1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was marked by the trauma endured during the September 15 game versus Oregon as sophomore tight end Ed Reinhardt suffered a career-ending, life-threatening brain injury.

1984 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1984 record110 (16 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive schemeSingle set back / split-back
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPGeorge Smith
Captains
  • Lee Rouson
  • George Smith
Home stadiumFolsom Field
(Capacity: 51,463)
1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Nebraska + 6 1 0  10 2 0
No. 6 Oklahoma + 6 1 0  9 2 1
No. 7 Oklahoma State 5 2 0  10 2 0
Kansas 4 3 0  5 6 0
Missouri 2 4 1  3 7 1
Kansas State 2 4 1  3 7 1
Colorado 1 6 0  1 10 0
Iowa State 0 5 2  2 7 2
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8Michigan State*MH CableL 21–2435,825
September 15at Oregon*L 20–2725,048
September 22at Notre Dame*L 14–5559,075
September 29No. 17 UCLA*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
L 16–3338,925
October 6at MissouriKATZL 7–5238,662
October 13Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
WOIW 23–2136,762
October 20No. 5 Nebraska
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)
L 7–2451,124
October 27at No. 10 Oklahoma StateKATZL 14–2047,800
November 3Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
KOODL 27–2833,166
November 10at No. 9 OklahomaKTVYL 17–4238,888
November 17at Kansas StateL 6–3817,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Loy Alexander
OL Shaun Beard
WR Ron Brown
WR Jo Jo Collins
OL Eric Coyle
TE Phil Cross
RB Dion Dyson
TE Jon Embree
WR Drew Ferrando
OL Jeff Glenn
OL William Gulley
OL Tim Harper
RB Mark Hatcher
OL Junior Iii
QB Craig Keenan
QB Derek Marshall
RB Eric McCarty
QB Chuck Page
TE Ed Reinhardt
RB Lee Rouson
OT 79 Pat Ryan So
RB Sam Smith
QB Steve Vogel
RB Anthony Weatherspoon
OL Jimmy Webb
TE Troy Wolf
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Calvin Beaty
DB John Bennett
LB Alan Chrite
DB Kent Davis
LB Don Fairbanks
LB Curt Koch
LB Miles Kusayanagi
LB Dan McMillen
DL Don Muncie
DB John Nairn
DB Lyle Pickens
DB Mickey Pruitt
LB Barry Remington
DB Alvin Rubalcaba
LB Darin Schubeck
DL George Smith
DB Tommy Streeter
DB Solomon Wilcots
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 17 Allan Braun Sr
K Dave DeLine
K Larry Eckel
P Barry Helton
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

  1. 2011 Colorado football information guide


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