Colorado Buffaloes Football
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| Basic data | |
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| Surname | Colorado Buffaloes Football |
| Seat | Boulder (Colorado) |
| founding | 1890 |
| Colours | silver, black, gold |
| Website | cubuffs.com |
| First soccer team | |
| Head coach | Karl Dorrell |
| Venue | Folsom Field |
| Places | 50.183 |
| league | Pac-12 - South Division |
The Colorado Buffaloes Football represent the University of Colorado Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level . The team is currently a member of the Pac-12 Conference and was previously a founding member of the Big-12 Conference . Before joining the Big 12, they were a member of the Big Eight Conference. The Buffaloes have played their home games at Folsom Field since 1924 . The Buffaloes' balance is 710-515-36 (57.7% win rate). Colorado won their first and so far only national college football championship in 1990. The football team ranks 23rd in all-time wins and 30th in all-time odds.
history
In its more than 125-year history, football in Colorado has achieved great success in competitions. The Buffaloes have played in numerous bowl games (28 appearances in bowl games (12-16), 36th place) and won 27 conference championships, 5 division championships and a national championship.
Folsom Field was built in 1924 and since then Colorado has had a record of 308-169-14 in home games. The September 12, 2015 game against Massachusetts was the university's 1,200th football game.
Conference affiliations
- Independent (1890-1892, 1905)
- Colorado Football Association (1893-1904, 1906-1908)
- Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference (1909)
- Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (1910-1937)
- Mountain States Conference (1938-1947)
- Big Eight Conference (1948–1995)
- Big 12 Conference (1996-2010)
- Pac-12 Conference (2011-present)
Championships
National championships
Colorado has won a national championship in its history.
| season | Head coach | Voters | Balance sheet | bowl | Result |
| 1990 | Bill McCartney | AP , Billingsley, DeVold, FACT, FB News, Football Research, Football Writers Association of America, Matthews Grid Ratings, National Championship Foundation, National Football Foundation, Sporting News, USA / CNN | 11-1-1 | orange | 10-9 |
1990 season
Colorado won its first national championship in 1990 under Head Coach Bill McCartney, who led the team from 1982 to 1994. The national title was shared with Georgia Tech , which won the United Press International coaching poll, while Colorado won the Associated Press and Football Writers Association of America polls. The biggest arguments against Colorado were, on the one hand, that they had a loss and a tie, while Georgia Tech had a tie and no loss, and, on the other hand, Colorado's "unfair" victory in the Fifth Down Game against Missouri . Another major controversy was Colorado's Orange Bowl win over Notre Dame , which Colorado won in part due to a controversial clipping call that undid a Notre Dame touchdown . The main argument for Colorado was that they had a more difficult game plan than Georgia Tech. Colorado crowned the season with a 10-9 win over Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, a revenge for the 1989 Orange Bowl game, which Notre Dame won 21-6. Colorado's draw came against Tennessee , who were eighth in the first week of the season when Colorado was fifth. A week later, Colorado's only loss of the season came, with a 23:22 against Illinois . They finished the season for the second year in a row with a 7-0 record in the Big Eight Conference. They ended the season beating Notre Dame, who were number 1 until one loss in their penultimate regular season game.
Conference championships
Colorado has won 28 conference championships in over a century of college football history spanning five conferences.
| year | Conference | Head coach | Overall balance | Conference balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Colorado Football Association | Harry Heller | 8-1 | 5–0 |
| 1895 | Colorado Football Association | Fred Folsom | 5–1 | 3–0 |
| 1896 | Colorado Football Association | Fred Folsom | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| 1897 | Colorado Football Association | Fred Folsom | 7-1 | 2–0 |
| 1901 | Colorado Football Association | Fred Folsom | 5-1-1 | 2–0 |
