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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 <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024

1986 Season Highlights

Bill McCartney enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Colorado.

1986 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Colorado State	7	23	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Oregon	30	32	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Ohio State	10	13	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Arizona	21	24	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Missouri	17	12	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Iowa State	31	3	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Nebraska	20	10	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Oklahoma State	31	14	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Kansas	17	10	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Oklahoma	0	28	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Kansas State	49	3	W
Wed., Dec. 31	Baylor	9	21	L	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1986 Season Totals
Record	6-6
Points Scored	242
Scoring Average	20.2
Points Allowed	193
Defense Average	16.1
Opponents Record	80-58
Conference Record	6-1
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	3-2

1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1986 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	6-5	257	244		3-4	129	168	Jim Criner
Kansas	3-8	112	327		0-7	41	265	Bob Valesente
Oklahoma	11-1	508	81	Won 42-8	7-0	302	30	Barry Switzer
Colorado	6-6	242	193	Lost 9-21	6-1	165	80	Bill McCartney
Nebraska	10-2	446	165	Won 30-15	5-2	248	81	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma State	6-5	181	191		4-3	102	109	Pat Jones
Missouri	3-8	196	314		2-5	114	195	Woody Widenhofer
Kansas State	2-9	134	343		1-6	70	243	Stan Parrish

1986 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1986 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

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.