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Colorado Football Team History

Colorado Buffaloes

University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Folsom Stadium
Capacity: 51,655
Colors: Silver & Gold
Coach: Bill McCartney
Conference: Big Eight-

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1890 <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024

1992 Season Highlights

Bill McCartney enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Colorado.

1992 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Colorado State	37	17	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Baylor	57	38	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Minnesota	21	20	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Iowa	28	12	W
Thu., Oct. 8	@ Missouri	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Oklahoma	24	24	T
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Kansas State	54	7	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Nebraska	7	52	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Oklahoma State	28	0	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Kansas	25	18	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Iowa State	31	10	W
Fri., Jan. 1	Syracuse	22	26	L	@ Tempe, AZ	Fiesta Bowl

1992 Season Totals
Record	9-2 -1
Points Scored	340
Scoring Average	28.3
Points Allowed	224
Defense Average	18.7
Opponents Record	67-68
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	5-0 -1
Away Record	4-1

1992 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
13	9-2-1	AP
13	9-2-1	Coaches
13	9-2-1	UPI/NFF
13	9-2-1	USA Today/CNN

1992 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kansas	8-4	373	262	Won 23-20	4-3	176	178	Glen Mason
Iowa State	4-7	231	242		2-5	141	171	Jim Walden
Nebraska	9-3	441	199	Lost 14-27	6-1	271	90	Tom Osborne
Colorado	9-2-1	340	224	Lost 22-26	5-1-1	175	111	Bill McCartney
Oklahoma	5-4-2	271	196		3-2-2	142	133	Gary Gibbs
Kansas State	5-6	195	233		2-5	98	179	Bill Snyder
Oklahoma State	4-6-1	161	251		2-4-1	88	181	Pat Jones
Missouri	3-8	214	269		2-5	130	178	Bob Stull

1992 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1992 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.