| 1902 | Colorado Football Association | Fred Folsom | 5–1 | 4-0 |
| 1903 | Colorado Football Association | Dave Cropp | 8-2 | 4-0 |
| 1908 † | Colorado Football Association | Fred Folsom | 5–2 | 3–1 |
| 1909 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Fred Folsom | 6-0 | 3–0 |
| 1910 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Fred Folsom | 6-0 | 3–0 |
| 1911 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Fred Folsom | 6-0 | 4-0 |
| 1913 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Fred Folsom | 5-1-1 | 3-0-1 |
| 1923 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Myron E. Witham | 9-0 | 7-0 |
| 1924 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Myron E. Witham | 8-1-1 | 5-0-1 |
| 1934 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Bill Saunders | 6-1-2 | 6-1 |
| 1935 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Bunny Oakes | 5-4 | 5–1 |
| 1937 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Bunny Oakes | 8-1 | 7-0 |
| 1939 | Mountain States Conference | Bunny Oakes | 5-3 | 5–1 |
| 1942 | Mountain States Conference | James J. Yeager | 7-2 | 5–1 |
| 1943 | Mountain States Conference | James J. Yeager | 5–2 | 2–0 |
| 1944 | Mountain States Conference | Frank Potts | 6–2 | 2–0 |
| 1961 | Big Eight Conference | Sonny Grandelius | 9-2 | 7-0 |
| 1976 † | Big Eight Conference | Bill Mallory | 8-4 | 5–2 |
| 1989 | Big Eight Conference | Bill McCartney | 11-1 | 7-0 |
| 1990 | Big Eight Conference | Bill McCartney | 11-1-1 | 7-0 |
| 1991 † | Big Eight Conference | Bill McCartney | 8-3-1 | 6-0-1 |
| 2001 | Big 12 Conference | Gary Barnett | 10-3 | 7-1 |
† Co-championships
Divisional championships
| year | division | Head coach | opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 † | Big 12 North | Gary Barnett | Texas | W 39-37 |
| 2002 | Big 12 North | Gary Barnett | Oklahoma | L 7-29 |
| 2004 † | Big 12 North | Gary Barnett | Oklahoma | L 3-42 |
| 2005 | Big 12 North | Gary Barnett | Texas | L 3-70 |
| 2016 | Pac-12 South | Mike MacIntyre | Washington | L 10-41 |
Head coaches
In the Buffaloes' 125+ seasons, ten coaches have led the team to bowl games : Bunny Oakes , Dallas Ward , Bud Davis , Eddie Crowder , Bill Mallory , Bill McCartney , Rick Neuheisel , Gary Barnett , Dan Hawkins and Mike MacIntyre . Ten coaches have won the Buffaloes Conferencing Championships: Fred Folsom, Myron Witham, William Saunders, Oakes, Jim Yeager, Sonny Grandelius, Mallory, McCartney and Barnett. The Buffaloes won the national championship in 1990 and have won a total of 28 conference championships. McCartney leads the way in the number of coached games with 153, overall wins with 93 and conference wins with 58. Folsom had the longest tenure as head coach, remaining in that position for 15 seasons. Harry Heller and Willis Keinholtz share the top spot with the highest overall win rate. Both were in office for a single season and each won eight of the nine games with a win rate of 88.9%. Of the coaches who have been in office for more than one season, Folsom leads with a win rate of 76.5%. Based on the overall win rate, Davis is the worst coach the Buffaloes had at 20%. No Colorado coach was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame , although McCartney was inducted into the Orange Bowl Hall of Fame in 1996.
The last trainer, Mike MacIntyre, was hired on December 10, 2012. MacIntyre has a 20-29 record in four seasons in Colorado. In 2016 MacIntyre Colorado led to a 10-2 record in the regular season and thus to the Pac-12 championship game. It was Colorado's first winning season since 2005, ending a 10-year streak with a win rate below 50%. 2016 was also the best season for the Buffaloes since 2001. It was also the first time since the Big 12 Championship Game in 2005 that they played in a conference championship game. Mike MacIntyre was named 2016 Walter Camp Coach of the Year by the Walter Camp Foundation, the second Colorado soccer coach to receive the award (Bill McCartney, 1989). MacIntyre was also named 2016 Pac-12 Trainer of the Year, American Football Coaches Association's Trainer of the Year and Comeback Trainer of the Year, Associated Press Trainer of the Year, and Eddie Robinson Trainer of the Year for the Football Writers Association of America.
Bowl games
Colorado has participated in 29 bowl games. The Buffaloes have a balance of 12-17.
