1982 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1982 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the first season for Bill McCartney as head coach, and the second year of blue jerseys for the Buffaloes, which were phased out in 1984.[1][2][3]
| 1982 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| 1982 record | 2–8–1 (1–5–1 Big 8) |
| Head coach |
|
| Defensive coordinator | Dale Evans (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463) |
| 1982 Big Eight Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After three seasons in Boulder, head coach Chuck Fairbanks resigned in early June 1982 to become the head coach, president, and minority owner of the New Jersey Generals of the new United States Football League.[2][4] 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 | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11 | California* | L 17–31 | 35,103 | ||
| September 18 | at Washington State* | KWGN | W 12–0 | 30,923 | |
| September 25 | Wyoming |
| L 10–24 | 40,593 | |
| October 2 | No. 9 UCLA* |
| L 6–34 | 38,702 | |
| October 9 | No. 7 Nebraska |
| ABC | L 14–40 | 53,022 |
| October 16 | at Oklahoma State | T 25–25 | 47,250 | ||
| October 23 | Iowa State |
| ABC | L 14–31 | 40,581 |
| October 30 | No. 17 Oklahoma |
| L 10–45 | 43,908 | |
| November 6 | at Missouri | L 14–35 | 46,312 | ||
| November 13 | Kansas |
| W 28–3 | 35,114 | |
| November 20 | at Kansas State | L 10–33 | 24,300 | ||
| |||||
- Source:[8]
Personnel
| 1982 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
Washington State
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado's first road win since 1979 versus Kansas
- Source:[11]
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
- "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 18, 1982. p. 15.
- Barrows, Bob (September 18, 1982). "Cougars: Injuries may play role in game with Colorado". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
- Barrows, Bob (September 19, 1982). "Colorado gets revenge against Cougars, 12-0". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.