1976 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1976 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled an 8–4 record (5–2 against Big 8 opponents), finished in a three-way tie for the Big 8 championship, and outscored their opponents, 305 to 225.[1] The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

1976 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big Eight co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 10–27 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 16
1976 record8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainEmery Moorehead
Home stadiumFolsom Field
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –1
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 16 Colorado + 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 –3 –0  9 –3 –1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
Missouri 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Kansas 2 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

On New Year's Night, Colorado played in the Orange Bowl for the first time in fifteen years, but were defeated 27–10 by the Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. The Buffaloes earned the Orange Bowl bid because they defeated the other teams involved in the three-way tie for first, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 11at Texas Tech*
L 7–24
September 18at Washington*
W 21–7
September 25Miami (FL)*
W 33–3
October 2Drake*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 45–24
October 9No. 6 Nebraska
L 12–24
October 16at Oklahoma State
W 20–10
October 23No. 16 Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 33–14
October 30No. 13 OklahomaNo. 19
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 42–31
November 6at No. 16 MissouriNo. 14
L 7–16
November 13KansasNo. 19
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 40–17
November 20at Kansas StateNo. 15
W 35–28
January 1, 1977vs. No. 11 Ohio State*No. 12
L 10–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1976 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2016.


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