American college football season
The 1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . Led by second-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks , the Buffaloes finished at 1–10 (1–6 in Big 8, tied for last),[1] their second consecutive losing season, and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado .
Colorado's record in 1980 was the worst in program history , punctuated by an 82–42 home loss to Oklahoma in the conference opener,[2] in which 63 records were set. The sole win was over Iowa State in early November;[3] CU had the same record four years later ; the 2012 and 2022 teams each had an additional loss (1–11).
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 at UCLA * L 14–5637,205 September 20 at LSU * L 20–2374,999 [4] September 27 Indiana * L 7–4940,219 October 4 No. 12 Oklahoma ESPN L 42–8250,217 October 11 Drake * L 22–4137,689 [5] October 18 at No. 16 Missouri L 7–4572,333 October 25 No. 9 Nebraska L 7–4551,989 November 1 Iowa State W 17–941,567 November 8 at Oklahoma State L 7–4250,000 November 15 Kansas L 3–4224,187 November 22 at Kansas State L 14–1717,510 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class SE 2 Reggie Harden Jr QB 12 Scott Kingdom Jr QB 16 Randy Essington Fr QB , RB 19 Charles Davis (C) Jr WB 28 Lyndell Hawkins Sr HB , P 29 Lance Olander Sr FB 42 Willie Beebe Jr C 51 Rich Umphrey Jr OT 61 Art Dale Johnson Sr C 63 Vince Rafferty Fr G 64 Bo Halamandaris Sr G 65 Joe Bell Sr G 66 Doug Krahenbuhl Jr OT 72 Brant Thurston (C) Sr OT 74 Bob Sebro Jr OT 75 Roger Gunter Jr OT 76 Bruce Campbell Sr SE 80 Ricky Ward Jr TE 84 Bob Niziolek Sr
Defense Pos. # Name Class S 17 Larry Lillo Jr CB 20 Ricky Bynum Jr CB 22 Victor Scott Fr S 31 Jeff Donaldson Fr ILB 38 Steve Doolittle (C) Sr ILB 40 Bob Humble So S 41 Brad Chace So S 46 Ellis Wood So OLB 53 Kevin Hood So OLB 55 Scott Hardison Fr OLB 56 Rod Butler So DE 90 Pete Perry Jr DE 96 Graham Harrison Jr NT Dan Ralph CB Tim Stampley
Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 3 Tom Field So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Ray Braun (DL) Gary Cabe (WR) Gene Hochevar (OC/QB) Ron Hubbard (AdmA/OL) Lannie Julias (DL) Doug Knotts (DC/LB) Pete Levine (RB) Ron Marciniak (OL) Dick Moseley (DB) John Sanders (TE) Jim Webster (LB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
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References [ edit ] ^ "K-State squeaks by Buffs with late field goal, 17-14" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 11B. ^ "Sooners stagger Colorado, 82-42" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 5, 1980. p. 7B. ^ "Buffs defeat Cyclones, 17-9" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). Associated Press. November 2, 1980. p. 5B. ^ "Johnston field goal lifts Tigers by Buffaloes" . The Daily Advertiser . September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Drake capsizes Buffs" . The Manhattan Mercury . October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "1980 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results" . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved October 24, 2023 . ^ "1980 Football Schedule" . University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 24, 2023 . ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF) . University of Colorado Boulder . p. 49. Retrieved October 24, 2023 . ^ "KU-CU probable starters" . Lawrence Journal-World . (Kansas). November 14, 1980. p. 17.
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