1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1971 Colorado Buffaloes football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 3
1971 record 10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach Eddie Crowder (9th season)
Home stadium Folsom Field
1971 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –0  13 –0 –0
No. 2 Oklahoma 6 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 3 Colorado 5 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
Iowa State 4 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Kansas State 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Kansas 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Missouri 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1971 college football season. The Buffaloes scored 370 points and allowed 220 points. Led by head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes were 9–2 in the regular season, won the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and finished third in the final rankings.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 at No. 9 LSU* Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 31–21   70,099
September 18 Wyoming* No. 12 Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 56–13   40,729
September 25 at No. 6 Ohio State* No. 10 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 20–14   85,538
October 2 Kansas State No. 6 Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 31–21   47,740
October 9 at Iowa State No. 5 Clyde Williams Field • Ames, Iowa W 24–14   31,535
October 16 at No. 2 Oklahoma No. 6 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma L  17–45   61,826
October 23 Missouri No. 11 Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 27–7   45,129
October 30 at No. 1 Nebraska No. 9 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (rivalry) ABC L  7–31   67,776
November 6 at Kansas No. 13 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas W 35–14   35,299
November 13 Oklahoma State No. 12 Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 40–6   40,211
November 20 Air Force* No. 10 Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado W 53–17   46,362
December 31 vs. No. 15 Houston* No. 7 Houston Astrodome • Houston (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) ABC W 29–17   54,720
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 23 Cliff Branch Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

NFL draft

Colorado Buffaloes selected in the 1972 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Herb OrvisDefensive tackle116Detroit Lions
Cliff BranchWide receiver498Oakland Raiders

Source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Huskers solid No. 1". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 4, 1972. p. 20.
  2. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm


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