Colorado Football Team History
Colorado Buffaloes
 
	
		|  | University of Colorado Boulder, CO
 Founded: 1876
 Stadium: Folsom Stadium
 Capacity: 51,655
 Colors: Silver & Gold
 Coach: Chuck Fairbanks
 Conference: Big Eight-
 
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| 1981 Season Highlights |  | Chuck Fairbanks enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Colorado. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1981 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 12 | vs.
Texas Tech | 45 | 27 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
Washington State | 10 | 14 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 26 | vs.
Brigham Young | 20 | 41 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 3 | @
UCLA | 7 | 27 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 10 | @
Nebraska | 0 | 59 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 17 | vs.
Oklahoma State | 11 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 24 | @
Iowa State | 10 | 17 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 31 | @
Oklahoma | 0 | 49 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 7 | vs.
Missouri | 14 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 14 | @
Kansas | 0 | 27 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 21 | vs.
Kansas State | 24 | 21 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1981 Season Totals |  | Record | 3-8 |  | Points Scored | 141 |  | Scoring Average | 12.8 |  | Points Allowed | 322 |  | Defense Average | 29.3 |  | Opponents Record | 73-52 |  | Conference Record | 2-5 |  | Home Record | 3-3 |  | Away Record | 0-5 |  | 
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| 1981 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1981 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1981 All Big Eight Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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