1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Colorado started out the season 0–4, but ended up finishing as the runner-up in the Big Eight Conference; however, they beat Nebraska for the first time since 1967.

1986 Colorado Buffaloes football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 9–21 vs. Baylor
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1986 record6–6 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerry DiNardo (3rd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
  • Steve Beck
  • Eric Coyle
  • Barry Remington
Home stadiumFolsom Field
(Capacity: 51,463)
1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
Colorado 6 1 0  6 6 0
No. 5 Nebraska 5 2 0  10 2 0
Oklahoma State 4 3 0  6 5 0
Iowa State 3 4 0  6 5 0
Missouri 2 5 0  3 8 0
Kansas State 1 6 0  2 9 0
Kansas 0 7 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 6Colorado State*KCNCL 7–2345,109
September 13at Oregon*L 30–3226,155
September 20at Ohio State*L 10–1388,404
September 27No. 10 Arizona*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
RaycomL 21–2441,024
October 11at MissouriRaycomW 17–1242,780
October 18Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 31–341,215
October 25No. 3 Nebraska
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 20–1052,440
November 1at Oklahoma StateRaycomW 31–1436,900
November 8Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 17–1037,056
November 15No. 4 Oklahoma
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
RaycomL 0–2852,707
November 22at Kansas StateW 49–314,700
December 31vs. No. 14 Baylor*RaycomL 9–2140,470
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Staff

HC: Bill McCartney

Ast: Lou Tepper (AHC/DC/ILB), Gerry DiNardo (OC/TE), Gary Barnett (QB/FB), Steve Bernstein (DB), Mike Hankwitz (OLB), Steve Logan (RB), Oliver Lucas (WR), Les Miles (OL), Ron Vanderlinden (DL)

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Game summaries

Nebraska

1 234Total
#3 Nebraska 0 073 10
Colorado 7 3010 20

The fans tore down the goal posts as the Buffaloes defeated Nebraska for the first time since 1967, a streak of 18 games, and the first win in Boulder against them since 1960. "This is a moment in our program we'll always cherish", said Colorado head coach Bill McCartney. "Up to this point I don't think we've beaten a great team. We did today. And I think we have a rivalry now." [2]

Oklahoma State

1 234Total
Colorado 3 01414 31
Oklahoma St 0 1400 14

References

  1. 2010 Colorado football information guide Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Nebraska get roughed up." Gainesville Sun. 1986 Oct 26.


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