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]

1981 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1981 record38 (25 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumFolsom Field
(Capacity: 51,463)
1981 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12Texas Tech*W 45–2734,884
September 19Washington State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
L 10–1435,277
September 26No. 11 BYU*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
L 20–4143,259
October 3at No. 16 UCLA*L 7–2740,347
October 10at NebraskaL 0–5976,168
October 17Oklahoma State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 11–1036,101
October 24at No. 14 Iowa StateL 10–1750,103
October 31at No. 19 OklahomaL 0–4975,638
November 7Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
L 14–3035,782
November 14at KansasL 0–2731,500
November 21Kansas State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 24–2123,921
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[8]

Roster

1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 16 Randy Essington So
RB 26 Charles Davis (C) Sr
C 51 Rich Umphrey Sr
G 63 Vince Rafferty So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 31 Jeff Donaldson So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. "CU Logo Evolution Fact Sheet". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. Thorburn, Ryan (April 2, 2013). "Football: Former CU Buffs coach Chuck Fairbanks dies at 79". Boulder Daily Camera. Buffzone.com. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
  3. McCallum, Jack (October 11, 1982). "UCLA now stands for Uncork Lots Of Aerials". Sports Illustrated. p. 32.
  4. "Fairbanks quits Colorado to coach in USFL". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. June 2, 1982. p. 17.
  5. "Colorado talks with McCartney". Ludington Daily News. (Michigan). Associated Press. June 9, 1982. p. 9.
  6. "McCartney gets Colorado post". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 10, 1982. p. 38.
  7. "CU tabs McCartney new football coach". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. June 10, 1982. p. 15.
  8. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com


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