1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1973 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1973 record5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKay Dalton (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDan Radakovich (2nd season)
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Nebraska 4 – 2 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Kansas 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 17 Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 eleventh-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes were 5–6 overall (2–5 in Big 8, tied for sixth), and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

After rallying to defeat #7 Missouri to improve to 5–2,[1] CU dropped its final four games and incurred its first losing season in five years. Also the athletic director since 1965, Crowder stepped down as head coach in December;[2] he was succeeded in January 1974 by Bill Mallory, the head coach at undefeated Miami University in Ohio.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 15at No. 15 LSU*No. 10
L 6–17
September 22at Wisconsin*No. 19
W 28–25
September 29Baylor*
W 52–28
October 6at Iowa StateNo. 18
W 23–16
October 13Air Force*No. 17
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 38–17
October 20at No. 3 OklahomaNo. 16
L 7–34
October 27No. 7 Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 17–13
November 3at No. 13 Nebraska
L 16–28
November 10at No. 18 Kansas
L 15–17
November 17Oklahoma State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
L 24–38
November 24Kansas State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
L 14–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[4]

Roster[]

1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 26 Charlie Davis
RB 41 Bo Matthews Sr
T 70 Mark Koncar
TE 89 J.V. Cain Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 86 Whitney Paul
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "Buffs rally, hand Tigers upset loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 28, 1973. p. 6B.
  2. ^ "Crowder quits as Buff coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 23, 1973. p. 5C.
  3. ^ "Buffs' post to Mallory". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 12, 1974. p. 9.
  4. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Jul-31.

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