Colorado Football Team History
Colorado Buffaloes
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Founded: 1876 Stadium: Folsom Stadium Capacity: 51,655 Colors: Silver & Gold Coach: Chuck Fairbanks Conference: Big Eight-
1981 Season Highlights
Chuck Fairbanks enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Colorado.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Texas Tech
45
27
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Washington State
10
14
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Brigham Young
20
41
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
UCLA
7
27
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Nebraska
0
59
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Oklahoma State
11
10
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Iowa State
10
17
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Oklahoma
0
49
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Missouri
14
30
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Kansas
0
27
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Kansas State
24
21
W
1981 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 141
Scoring Average 12.8
Points Allowed 322
Defense Average 29.3
Opponents Record 73-52
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 0-5
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.