1959 Colorado Buffaloes football team
| 1959 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 Big 7) |
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| MVP | Gale Weidner, Joe Romig |
| Captain | Bob Salerno |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Missouri | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Seven Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Sonny Grandelius, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big 7. The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.[1]
Previously an assistant for five years at his alma mater, Michigan State University, under Duffy Daugherty, the 29-year-old Grandelius was hired as the Buffs' head coach in February, succeeding Dallas Ward. He signed a four-year contract at $14,000 per year.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Washington* | L 12–21 | 23,678 | [3][4] | |
| September 26 | Baylor* |
| L 7–15 | 23,761 | |
| October 3 | at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | L 12–42 | 53,745 | ||
| October 10 | at Kansas State | W 20–17 | 10,000 | ||
| October 17 | Iowa State |
| L 0–27 | 34,469 | |
| October 24 | at Arizona* | W 18–0 | 21,000 | ||
| October 31 | Missouri |
| W 21–20 | 28,422 | |
| November 7 | Kansas |
| W 27–14 | 27,513 | |
| November 14 | at Nebraska | L 12–14 | 26,000 | ||
| November 28 | Air Force* |
| W 15–7 | 40,000 | [5] |
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Coaching staff
- Bob Ghilotti (ends)
- Chuck Boerio (LB)
- Buck Nystrom (line)
- John Polonchek (backs)[9]
References
- ^ "Probable starters". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). November 6, 1959. p. 10.
- ^ "Buffs hire Grandelius". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 10, 1959. p. 2B.
- ^ "Huskies and Ducks open on high note". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 20, 1959. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "Buff miscues help Huskies win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 20, 1960. p. 3B.
- ^ "Air Force beaten by Colorado aerials". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 29, 1959. p. 3B.
- ^ "1959 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1959 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 28. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Buff youth movement really in evidence as Grandelius gets busy". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. February 20, 1959. p. 12.
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