1961 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1961 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Sonny Grandelius led the team to a 7–0 mark in the "Big 8" and 9–2 overall.[1]

1961 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, L 7–25 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1961 record9–2 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coachSonny Grandelius (3rd season)
Home stadiumFolsom Field
1961 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Colorado $ 7 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 Missouri 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Kansas 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –1
Oklahoma 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Iowa State 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Nebraska 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –1
Kansas State 0 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 30Oklahoma State
W 24–0
October 7Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 20–19
October 13at Miami (FL)*
W 9–7
October 21at Kansas StateNo. 9
W 13–0
October 28at OklahomaNo. 10
W 22–14
November 4No. 10 MissouriNo. 8
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 7–6
November 11Utah*No. 8
L 12–21
November 18at NebraskaNo. 8
W 7–0
November 25Iowa StateNo. 7
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 34–0
December 2Air Force*No. 7
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 29–12
January 1vs. No. 4 LSU*No. 7
L 7–25
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "2015 Media Guide" (PDF). CUBuffs.com. Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. Retrieved September 13, 2016.


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