1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season

1968 Colorado Buffaloes football

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Record| 4–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Eddie Crowder (6th season)

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
Captains|

* Rocky Martin
* Mike Montler
* Mike Schnitker

Home stadium| Folsom Field

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1968 Big Eight Conference football standings

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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

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

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*|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| | W 28–7| 44,723
September 28| at California*|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| ABC| L 0–10| 27,500
October 5| at Iowa State|

* Clyde Williams Field
* Ames, IA

| | W 28–18| 24,500
October 12| at Missouri|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| | L 14–27| 50,705
October 19| Kansas State|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO (rivalry)

| | W 37–14| 32,500
October 26| Oklahoma|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| | W 41–27| 47,724
November 2| at No. 3 Kansas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| | L 14–27| 43,442–44,500
November 9| at Oklahoma State|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| | L 17–34| 17,500
November 16| Nebraska|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO (rivalry)

| | L 6–22| 48,327
November 23| Air Force*|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| | L 35–58| 42,300

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Personnel[edit]

### Roster[edit]

1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB/RB | `11` | Bobby Anderson | Jr
HB | `25` | Steve Engel
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB/DE | `` | Mike Schnitker | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Eddie Crowder (6th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Chet Franklin (OC)
* Don James (DC)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

Source:[6]

### 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]

1. ^ "Buffs stamped over Sooners, 41-27". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 27, 1968. p. 6B.
2. ^ "Falcons hope for bowl bid after victory". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B.
3. ^ "1968 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
4. ^ "1968 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
5. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 37. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
6. ^ "Probable starters". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). November 1, 1968. p. 14.

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Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues|

* Campus fields (1890–1901)
* Gamble Field (1901–1924)
* Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown
* Kansas State
* Nebraska
* Utah: Rumble in the Rockies

Culture & lore|

* Ralphie the Buffalo
* "CU Fight Song"
* "Golden Buffalo" Marching band
* Fifth Down Game
* Miracle at Michigan

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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