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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  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Bill McCartney enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Oregon  7   10   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Stanford  31   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Washington State  26   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Colorado State  29   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Oklahoma State  17   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Kansas  35   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Oklahoma  6   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Iowa State  42   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Missouri  27   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Kansas State  41   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Nebraska  7   24   L       
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored268
  Scoring Average24.4
  Points Allowed180
  Defense Average16.4
  Opponents Record55-67
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1987 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 3-8195417 2-5118272  Jim Walden
Kansas 1-9-1135398 0-6-191287  Bob Valesente
Oklahoma 11-1493102Lost  14-207-027359  Barry Switzer
Nebraska 10-2451164Lost  28-316-126039  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma State 10-2409242Won  35-335-2229152  Pat Jones
Colorado 7-4268180 4-3175120  Bill McCartney
Missouri 5-6226209 3-4145144  Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State 0-10-1135421 0-6-161279  Stan Parrish

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 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.