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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: Rick Neuheisel
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Rick Neuheisel enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  @ Colorado State  42   14   W    @ Denver, CO   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Fresno State  29   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Utah State  25   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Baylor  18   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Oklahoma  27   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Kansas State  9   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Texas Tech  19   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Kansas  17   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Missouri  14   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Iowa State  37   8   W       
 Fri., Nov. 27  @ Nebraska  14   16   L       
 Fri., Dec. 25   Oregon  51   43   W    @ Honolulu, HI   Aloha Classic Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored302
  Scoring Average25.2
  Points Allowed253
  Defense Average21.1
  Opponents Record73-67
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1998 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5315255Lost  18-354-4198189  Spike Dykes
Kansas 4-7280341 1-7155269  Terry Allen
Iowa State 3-8221328 1-7135288  Dan McCarney
Kansas State 11-2610197Lost  34-378-1375146  Bill Snyder
Texas A&M 11-3335214Lost  14-248-1227145  R.C. Slocum
Texas 9-3437337Won  38-116-2243220  Mack Brown
Nebraska 9-4403206Lost  20-235-3210139  Frank Solich
Missouri 8-4334236Won  34-315-3214156  Larry Smith
Colorado 8-4302253Won  51-434-4155169  Rick Neuheisel
Oklahoma 5-6184229 3-5125198  John Blake
Oklahoma State 5-6303296 3-5197218  Bob Simmons
Baylor 2-9195323 1-7142239  Dave Roberts

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 All Big 12 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.