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-
1986 Season Highlights
Bill McCartney enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Colorado.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Colorado State
7
23
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Oregon
30
32
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Ohio State
10
13
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Arizona
21
24
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Missouri
17
12
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Iowa State
31
3
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Nebraska
20
10
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Oklahoma State
31
14
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Kansas
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Oklahoma
0
28
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Kansas State
49
3
W
Wed., Dec. 31
Baylor
9
21
L
@ Houston, TX
Bluebonnet Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 6-6
Points Scored 242
Scoring Average 20.2
Points Allowed 193
Defense Average 16.1
Opponents Record 80-58
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.