1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes were 7–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Big 8.
| 1977 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| 1977 record | 7–3–1 (3–3–1 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Bill Mallory (4th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | George Belu |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Reublin |
| Base defense | 5–2 |
| MVP | James Mayberry |
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| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado was a defending conference co-champion and won its first five games to reach third in the polls in October, its highest rank in five years. A disappointing 2–3–1 finish knocked them out of a bowl berth.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 10 | Stanford* | No. 12 | W 27–21 | 50,482 | ||
| September 17 | Kent State* | No. 12 |
| W 42–0 | 46,164 | |
| September 24 | New Mexico* | No. 8 |
| W 42–7 | 47,152 | |
| October 1 | at Army* | No. 7 | W 31–0 | 34,548 | ||
| October 8 | Oklahoma State | No. 6 |
| W 29–13 | 52,904 | |
| October 15 | at Kansas | No. 3 |
| T 17–17 | 39,320 | |
| October 22 | at No. 18 Nebraska | No. 7 |
| L 15–33 | 76,486 | |
| October 29 | Missouri | No. 15 |
| L 14–24 | 52,908 | |
| November 5 | at No. 19 Iowa State |
| W 12–7 | 50,000 | ||
| November 12 | at No. 3 Oklahoma |
| ABC | L 14–52 | 71,184 | |
| November 19 | Kansas State |
| W 23–0 | 43,873 | ||
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Roster
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Special teams
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References
- 2011 Colorado football information guide.
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