American college football season
The 1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bill McCartney, Colorado finished the regular season at 8–3 (4–3 in Big 8, fourth),[1] and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
The eight wins were the most by the Buffaloes in twelve years,[1] with narrow losses to ninth-ranked Oklahoma and #7 Nebraska.[2][3]
Ranked twentieth in the coaches' poll, Colorado was invited to the Freedom Bowl in Anaheim, California,[4] but was upset 17–20 by BYU of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), led by sophomore quarterback Ty Detmer.[5][6]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | Fresno State* | | | KCNC | W 45–3 | 32,417 |
September 17 | at No. 19 Iowa* | | | | W 24–21 | 67,700 |
September 24 | Oregon State* | | | | W 28–21 | 41,297 |
October 1 | at Colorado State* | | | | W 27–23 | 33,979 |
October 8 | No. 13 Oklahoma State | | | KCNC | L 21–41 | 41,854 |
October 15 | at Kansas | | | KCNC | W 21–9 | 22,500 |
October 22 | No. 9 Oklahoma | | | ESPN | L 14–17 | 49,716 |
October 29 | Iowa State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | KCNC | W 24–12 | 37,241 |
November 5 | at Missouri | | | | W 45–8 | 36,931 |
November 12 | at No. 7 Nebraska | No. 19 | | KCNC | L 0–7 | 76,359 |
November 19 | Kansas State | | | KCNC | W 56–14 | 32,617 |
December 29 | vs. BYU* | | | Raycom | L 17–20 | 35,941 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- Source:[7]
Game summaries[]
at Iowa[]
Colorado at #19 Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Colorado |
14 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
24 |
Iowa |
0 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 5:28 | COL | Flannigan 5 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 7–0 |
| Q1 | 2:20 | COL | Aunese 17 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 14–0 |
| Q2 | 6:44 | IOWA | Hanks 8 yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick) | COL 14–7 |
| Q2 | 2:42 | IOWA | Hudson 3 yard run (Skillett kick) | Tie 14–14 |
| Q3 | 9:13 | COL | Hannah 28 yard field goal | COL 17–14 |
| Q3 | 3:20 | IOWA | Ward 19 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) | IOWA 21–17 |
| Q4 | 1:55 | COL | Aunese 1 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 24–21 |
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- Source:[8]
at Nebraska[]
#19 Colorado at #7 Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colorado |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Nebraska |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
- Date: November 12
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Game attendance: 76,359
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- Source:[3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Buffs win humbly, 56-14". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 20, 1988. p. 5B.
- ^ "Oklahoma edges Buffs". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. October 23, 1988. p. 2B.
- ^ a b "Cornhuskers barely beat Buffaloes, 7-0". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 3B.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (December 29, 1988). "Cougars, Buffaloes both have plenty of questions Freedom Bowl will answer". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ "BYU's Detmer decks CU, 20-17". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 30, 1988. p. 4D.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (December 30, 1988). "BYU edges Colorado in Ty-pical fashion". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide
- ^ "Colorado ambushes Iowa, 24-21". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 18, 1988. p. 3B.
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