1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Buffaloes were led by eighth-year head coach Eddie Crowder and home games were played on campus in Boulder at Folsom Field.

1970 Colorado Buffaloes football
Liberty Bowl, L 3–17 vs. Tulane
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
1970 record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChet Franklin
Offensive schemeSwitching T / Slot-I
Triple Option
Defensive coordinatorDon James (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPDon Popplewell
Captains
  • Phil Irwin
  • Don Popplewell
Home stadiumFolsom Field
1970 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –0  11 –0 –1
No. 20 Oklahoma 5 –2 –0  7 –4 –1
Kansas State 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Missouri 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Colorado 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Iowa State 1 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In a nationally-televised game on ABC, #18 Colorado upset fourth-ranked Penn State 41–13 in Boulder in late September, breaking a 23-game winning (and 31-game undefeated) streak.[1][2] The Buffaloes moved up to eighth in the AP poll, but were upset the next week by a point at Kansas State, led by quarterback Lynn Dickey.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19at Indiana*
W 16–942,174
September 26No. 4 Penn State*No. 18
ABCW 41–1342,850
October 3at Kansas StateNo. 8
L 20–2140,200
October 10Iowa StateNo. 17
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 61–1040,840
October 17OklahomaNo. 13
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 15–2347,700
October 24MissouriNo. 19
L 16–3057,000
October 31No. 4 Nebraska
ABCL 13–2950,881
November 7Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 45–2937,250
November 14at Oklahoma State
W 30–618,000
November 21at Air Force*
W 49–1945,447
December 12vs. Tulane*No. 19
ABCL 3–1744,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[4]

Roster
1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
SE 23 Cliff Branch Jr
QB 10 Jim Bratten
TB Jon Keyworth So
TB 32 John Tarver Jr
FB 41 Ward Walsh Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 15 Jim Cooch
CB 29 Pat Murphy
LB 89 Rick Ogle
DE 88 Herb Orvis Jr
S, P 12 John Stearns So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Source:[2][5]

References
  1. "Colorado ends Penn State's victory string". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 27, 1970. p. 9B.
  2. Jenkins, Dan (October 5, 1970). "For Easterners, prospecting doesn't pay off". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
  3. "Wildcats shock Colorado". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 4, 1970. p. 6B.
  4. 2011 Colorado football information guide.
  5. Woodling, Chuck (November 6, 1970). "Probable starters". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 16.


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