Colorado Buffaloes football
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The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder
in college football
at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference
. Before joining the Big 12, they were members of the Big Eight Conference
. The football team has played at Folsom Field
since 1924. The Buffs all-time record is 671-442-36 (.600 winning percentage) through the finish of the 2010 season. The football program is 16th on the all-time win list and 22nd in all-time winning percentage. The football team also has the distinction of being the all-time NCAA leader in 4th down conversions. They are one of two NCAA Division I teams to complete a 5th down conversion (the other being Cornell
). This was a result of a snafu
by the officials and happened on a play displayed by chaincrew as the 4th down.
Folsom Field
was built in 1924
, and since then, Colorado has a 283–146–14 record at home. The road game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers
on November 24, 2006 was Colorado's 1,100th football game.
The following was taken from the Silver & Gold newspaper of December 16, 1898. It was a recollection of the birth of Colorado football written by one of CU’s original gridders, John C. Nixon, also the school’s second captain. It appears here in its original form:
(1982–1994). However, they split the title with Georgia Tech
who won the United Press International
Coaches Poll, whereas Colorado won the Football Writers Association of America
and Associated Press
polls. The largest arguments against Colorado were that they had a loss and a tie, whereas Georgia Tech had a tie and no losses, and Colorado's "unfair" win in the Fifth Down Game against Missouri
. The major argument for Colorado was they played a more difficult schedule than Georgia Tech (http://www.jhowell.net/cf/cf1990.htm). Colorado capped the season with a win over Notre Dame
in the Orange Bowl
, 10–9, a rematch of the 1989 season Orange Bowl game which Notre Dame won 21–6. Colorado's tie came against Tennessee
, who was ranked number 8, the first week of the season when Colorado was ranked number 5. The second week gave the Buffs a scare, scoring with 12 seconds left in the game on a 4th and Goal attempt. The next week gave Colorado its only loss of the season, losing 23–22 to Illinois
and dropping Colorado to number 20 in the polls. Colorado then went on to beat teams ranked (at the time) #22 Texas
, #12 Washington
, #22 Oklahoma
, and #3 Nebraska
. They ended the season 7–0 in the Big Eight Conference
for the second season in the row. They then capped the season with a win over Notre Dame who were number 1 until a loss their last game of the regular season.
s: Bunny Oakes, Dallas Ward
, Bud Davis
, Eddie Crowder
, Bill Mallory
, Bill McCartney
, Rick Neuheisel
, Gary Barnett
, and Dan Hawkins. Nine coaches have won conference
championships with the Buffaloes: Fred Folsom
, Myron Witham, William Saunders
, Oakes, Jim Yeager
, Sonny Grandelius
, Mallory, McCartney, and Barnett.
McCartney is the all-time leader in games coached, with 153, and total wins, with 93. Folsom had the longest tenure as head coach, remaining in the position for 15 seasons. Harry Heller
and Willis Keinholtz are tied for the highest overall winning percentage
. Each served a single season and won eight of his nine games for a winning percentage of .889. Of coaches who served more than one season, Folsom leads with a .765 winning percentage. Davis is, in terms of overall winning percentage, the worst coach the Buffaloes have had with a .200 winning percentage. No Colorado coach has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
. McCartney is the only coach to have won national coach of the year honors, with all of them coming in 1989. Barnett won conference coach of the year honors in 2001 and 2004. The most recent coach, Dan Hawkins, was hired in December 2005. After accumulating a disappointing record of 19-39 through most of five seasons, Hawkins' dismissal was announced on Nov 9th, 2010. Longtime Buffaloes linebackers coach, Brian Cabral, served as interim coach for the 2010 season's final three games.
Rashaan Salaam
won Colorado's only Heisman Trophy
in 1994, though the Buffaloes have had many other players receive votes:
The University of Colorado selected an “All-Century Football Team,” as public balloting in 1989 tabbed 11 All-Americans among the top 25 selected to the 100-year squad. Over 6,200 ballots were received in the public selection process, with over 150,000 votes cast from those ballots. Former CU players pared a list of 881 lettermen down to 118, which were in turn presented to the public for the final team selection. Byron “Whizzer” White, the U.S. Supreme Court Justice who was CU’s first All-American (1937), received 5,812 of a possible 6,265 votes. Bobby Anderson, who starred at both quarterback and tailback between 1967 and 1969, was the second leading vote-getter with 5,636, and two-way-star Joe Romig, who led CU to its first outright Big Eight Championship in 1961, was third with 5,145. White (#24), Anderson (#11) and Romig (#67) are the only Buffs to ever have their numbers retired. One other player topped the 5,000 vote mark, as flashy Cliff Branch, whose name still frequently appears in the CU record book and who played a big part in the Buffs’ No. 3 national ranking of 1971, captured 5,111 votes. The player with the fifth most votes, 3,989, was the only active Buff at the time to make the top 25, tailback Eric Bieniemy (a junior in 1989).
