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-
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
Record 7-4
Points Scored 268
Scoring Average 24.4
Points Allowed 180
Defense Average 16.4
Opponents Record 55-67
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 3-2
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.