1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Buffaloes scored 370 points and allowed 220 points. Led by head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes were 9–2 in the regular season, won the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, and finished third in the final rankings.[1]
1971 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–21 vs. Houston | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 3 |
1971 record | 10–2 (5–2 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Folsom Field |
1971 Big Eight Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 11 | at No. 9 LSU* | W 31–21 | 70,099 | |||
September 18 | Wyoming* | No. 12 | W 56–13 | 40,729 | ||
September 25 | at No. 6 Ohio State* | No. 10 | W 20–14 | 85,538 | ||
October 2 | Kansas State | No. 6 |
| W 31–21 | 47,740 | |
October 9 | at Iowa State | No. 5 | W 24–14 | 31,535 | ||
October 16 | at No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 6 | L 17–45 | 61,826 | ||
October 23 | Missouri | No. 11 |
| W 27–7 | 45,129 | |
October 30 | at No. 1 Nebraska | No. 9 | ABC | L 7–31 | 67,776 | |
November 6 | at Kansas | No. 13 | W 35–14 | 35,299 | ||
November 13 | Oklahoma State | No. 12 |
| W 40–6 | 40,211 | |
November 20 | Air Force* | No. 10 |
| W 53–17 | 46,362 | |
December 31 | vs. No. 15 Houston* | No. 7 | ABC | W 29–17 | 54,720 | |
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Roster
1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Season summary
Ohio State
Colorado Buffaloes at Ohio State Buckeyes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colorado | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Ohio St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 25, 1971
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 85,586
- Box Score
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NFL draft
Colorado Buffaloes selected in the 1972 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Herb Orvis | Defensive tackle | 1 | 16 | Detroit Lions |
Cliff Branch | Wide receiver | 4 | 98 | Oakland Raiders |
Source:[2]
References
- "Huskers solid No. 1". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 4, 1972. p. 20.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm
External links
- Sports Reference – 1971 Colorado football season
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