1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team
| 1970 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Liberty Bowl, L 3–17 vs. Tulane | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 16 |
| Record | 6–5 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chet Franklin (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Switching T / Slot-I Triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Don James (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| MVP | Don Popplewell |
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| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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] four years later he was hired at 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 |
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| September 19 | at Indiana* | W 16–9 | 42,174 | ||||
| September 26 | No. 4 Penn State* | No. 18 | ABC | W 41–13 | 42,850 | ||
| October 3 | at Kansas State | No. 8 | L 20–21 | 40,200 | |||
| October 10 | Iowa State | No. 17 |
| W 61–10 | 40,840 | ||
| October 17 | Oklahoma | No. 13 |
| L 15–23 | 47,700 | ||
| October 24 | Missouri | No. 19 | L 16–30 | 57,000 | |||
| October 31 | No. 4 Nebraska |
| ABC | L 13–29 | 50,881 | ||
| November 7 | Kansas |
| W 45–29 | 37,250–38,445 | |||
| November 14 | at Oklahoma State | W 30–6 | 18,000 | ||||
| November 21 | at Air Force* | W 49–19 | 45,447 | ||||
| December 12 | vs. Tulane* | ABC | L 3–17 | 44,640 | [4][5][7] | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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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.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1970 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1970 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 39. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ Woodling, Chuck (November 6, 1970). "Probable starters". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 16.
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