American college football season
1975 Colorado Buffaloes football |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 21–38 vs. Texas |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Ranking |
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AP | No. 16 |
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Record | 9–3 (5–2 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Bill Mallory (2nd season)
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Offensive coordinator | George Belu (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Reublin (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 5–2 |
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MVP | Dave Williams |
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Captain | Pete Brock, Mike McCoy, Bob Simpson, Dave Williams |
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Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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Seasons |
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 1 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 9 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 16 Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Kansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled a 9–2 regular season record (5–2 in Big 8, third),[1] and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
In the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Colorado fell to ninth-ranked Texas to finish at 9–3.[2] Ranked sixteenth in the final AP poll, the Buffaloes outscored their opponents 331 to 251.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | California* | | | | W 34–27 | 46,211 | |
September 20 | Wyoming* | | | | W 27–10 | 46,032 | [3] |
September 27 | Wichita State* | | | | W 52–0 | 46,613 | [4] |
October 4 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 19 | | | L 20–21 | 70,286–71,118 | |
October 10 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 13 | | | W 23–10 | 18,901 | |
October 18 | No. 10 Missouri | No. 12 | | | W 31–20 | 50,239 | |
October 25 | at No. 4 Nebraska | No. 10 | | | L 21–63 | 76,509 | |
November 1 | at Iowa State | No. 16 | | | W 28–27 | 42,613 | |
November 8 | Oklahoma State | No. 14 | | | W 17–7 | 47,759 | |
November 15 | at No. 17 Kansas | No. 10 | | ABC | W 24–21 | 40,120 | |
November 22 | Kansas State | No. 9 | | | W 33–7 | 44,345 | |
December 27 | vs. No. 9 Texas* | No. 10 | | ABC | L 21–38 | 52,728 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | QB | | Jeff Austin | OL | | Pete Brock | WR | | Steve Gaunty | OL | | Steve Hakes | TE | | Don Hasselbeck | RB | | Melvin Johnson | RB | | Jim Kelleher | OL | | Mark Koncar | RB | | Paul Krause | RB | | Terry Kunz | WR | | Dave Logan | WR | | Larry Mauler | RB | | James Mayberry | RB | | Emery Moorehead | RB | | Tony Reed | OL | | Steve Stripling | RB | 38 | Billy Waddy | Jr | OL | | Leon White | QB | 12 | David Williams | Sr | OL | | Steve Young | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Troy Archer | LB | | Brian Cabral | LB | | Gary Campbell | DB | | Mike L. Davis | DL | | Charlie Johnson | DB | | Chuck McCarter | DB | | Mike McCoy | DL | | Frank Patrick | DL | | Whitney Paul | LB | | Tom Perry | DL | | Dave Rice | LB | | Bart Roth | DL | | Bob Simpson | DB | | Mike Spivey | DB | | Tom Tesone | DL | | Jackie Thornton | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | | Stan Koleski | K | 28 | Tom Mackenzie | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Colorado breezes by K-State". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1985. p. 7B.
- ^ "Longhorns turn the tide with third-quarter surge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1985. p. 7B.
- ^ "Hard-running Buffaloes pound Wyoming, 27-10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 21, 1975. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Another Buffalo barrage overwhelms Wichita 52–0". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1975 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 44. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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