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1975 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Belu (2nd season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorBob Reublin (2nd season)
Base defense5–2
MVPDave Williams
CaptainPete Brock, Mike McCoy, Bob Simpson, Dave Williams
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Kansas 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled a 9–2 regular season record (5–2 in Big 8, third),[1] and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

In the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Colorado fell to ninth-ranked Texas to finish at 9–3.[2] Ranked sixteenth in the final AP poll, the Buffaloes outscored their opponents 331 to 251.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 13California*
W 34–2746,211
September 20Wyoming*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 27–1046,032[3]
September 27Wichita State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 52–046,613[4]
October 4at No. 1 OklahomaNo. 19
L 20–2170,286–71,118
October 10at Miami (FL)*No. 13
W 23–1018,901
October 18No. 10 MissouridaggerNo. 12
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 31–2050,239
October 25at No. 4 NebraskaNo. 10
L 21–6376,509
November 1at Iowa StateNo. 16
W 28–2742,613
November 8Oklahoma StateNo. 14
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 17–747,759
November 15at No. 17 KansasNo. 10
ABCW 24–2140,120
November 22Kansas StateNo. 9
W 33–744,345
December 27vs. No. 9 Texas*No. 10
ABCL 21–3852,728
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Jeff Austin Jr
C 54 Pete Brock Sr
WR 41 Steve Gaunty Fr
OL Steve Hakes
TE 89 Don Hasselbeck Jr
RB Melvin Johnson
RB Jim Kelleher
OT 70 Mark Koncar Sr
RB Paul Krause
RB 30 Terry Kunz Sr
WR 88 Dave Logan Sr
WR Larry Mauler
RB 39 James Mayberry Fr
RB 40 Emery Moorehead Jr
RB 19 Tony Reed Jr
OL Steve Stripling
RB 38 Billy Waddy Jr
OL Leon White
QB 12 David Williams Sr
OT 74 Steve Young Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 91 Troy Archer Sr
LB 49 Brian Cabral So
LB 32 Gary Campbell Sr
S 36 Mike L. Davis Jr
DL Charlie Johnson
DB Chuck McCarter
S 26 Mike McCoy Sr
DL Frank Patrick
DL 86 Whitney Paul Sr
LB Tom Perry
DL Dave Rice
LB 55 Bart Roth Jr
DL Bob Simpson
DB 47 Mike Spivey Jr
DB Tom Tesone
DL Jackie Thornton
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Stan Koleski
K 28 Tom Mackenzie Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "Colorado breezes by K-State". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1985. p. 7B.
  2. ^ "Longhorns turn the tide with third-quarter surge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1985. p. 7B.
  3. ^ "Hard-running Buffaloes pound Wyoming, 27-10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 21, 1975. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Another Buffalo barrage overwhelms Wichita 52–0". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1975 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "1975 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 44. Retrieved October 23, 2023.


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