American college football season
The 1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season . Led by eighth-year head coach Eddie Crowder , the Buffaloes were 6–4 in the regular season (3–4 in Big 8, fourth), and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado .
In a nationally televised game on ABC , #18 Colorado upset fourth-ranked Penn State 41–13 in Boulder in late September, breaking a 23-game winning (and 31-game undefeated) streak.[1] [2] AP poll , but were upset the next week by a point at Kansas State , led by quarterback Lynn Dickey .[3]
Invited to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee , the #19 Buffaloes were upset by Tulane to finish at 6–5.[4] [5]
In December, CU defensive coordinator Don James became the head coach at Kent State in Ohio ;[6] Washington in Seattle . He led the Huskies for eighteen seasons, including a shared national championship in 1991 .
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 19 at Indiana * W 16–942,174 September 26 No. 4 Penn State * No. 18 ABC W 41–1342,850 October 3 at Kansas State No. 8 L 20–2140,200 October 10 Iowa State No. 17 W 61–1040,840 October 17 Oklahoma No. 13 L 15–2347,700 October 24 Missouri No. 19 L 16–3057,000 October 31 No. 4 Nebraska ABC L 13–2950,881 November 7 Kansas W 45–2937,250 November 14 at Oklahoma State W 30–618,000 November 21 at Air Force * W 49–1945,447 December 12 vs. Tulane * No. 19 ABC L 3–1744,640 [4] [5] [7] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source: [8] Roster [ ]
1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
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Coaches
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Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Source: [2] [9] References [ ]
^ "Colorado ends Penn State's victory string" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. September 27, 1970. p. 9B.^ a b Jenkins, Dan (October 5, 1970). "For Easterners, prospecting doesn't pay off" . Sports Illustrated . p. 46.^ "Wildcats shock Colorado" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 4, 1970. p. 6B.^ a b "Colorado, Tulane clash in Leiberty Bowl game" . Toledo Blade . (Ohio). Associated Press. December 12, 1970. p. 26.^ a b "Tulane surprises Colorado, 17-3" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. December 13, 1970. p. 1B.^ "Named Kent State coach" . Youngstown Vindicator . (Ohio). (photo). December 13, 1970. p. D2.^ "Abercrombie leads Tulane over Colorado in Liberty" . The Clarion-Ledger . December 13, 1970. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .^ 2011 Colorado football information guide.
^ Woodling, Chuck (November 6, 1970). "Probable starters" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). p. 16.
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