1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes were 7–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Big 8.
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
1977 record | 7–3–1 (3–3–1 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | George Belu |
Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Reublin |
Base defense | 5–2 |
MVP | James Mayberry |
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Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado was a defending conference co-champion and won its first five games to reach third in the polls in October, its highest rank in five years. A disappointing 2–3–1 finish knocked them out of a bowl berth.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | Stanford* | No. 12 | W 27–21 | 50,482 | ||
September 17 | Kent State* | No. 12 |
| W 42–0 | 46,164 | |
September 24 | New Mexico* | No. 8 |
| W 42–7 | 47,152 | |
October 1 | at Army* | No. 7 | W 31–0 | 34,548 | ||
October 8 | Oklahoma State | No. 6 |
| W 29–13 | 52,904 | |
October 15 | at Kansas | No. 3 | T 17–17 | 39,320 | ||
October 22 | at No. 18 Nebraska | No. 7 | L 15–33 | 76,486 | ||
October 29 | Missouri | No. 15 |
| L 14–24 | 52,908 | |
November 5 | at No. 19 Iowa State | W 12–7 | 50,000 | |||
November 12 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | ABC | L 14–52 | 71,184 | ||
November 19 | Kansas State |
| W 23–0 | 43,873 | ||
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Roster
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- 2011 Colorado football information guide.
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