1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1996 Colorado Buffaloes football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 33–21 vs. Washington
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 8
1996 record 10–2 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach Rick Neuheisel (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Karl Dorrell (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator A. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
MVP Rae Carruth
MVP Matt Russell
Home stadium Folsom Field
(Capacity: 51,808)
1996 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%  8 –0     11 –2  
No. 8 Colorado  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 17 Kansas State  6 –2     9 –3  
Missouri  3 –5     5 –6  
Kansas  2 –6     4 –7  
Iowa State  1 –7     2 –9  
Southern Division
No. 23 Texas x$  6 –2     8 –5  
Texas Tech  5 –3     7 –5  
Texas A&M  4 –4     6 –6  
Oklahoma  3 –5     3 –8  
Oklahoma State  2 –6     5 –6  
Baylor  1 –7     4 –7  
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
  • † – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    ‡ – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
    x – Division champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Rick Neuheisel.

With the bowl victory, Colorado recorded its third straight 10-win season for the first time in school history.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 1:30 PM Washington State* No. 5 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC W 37–19   51,481
September 7 7:00 PM at Colorado State* No. 5 Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) ESPN2 W 48–34   36,371
September 14 1:30 PM No. 11 Michigan* No. 5 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC L 13–20   53,788
September 28 1:30 PM at Texas A&M No. 12 Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC W 24–10   74,339
October 12 8:00 PM Oklahoma State No. 10 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FX W 35–13   53,005
October 19 10:30 AM at Kansas No. 9 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN W 20–7   48,500
October 26 1:30 PM Texas No. 8 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC W 28–24   51,100
November 2 12:00 PM at Missouri No. 7 Faurot Field • Columbia, MO PPV W 41–13   34,440
November 9 12:30 PM Iowa Statedagger No. 7 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO W 49–42   49,662
November 16 5:00 PM No. 9 Kansas State No. 6 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FX W 12–0   53,550
November 29 12:30 PM at No. 4 Nebraska No. 5 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry) ABC L 12–17   75,695
December 30 6:00 PM vs. No. 13 Washington* No. 8 Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) ESPN W 33–21   54,749
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Roster

1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 14 Koy Detmer Sr
WR 21 Rae Carruth Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 16 Matt Russell Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Colorado football information guide
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