1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1968 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1968 record 4–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach Eddie Crowder (6th season)
Offensive scheme Switching T / Slot-I triple option
Defensive coordinator Don James (1st season)
Base defense 5–2
MVP Mike Schnitker
Captain Rocky Martin
Captain Mike Montler
Captain Mike Schnitker
Home stadium Folsom Field
1968 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Kansas + 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 Oklahoma + 6 –1 –0  7 –4 –0
No. 9 Missouri 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –0
Nebraska 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Colorado 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Kansas State 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1968 college football season. This Colorado squad featured 18 sophomores on the two-deep depth chart and endured an up-and-down season, including the second straight win over Oklahoma in Boulder but also the first loss to Air Force in five years.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 21 Oregon* Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 28–7   44,723
September 28 at California* California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California ABC L 0–10   27,500
October 5 at Iowa State Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa W 28–18   24,500
October 12 at Missouri Memorial Stadium • Columbia, Missouri L 14–27   50,705
October 19 Kansas State Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 37–14   32,500
October 26 Oklahomadagger Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 41–27   47,724
November 2 at No. 3 Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas L 14–27   44,500
November 9 at Oklahoma State Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma L 17–34   17,500
November 16 Nebraska Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry) L 6–22   48,327
November 23 Air Force* Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado L 35–38   42,300
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Personnel

Roster

1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB/RB 11 Bobby Anderson Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

  • Head Coach: Eddie Crowder
  • Assistants: Ken Blair (offense), Pat Culpepper (defense), Chet Franklin (offense), Don James (defense), Jim Mora (defense), Steve Ortmayer (offense), Augie Tamariello (offense), Dan Stavely (freshman)

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References

  1. ↑ 2011 Colorado football information guide.
  2. ↑ 2011 Colorado football information guide.


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