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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: Rick Neuheisel
Conference: Big 12-

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1890 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Rick Neuheisel enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Colorado.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Colorado State	42	14	W	@ Denver, CO
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Fresno State	29	21	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Utah State	25	6	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Baylor	18	16	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Oklahoma	27	25	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Kansas State	9	16	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Texas Tech	19	17	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Kansas	17	33	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Missouri	14	38	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Iowa State	37	8	W
Fri., Nov. 27	@ Nebraska	14	16	L
Fri., Dec. 25	Oregon	51	43	W	@ Honolulu, HI	Aloha Classic Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	302
Scoring Average	25.2
Points Allowed	253
Defense Average	21.1
Opponents Record	73-67
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-3

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Big 12- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	315	255	Lost 18-35	4-4	198	189	Spike Dykes
Kansas	4-7	280	341		1-7	155	269	Terry Allen
Iowa State	3-8	221	328		1-7	135	288	Dan McCarney
Kansas State	11-2	610	197	Lost 34-37	8-1	375	146	Bill Snyder
Texas A&M	11-3	335	214	Lost 14-24	8-1	227	145	R.C. Slocum
Texas	9-3	437	337	Won 38-11	6-2	243	220	Mack Brown
Nebraska	9-4	403	206	Lost 20-23	5-3	210	139	Frank Solich
Missouri	8-4	334	236	Won 34-31	5-3	214	156	Larry Smith
Colorado	8-4	302	253	Won 51-43	4-4	155	169	Rick Neuheisel
Oklahoma	5-6	184	229		3-5	125	198	John Blake
Oklahoma State	5-6	303	296		3-5	197	218	Bob Simmons
Baylor	2-9	195	323		1-7	142	239	Dave Roberts

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.