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1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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| 1968 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chet Franklin |
| Offensive scheme | Switching T / Slot-I triple option |
| Defensive coordinator | Don James (1st season) |
| Base defense | 5–2 |
| MVP | Mike Schnitker |
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| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Eddie Crowder, Colorado finished the regular season at 4–6 (3–4 in Big 8, fourth), and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
Colorado featured 18 sophomores on the two-deep depth chart and endured an up-and-down season, including the second straight win over Oklahoma in Boulder to improve to 4–2,[1] but then lost four straight in November to conclude the season. The finale was the first loss to Air Force in five years; the Falcons finished at 7–3.[2]
This was the Buffs' first losing season in four years; their next came five years later.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | Oregon* | W 28–7 | 44,723 | ||
| September 28 | at California* | ABC | L 0–10 | 27,500 | |
| October 5 | at Iowa State | W 28–18 | 24,500 | ||
| October 12 | at Missouri | L 14–27 | 50,705 | ||
| October 19 | Kansas State |
| W 37–14 | 32,500 | |
| October 26 | Oklahoma |
| W 41–27 | 47,724 | |
| November 2 | at No. 3 Kansas | L 14–27 | 43,442–44,500 | ||
| November 9 | at Oklahoma State | L 17–34 | 17,500 | ||
| November 16 | Nebraska |
| L 6–22 | 48,327 | |
| November 23 | Air Force* |
| L 35–58 | 42,300 | |
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Personnel
[edit]Roster
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Coaching staff
[edit]- Head coach: Eddie Crowder
- Assistants: Ken Blair (offense), Pat Culpepper (defense), Chet Franklin (offense), Don James (defense), Jim Mora (defense), Steve Ortmayer (offense), Augie Tamariello (offense), Dan Stavely (freshman)
References
[edit]- ^ "Buffs stamped over Sooners, 41-27". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 6B.
- ^ "Falcons hope for bowl bid after victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B.
- ^ "1968 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1968 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 37. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Probable starters". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). November 1, 1968. p. 14.
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