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Colorado Football Team History

Colorado Buffaloes

University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Folsom Stadium
Capacity: 51,655
Colors: Silver & Gold
Coach: Bill Mallory
Conference: Big Eight-

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1890 <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024

1975 Season Highlights

Bill Mallory enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Colorado.

1975 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	vs. California	34	27	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Wyoming	27	10	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Wichita State	52	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Oklahoma	20	21	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Miami	23	10	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Missouri	31	20	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Nebraska	21	63	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Iowa State	28	27	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Oklahoma State	17	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Kansas	24	21	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Kansas State	33	7	W
Sat., Dec. 27	Texas	21	38	L	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1975 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	331
Scoring Average	27.6
Points Allowed	251
Defense Average	20.9
Opponents Record	70-54
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-2

1975 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
16	9-3-0	AP

1975 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	7-5	262	180	Lost 19-33	4-3	154	112	Bud Moore
Iowa State	4-7	161	263		1-6	82	205	Earle Bruce
Oklahoma	11-1	344	154	Won 14-6	6-1	178	97	Barry Switzer
Nebraska	10-2	367	137	Lost 14-17	6-1	211	83	Tom Osborne
Colorado	9-3	331	251	Lost 21-38	5-2	174	166	Bill Mallory
Oklahoma State	7-4	285	178		3-4	153	142	Jim Stanley
Missouri	6-5	282	241		3-4	198	162	Al Onofrio
Kansas State	3-8	89	248		0-7	23	206	Ellis Rainsberger

1975 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1975 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.