1967 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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The 1967 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder
in the 1967 college football season
. The Buffaloes offense scored 245 points while the defense allowed 113 points. Led by head coach Eddie Crowder
, the Buffaloes competed in the Bluebonnet Bowl
.
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
in the 1967 college football season
1967 college football season
The 1967 college football season was the last one in which college football's champion was crowned before the bowl games. During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as Division I-A and now as Division I FBS...
. The Buffaloes offense scored 245 points while the defense allowed 113 points. Led by head coach Eddie Crowder
Eddie Crowder
Eddie Crowder was an American football player and coach. He was an All-American quarterback and safety at the University of Oklahoma in the early 1950s and a successful head coach and athletic director at the University of Colorado in the 1960s and 1970s.He is quoted as saying "Life is boring...
, the Buffaloes competed in the Bluebonnet Bowl
Bluebonnet Bowl
The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The game was...
.
Schedule
Team players drafted into in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Dick Anderson Dick Anderson Richard Paul Anderson is a former American football safety for the AFL's and NFL's Miami Dolphins, where he played for his entire ten year career from 1968 to 1977 missing one of those seasons with a knee injury.... |
End | 3 | 73 | Miami Dolphins 1968 Miami Dolphins season -NFL Draft:-Season schedule:-Season standings:-Roster:-Notes and references:**... |
Larry Plantz | Wide Receiver | 12 | 326 | Oakland Raiders 1968 Oakland Raiders season -Staff:HC: John RauchAst: John Polonchek , Ollie Spencer , Tom Dahms , John Madden , Charlie Sumner , Marv Marinovich -References:... |
Bill Harris | Center | 13 | 329 | Atlanta Falcons 1968 Atlanta Falcons season The 1968 Atlanta Falcons season was the Falcon's third season.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings: - References :* *... |
Charlie Greer Charlie Greer (American football) Charles Anthony "Charlie" Greer was an American football defensive back in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 13th round of the 1968 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.... |
Defensive Back | 13 | 330 | Denver Broncos 1968 Denver Broncos season The 1968 Denver Broncos season was the ninth season for the team in the American Football League. The Broncos improved their record from the previous season by posting a record of five wins and nine losses. They finished fourth in the AFL's Western division for the sixth straight season. There were... |
John Farler | Wide Receiver | 14 | 380 | Green Bay Packers 1968 Green Bay Packers season The 1968 Green Bay Packers season was their 50th overall and the 48th as members of the National Football League. The club posted a 6-7-1 record under first-year head coach Phil Bengston, earning them a third-place finish in the NFC Central division. It was also the Packers' first losing season... |
Wilmer Cooks | Running Back | 15 | 384 | New Orleans Saints 1968 New Orleans Saints season The 1968 New Orleans Saints season was the team's second as a member of the National Football League. They improved on their previous season's output of 3-11, winning four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.... |
Frank Bosch Frank Bosch Frank William Bosch is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Colorado and was drafted in the 17th round of the 1968 NFL Draft.... |
Defensive Tackle | 17 | 446 | Washington Redskins 1968 Washington Redskins season The 1968 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-6-3 record from 1967.-Schedule:-Standings:... |