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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 McCartney
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024
1988 Season Highlights
 Bill McCartney enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 
1988 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Fresno State  45   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Iowa  24   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Oregon State  28   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Colorado State  27   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Oklahoma State  21   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Kansas  21   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Oklahoma  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Iowa State  24   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Missouri  45   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Nebraska  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Kansas State  56   14   W       
 Thu., Dec. 29   Brigham Young  17   20   L    @ Anaheim, CA   Freedom Bowl
 
1988 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored322
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed196
  Defense Average16.3
  Opponents Record69-67
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record4-1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
23 8-4-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1988 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 5-6195258 3-4142183  Jim Walden
Kansas 1-10189496 1-6118319  Glen Mason
Nebraska 11-2477205Lost  3-237-026592  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 9-3332160Lost  6-136-1235101  Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State 10-2584341Won  62-145-2317215  Pat Jones
Colorado 8-4322196Lost  17-204-3181108  Bill McCartney
Missouri 3-7-1234330 2-5164195  Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State 0-11171448 0-7108317  Stan Parrish

1988 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1988 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.