1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was marked by the trauma endured during the September 15 game versus Oregon as sophomore tight end Ed Reinhardt suffered a career-ending, life-threatening brain injury.

1984 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1984 record110 (16 Big 8)
Head coachBill McCartney (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorGerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive schemeSingle set back / split-back
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPGeorge Smith
Captains
  • Lee Rouson
  • George Smith
Home stadiumFolsom Field
(Capacity: 51,463)
1984 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Nebraska + 6 1 0  10 2 0
No. 6 Oklahoma + 6 1 0  9 2 1
No. 7 Oklahoma State 5 2 0  10 2 0
Kansas 4 3 0  5 6 0
Missouri 2 4 1  3 7 1
Kansas State 2 4 1  3 7 1
Colorado 1 6 0  1 10 0
Iowa State 0 5 2  2 7 2
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8Michigan State*MH CableL 21–2435,825
September 15at Oregon*L 20–2725,048
September 22at Notre Dame*L 14–5559,075
September 29No. 17 UCLA*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
L 16–3338,925
October 6at MissouriKATZL 7–5238,662
October 13Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
WOIW 23–2136,762
October 20No. 5 Nebraska
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)
L 7–2451,124
October 27at No. 10 Oklahoma StateKATZL 14–2047,800
November 3Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
KOODL 27–2833,166
November 10at No. 9 Oklahoma
KTVYL 17–4238,888
November 17at Kansas StateL 6–3817,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 79 Pat Ryan So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 17 Allen Brown Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
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References

  1. 2011 Colorado football information guide


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