1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1984 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1984 record 110 (16 Big 8)
Head coach Bill McCartney (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Gerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive scheme Single set back / split-back
Defensive coordinator Lou Tepper (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
MVP George Smith
Captain Lee Rouson
Captain George Smith
Home stadium Folsom Field
(Capacity: 51,463)
1984 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Nebraska + 6 1 0  10 2 0
No. 6 Oklahoma + 6 1 0  9 2 1
No. 7 Oklahoma State 5 2 0  10 2 0
Kansas 4 3 0  5 6 0
Kansas State 2 4 1  3 7 1
Missouri 2 4 1  3 7 1
Colorado 1 6 0  1 10 0
Iowa State 0 5 2  2 7 2
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was marked by the trauma endured during the September 15 game versus Oregon as sophomore tight end Ed Reinhardt suffered a career-ending, life-threatening brain injury.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 Michigan State* Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado MH Cable L 2124   35,825
September 15 at Oregon* Autzen StadiumEugene, Oregon L 2027   25,048
September 22 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, Indiana L 1455   59,075
September 29 No. 17 UCLA* Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado L 1633   38,925
October 6 at Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, Missouri KATZ L 752   38,662
October 13 Iowa Statedagger Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado WOI W 2321   36,762
October 20 No. 5 Nebraska Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry) L 724   51,124
October 27 at No. 10 Oklahoma State Lewis FieldStillwater, Oklahoma KATZ L 1420   47,800
November 3 Kansas Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado KOOD L 2728   33,166
November 10 at No. 9 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma KTVY L 1742   38,888
November 17 at Kansas State KSU StadiumManhattan, Kansas L 638   17,600
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

  1. 2011 Colorado football information guide


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