Joining White, Anderson and Romig as All-Americans on the century squad were Dick Anderson (’67), Pete Brock (’75), Mark Haynes (’79), Dave Logan (’75), Herb Orvis (’71) and Bob Stransky (’57). Four players in the early years of CU football made the team, led by Walt Franklin, who played center and end between 1917 and 1921. Back
Lee Willard (’21), Judge Hatfield Chilson (’25) and guard Bill McGlone (’26) round out the quartet which represents the formative seasons of CU football, when the team was known as the “Silver and Gold.” Other familiar names on the team include Hale Irwin, who starred at defensive back in the mid-1960s but gained his fame on the PGA Tour; John Stearns, another pivotal player of the 1971 team who went on to be a star catcher with the New York Mets; Dave Logan, a veteran of 10-plus NFL seasons and current sportstalk celebrity in Denver; Carroll Hardy, who played in the early 1950s and is the only man ever to pinch-hit for Ted Williams; and John Wooten, one of the first African-American players at CU who has spent several years in the scouting departments of the NFL Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Listed below are the 25 members of the University of Colorado All-Century (1890–1989) Football Team, selected by lettermen and the public over a three-month voting period.
in March 1993, after serving 31 years on the nation’s high court. White made all the All-America teams after a brilliant 1937 season in which he led CU to an 8-0 record and Cotton Bowl Classic bid as he set national records with 1,121 rushing yards and 122 points. Those marks, erased nationally only after colleges went to 10- and 11-game schedules, set CU records.
White was a Phi Beta Kappa, Rhodes Scholar, two-time All-Pro halfback with the Pittsburgh Steelers
and Detroit Lions
, leading graduate of the Yale
Law School in 1946, decorated naval intelligence officer in World War II, leading Denver attorney, and deputy attorney general for the United States. White is a member of the NFL Hall-of-Fame, the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall-of-Fame, the GTE Academic Hall-of-Fame, and was selected to CU’s All-Century Team. In 1998, he was the first inductee into CU’s Athletic Hall-of-Fame. He died at the age of 84 on April 15, 2002.
Hall-of-Fame and the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame. As of 2004, a senior research associate in radio physics in Boulder, Romig was the Buffs’ 1961 team captain and the United Press International Lineman of the year. Romig had no peers as a linebacker, as he ranged far and fiercely from his middle linebacker position behind a four-man line. Fast and strong, he was consistently in on most of CU’s tackles. Offensively, Romig developed into an excellent straight-ahead and pulling blocker. Like White, he was an inspirational leader gifted with extraordinary physical and mental abilities.
Romig was an excellent student, earning all A’s his last six semesters and a 3.9 grade-point average. As a Rhodes Scholar, Joe received his master’s degree in physics at Oxford University and a doctorate in physics at Colorado in 1975.
(the team’s No. 1 draft choice), Washington Redskins
and New England Patriots
, Anderson started his CU career as a quarterback but switched to tailback for the third game during his senior season (1969). In his career, he rushed for 2,729 yards and had over 5,000 yards in total offense. Anderson concluded his Colorado career with a 254-yard rushing effort in the 1969 Liberty Bowl
. As of 2004, he is a Denver-area businessman, and has worked over two decades for KOA
-Radio handling pre- and postgame shows as well as sideline reporting on the CU Football Network. He is a member of CU’s All-Century Team. In 1999, he received the University Medal, awarded to those who have performed outstanding service to or for the University.
won the inaugural honor in 1992, but the University of Colorado won for both the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Here’s a closer look at CU’s winning plays:
10
Lamont Warren
throws a 34-yard touchdown pass to Charles Johnson
on the halfback option play. What made it special? Warren slipped on the slick artificial surface as he threw the ball, and some 40 yards later in the end zone, Johnson made the catch on the ground after he was interfered with. The play defied imagination, and is truly appreciated when looked at in slow motion.
26
College football’s play of the decade, this effort also won an ESPY Award from ESPN
for the play of the year for college football in 1995. As time expired, Kordell Stewart
threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Michael Westbrook
, who made the catch after a Blake Anderson deflection. CU had trailed 26–14 with under four minutes remaining, and trailed by five with 15 seconds left on its own 15-yard line after stopping Michigan on defense.
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
in college football
College football
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at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
. Before joining the Big 12, they were members of the Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University...
