas Tech TCU Cincinnati Houston
UCF Utah Oklahoma State Iowa State
− West Virginia − UCF

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of December 19, 2023.[22]

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031
Aug. 31
North Dakota State 		Aug. 30
Georgia Tech 		Sept. 5
at Georgia Tech 		Sept. 4
Colgate 		Sept. 2
UMass 		Sept. 1
TBA 		Aug. 31
SMU 		Aug. 30
Missouri
Sept. 7
at Nebraska 		Sept. 6
Delaware 		Sept. 12
Weber State 		Sept. 11
Northwestern 		Sept. 9
at Florida 		Sept. 8
Florida 		Sept. 7
at Missouri 		Sept. 6
at SMU
Sept. 14
at Colorado State 		Sept. 13
Wyoming 		Sept. 19
at Northwestern 		Sept. 18
Northern Illinois 		Sept. 16
Northern Colorado 		Sept. 15
at Colorado State 		Sept. 14
Colorado State 		Sept. 13
Northern Colorado

Others beyond 2031: vs. North Texas, Sept. 4, 2032; at North Texas, Sept. 3, 2033; vs. Colorado State, Sept. 17, 2033; at Colorado State, Sept. 16, 2034; vs. Colorado State, Sept. 19, 2037; at Colorado State, Sept. 11, 2038.

References

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CUFolsom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Winsipedia - Colorado Buffaloes vs. Utah Utes football series history". Winsipedia.
  3. ^ "NCAA Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA Football Records. NCAA. 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  4. ^ a b c "NCAA Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA Football Records. NCAA. 2009. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  5. ^ a b "NCAA Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA Football Records. NCAA. 2009. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  6. ^ Byron White at the College Football Hall of Fame
  7. ^ Joe Romig at the College Football Hall of Fame
  8. ^ Dick Anderson at the College Football Hall of Fame
  9. ^ "Throwin' You A Bohn – CUBuffs.com | University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  10. ^ "Alfred Williams Elected To College Football Hall Of Fame – CUBuffs.com | University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics". CUBuffs.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  11. ^ "John Wooten Named To College Football Hall Of Fame – CUBuffs.com | University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics". CUBuffs.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  12. ^ "Bill McCartney To Enter College Football Hall of Fame – CUBuffs.com | University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics". CUBuffs.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  13. ^ "Herb Orvis, former CU Buffs pass rusher, named to College Football Hall of Fame". Denverpost.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. January 8, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  14. ^ "NCAA Football Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA Football Records. NCAA. 2009. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  15. ^ a b c d Plati, David (February 5, 2020). "Retired Numbers To Circulate Back Into Use". cubuffs.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  16. ^ "Retired numbers – Colorado Athletics" (PDF). static.cubuffs.com.
  17. ^ "2020 Football Roster". cubuffs.com.
  18. ^ "2021 Football Roster". cubuffs.com.
  19. ^ "2022 Football Roster". cubuffs.com.
  20. ^ "2023 Football Roster". cubuffs.com.
  21. ^ "Big 12 Football Matrix 2024-2027" (PDF).
  22. ^ Snyder, Curtis (December 19, 2023). "Buffs Add Five Games To Future Non-Conference Schedule". University of Colorado Athletics.

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