1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1996 Colorado Buffaloes football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 33–21 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKarl Dorrell (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPs
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 8 Colorado   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 17 Kansas State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Missouri   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Iowa State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
South Division
No. 23 Texas x$   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Texas Tech   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Oklahoma   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Oklahoma State   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Baylor   1 – 7     4 – 7  
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the

University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Rick Neuheisel
.

With the bowl victory, Colorado recorded its third straight 10-win season for the first time in school history.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:30 pmWashington State*No. 5
ABCW 37–1951,481
September 77:00 pmat Colorado State*No. 5
ESPN2W 48–3436,371
September 141:30 pmNo. 11
College GameDay
)		ABCL 13–2053,788
September 281:30 pmat Texas A&MNo. 12
ABCW 24–1074,339
October 128:00 pmOklahoma StateNo. 10
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FXW 35–1353,005
October 1910:30 amat
Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
    		• FSNW 20–748,500
    October 261:30 pmTexasNo. 8
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    		ABCW 28–2451,100
    November 212:00 pmat MissouriNo. 7
    		PPVW 41–1334,440
    November 912:30 pmIowa StatedaggerNo. 7
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    		W 49–4249,662
    November 165:00 pmNo. 9 Kansas StateNo. 6
    		FXW 12–053,550
    November 2912:30 pmat No. 4
    Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry
    • )    		ABCL 12–1775,695
    December 306:00 pmvs. No. 13
    Jack Murphy Stadium
  • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)
    		• ESPNW 33–2154,749
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Mountain time

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    Roster

    1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 14 Koy Detmer Sr
    WR 21 Rae Carruth Sr
    G 62 Chris Morgan  Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    SS 6 Ryan Black Jr
    LB 16 Matt Russell Jr
    		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. ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide
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