1972 Colorado Buffaloes football team
1972 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 3–24 vs. Auburn | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. T–14 |
AP | No. 16 |
1972 record | 8–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kay Dalton (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Slot-I triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Dan Radakovich (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–4 |
MVP | John Stearns |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Nebraska $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Colorado | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes were 8–3 in the regular season (4–3 in Big 8, tied for third), and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
In the Gator Bowl, Colorado fell to sixth-ranked Auburn to finish at 8–4,[3] and dropped to sixteenth in the final AP poll.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | California* | No. 2 | W 20–10 | 50,751 | ||
September 16 | Cincinnati* | No. 2 |
| W 56–14 | 50,171 | |
September 23 | at Minnesota* | No. 3 | W 38–6 | 42,703 | ||
September 30 | at Oklahoma State | No. 3 |
| L 6–31 | 38,500 | |
October 7 | at Kansas State | No. 12 |
| W 38–17 | 40,000 | |
October 14 | No. 18 Iowa State | No. 13 |
| W 34–22 | 51,668 | |
October 21 | No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 9 |
| ABC | W 20–14 | 52,022 |
October 28 | at Missouri | No. 7 | L 17–20 | 55,550 | ||
November 4 | No. 3 Nebraska | No. 15 |
| ABC | L 10–33 | 52,128 |
November 11 | Kansas | No. 16 |
| W 33–8 | 50,304 | |
November 18 | at Air Force* | No. 15 | W 38–7 | 47,191 | ||
December 30 | vs. No. 6 Auburn* | No. 13 | ABC | L 3–24 | 71,114 | |
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Source:[4]
Roster[]
- TE J.V. Cain, Jr.
Game summaries[]
Oklahoma[]
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References[]
- ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). soonersports.com. Oklahoma Athletics. p. 6. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). huskers.com. Nebraska Athletics. p. 206. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Auburn clips Colorado; East victor". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 31, 1972. p. 1B.
- ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide.
External links[]
- University of Colorado Athletics – 1972 football roster
- Sports-Reference – 1972 Colorado Buffaloes
Categories:
- 1972 Big Eight Conference football season
- Colorado Buffaloes football seasons
- 1972 in sports in Colorado
- College football 1970s season stubs
- Colorado sports team stubs