| year | Head coach | bowl | opponent | Result | spectator | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Bunny Oakes | Cotton | Rice | L 14-28 | 35,000 | - |
| 1956 | Dallas Ward | orange | Clemson | W 27-21 | 72,552 | NBC |
| 1961 | Sonny Grandelius | orange | LSU | L 7-25 | 62.391 | NBC |
| 1967 | Eddie Crowder | Bluebonnet | Miami (FL) | W 31-21 | 30.156 | ABC |
| 1969 | Liberty | Alabama | W 47-33 | 50.144 | ABC | |
| 1970 | Liberty | Tulane | L 3-17 | 44,500 | ABC | |
| 1971 | Astro bluebonnet | Houston | W 29-17 | 54.720 | ABC | |
| 1972 | Gator | Auburn | L 3-24 | 71.114 | ABC | |
| 1975 | Bill Mallory | Astro bluebonnet | Texas | L 21-38 | 52.728 | ABC |
| 1976 | orange | Ohio State | L 10-27 | 65,537 | NBC | |
| 1985 | Bill McCartney | Freedom | Washington | L 17-20 | 30.961 | Lorimar |
| 1986 | Bluebonnet | Baylor | L 9-21 | 40,470 | Raycom | |
| 1988 | Freedom | Brigham Young | L 17-20 | 35.941 | Raycom | |
| 1989 | orange | Notre Dame | L 6-21 | 81.191 | NBC | |
| 1990 | orange | Notre Dame | W 10-9 | 77,062 | NBC | |
| 1991 | Blockbusters | Alabama | L 25-30 | 52.644 | CBS | |
| 1992 | Fiesta | Syracuse | L 22-26 | 70.224 | NBC | |
| 1993 | Aloha | Fresno State | W 41-30 | 44.009 | ABC | |
| 1994 | Fiesta | Notre Dame | W 41-24 | 73.968 | NBC | |
| 1995 | Rick Neuheisel | Cotton | Oregon | W 38-6 | 58.214 | CBS |
| 1996 | Holiday | Washington | W 33-21 | 54.749 | ESPN | |
| 1998 | Aloha | Oregon | W 51-43 | 34,803 | ABC | |
| 1999 | Gary Barnett | Insight.com | Boston College | W 62-28 | 35.762 | ESPN |
| 2001 | Fiesta | Oregon | L 16-38 | 74.118 | ABC | |
| 2002 | Alamo | Wisconsin | L 28–31 (OT) | 50.690 | ESPN | |
| 2004 | Houston | UTEP | W 33-28 | 27.235 | ESPN | |
| 2005 | Mike Hankwitz | Champs Sports | Clemson | L 10-19 | 31,470 | ESPN |
| 2007 | Dan Hawkins | Independence | Alabama | L 24-30 | 47.043 | ESPN |
| 2016 | Mike MacIntyre | Alamo | Oklahoma State | L 8-38 | 59.815 | ESPN |
Awards
Heisman Trophy
| year | Surname | position | Place in the Heisman voting | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Byron White | HB | 2. | 264 |
| 1961 | Joe Romig | OG / LB | 6th | 279 |
| 1969 | Bobby Anderson | TB | 11. | 100 |
| 1971 | Charlie Davis | TB | 16. | 28 |
| 1989 | Darian Hagan | QB | 5. | 242 |
| 1990 | Eric Bieniemy | TB | 3. | 798 |
| Darian Hagan | QB | 17th | 17th | |
| Mike Pritchard | WR | 50. | 2 | |
| 1991 | Darian Hagan | QB | 20th | 12 |
| 1992 | Ronnie Blackmon | CB | 30th | 4th |
| 1993 | Charles Johnson | WR | 15th | 24 |
| Michael Westbrook | WR | 61. | 1 | |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | TB | 1. | 743 |
| Cord Stewart | QB | 13. | 16 | |
| 2002 | Chris Brown | TB | 8th. | 48 |
Other awards
player
- Rashaan Salaam - 1994
- Dick Butkus Award
- Alfred Williams - 1990
- Matt Russell - 1996
- Rashaan Salaam - 1994
- Draddy Trophy
- Jim Hansen - 1992
- Deon Figures - 1992
- Chris Hudson - 1994
- Daniel Graham - 2001
- Mark Mariscal - 2002
Trainer
- Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
- 1989 Bill McCartney
- Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
- 2016 Mike MacIntyre
- Dodd Trophy as Coach of the Year
- 2016 Mike MacIntyre
- Associated Press Coach of the Year Award
- 2016 Mike MacIntyre
- Home Depot Coach of the Year Award
- 2016 Mike MacIntyre
- FWAA / Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
- 2016 Mike MacIntyre
- Pac-12 Conference Football Coach of the Year
- 2016 Mike MacIntyre
College Football Hall of Fame
| Byron White | 1952 | |
| Joe Romig | 1984 | |
| Dick Anderson | 1993 | |
| Bobby Anderson | 2006 | |
| Alfred Williams | 2010 | |
| John Wooten | 2012 | |
| Bill McCartney | 2013 |
Individual evidence
- ^ Folsom Field Home. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ FBS Records 2018. Accessed March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ 1990 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings. January 29, 2009, accessed March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Google Groups. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Wayback Machine. May 21, 2015, accessed March 4, 2020 .
- ^ MacIntyre Named Head Football Coach At Colorado. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
- ↑ NCAA Football Award Winners (PDF) In: NCAA Football Records . NCAA. 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved on November 13, 2010.
- ↑ a b c NCAA Football Award Winners (PDF) In: NCAA Football Records . NCAA. 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved on November 13, 2010.
- ↑ a b NCAA Football Award Winners (PDF) In: NCAA Football Records . NCAA. 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2010. Retrieved on November 13, 2010.
- ↑ Byron White in the College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Joe Romig in the College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Dick Anderson, College Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Throwin 'You A Bohn - CUBuffs.com | University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics . CUBuffs.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ↑ Alfred Williams Elected To College Football Hall Of Fame - CUBuffs.com | University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics . CUBuffs.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ↑ John Wooten Named To College Football Hall Of Fame - CUBuffs.com | University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics . CUBuffs.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ↑ Bill McCartney To Enter College Football Hall of Fame - CUBuffs.com | University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics . CUBuffs.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.