1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the third and final season for Chuck Fairbanks' as head coach, and the first year of blue jerseys for the Buffaloes, which were phased out in 1984.[1][2][3]
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| 1981 record | 3–8 (2–5 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Chuck Fairbanks (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Oklahoma | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fairbanks resigned in early June 1982 to become head coach, president, and minority owner of the New Jersey Generals of the new United States Football League.[2][4] Bill McCartney, the defensive coordinator at Michigan under Bo Schembechler, was announced as Colorado's new head coach on June 9,[5][6][7] and led the program for thirteen seasons, through 1994.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 12 | Texas Tech* | W 45–27 | 34,884 | |
| September 19 | Washington State* |
| L 10–14 | 35,277 |
| September 26 | No. 11 BYU* |
| L 20–41 | 43,259 |
| October 3 | at No. 16 UCLA* | L 7–27 | 40,347 | |
| October 10 | at Nebraska |
| L 0–59 | 76,168 |
| October 17 | Oklahoma State |
| W 11–10 | 36,101 |
| October 24 | at No. 14 Iowa State |
| L 10–17 | 50,103 |
| October 31 | at No. 19 Oklahoma |
| L 0–49 | 75,638 |
| November 7 | Missouri |
| L 14–30 | 35,782 |
| November 14 | at Kansas |
| L 0–27 | 31,500 |
| November 21 | Kansas State |
| W 24–21 | 23,921 |
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Roster
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References
- "CU Logo Evolution Fact Sheet". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- Thorburn, Ryan (April 2, 2013). "Football: Former CU Buffs coach Chuck Fairbanks dies at 79". Boulder Daily Camera. Buffzone.com. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- McCallum, Jack (October 11, 1982). "UCLA now stands for Uncork Lots Of Aerials". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
- "Fairbanks quits Colorado to coach in USFL". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. June 2, 1982. p. 17.
- "Colorado talks with McCartney". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). Associated Press. June 9, 1982. p. 9.
- "McCartney gets Colorado post". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 10, 1982. p. 38.
- "CU tabs McCartney new football coach". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. June 10, 1982. p. 15.
- College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
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