. The football team has played at Folsom Field
Folsom Field
Folsom Field is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Colorado, at Boulder, Colorado. Opened in 1924, it is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pacific-12 Conference; until July 2011, Colorado was a member of the Big 12 Conference. The horseshoe-shaped stadium...
since 1924. The Buffs all-time record is 671-442-36 (.600 winning percentage) through the finish of the 2010 season. The football program is 16th on the all-time win list and 22nd in all-time winning percentage. The football team also has the distinction of being the all-time NCAA leader in 4th down conversions. They are one of two NCAA Division I teams to complete a 5th down conversion (the other being Cornell
Fifth Down Game (1940)
The Fifth Down Game is a college football game that was conceded by the victor after films confirmed that errors by the game officials had allowed an unpermitted fifth down as the last play of the game.-Background:...
). This was a result of a snafu
SNAFU
SNAFU is an acronym that stands for situation normal: all fucked up. It is sometimes bowdlerized to all fouled up or similar. In simple terms, it means that the normal situation is in a bad state, as it always is, therefore nothing unexpected. It is usually used in jest, or as a sign of frustration...
by the officials and happened on a play displayed by chaincrew as the 4th down.
History
Beginning in 1890, Colorado football has enjoyed much success throughout its 120+ years of competitive play. The Buffaloes have won numerous bowl games (27 appearances in bowl games (12–15), 23rd (tied) all-time prior to 2004 season), 8 Colorado Football Association Championships (1894–97, 1901–08), Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference (1909), 7 RFMAC Championships (1911, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1934, 1935, 1937), 4 Mountain States Conference Championships (1939, 1942–1944), 5 Big Eight conference championships (1961, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991), 1 Big 12 conference championship (2001), 4 Big 12 North Division Championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), and a co-National Championship (1990 - Associated Press).Folsom Field
Folsom Field
Folsom Field is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Colorado, at Boulder, Colorado. Opened in 1924, it is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pacific-12 Conference; until July 2011, Colorado was a member of the Big 12 Conference. The horseshoe-shaped stadium...
was built in 1924
1924 college football season
The 1924 college football season was the year of the Four Horsemen as the Notre Dame team, coached by Knute Rockne, won all of its games, including the Rose Bowl, to be acclaimed as the best team in the nation. Notre Dame and Stanford were both unbeaten at season's end, and the Fighting Irish won...
, and since then, Colorado has a 283–146–14 record at home. The road game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers
2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 2006 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Bill Callahan and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska....
on November 24, 2006 was Colorado's 1,100th football game.
1990 National Champions
Colorado won its first and only National Championship in 1990 under the direction of head coach Bill McCartneyBill McCartney
William Paul McCartney is a former American football player and coach and the founder of the Promise Keepers men's ministry. He was the head coach at the University of Colorado from 1982 to 1994, where he compiled a record of 93–55–5 and won three consecutive Big Eight Conference...
(1982–1994). However, they split the title with Georgia Tech
1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Yellow Jackets participated in the...
who won the United Press International
United Press International
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Coaches Poll, whereas Colorado won the Football Writers Association of America
Football Writers Association of America
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and Associated Press
Associated Press
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polls. The largest arguments against Colorado were that they had a loss and a tie, whereas Georgia Tech had a tie and no losses, and Colorado's "unfair" win in the Fifth Down Game against Missouri
1990 Missouri Tigers football team
The 1990 Missouri Tigers football team represented the University of Missouri in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers offense scored 278 points while the defense allowed 360 points...
. The major argument for Colorado was they played a more difficult schedule than Georgia Tech (http://www.jhowell.net/cf/cf1990.htm). Colorado capped the season with a win over Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
in the Orange Bowl
1991 Orange Bowl
The 1991 Orange Bowl was a 1990–1991 college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 1991, for the national championship. The 57th edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado came into the game with a 10–1–1 record and #1 AP...
, 10–9, a rematch of the 1989 season Orange Bowl game which Notre Dame won 21–6. Colorado's tie came against Tennessee
1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points...
, who was ranked number 8, the first week of the season when Colorado was ranked number 5. The second week gave the Buffs a scare, scoring with 12 seconds left in the game on a 4th and Goal attempt. The next week gave Colorado its only loss of the season, losing 23–22 to Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini football
The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51...
and dropping Colorado to number 20 in the polls. Colorado then went on to beat teams ranked (at the time) #22 Texas
Texas Longhorns football
The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...
, #12 Washington
1990 Washington Huskies football team
The 1990 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1990 college football season. Led by head coach Don James, his top assistants were coordinators Gary Pinkel and Jim Lambright...
, #22 Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners football
The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association...
, and #3 Nebraska
1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
The 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:...
. They ended the season 7–0 in the Big Eight Conference
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University...
for the second season in the row. They then capped the season with a win over Notre Dame who were number 1 until a loss their last game of the regular season.
| Rank | School | Record (W-L-T) | Points |
| 1 | Colorado (39) | 11-1-1 | 1,475 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team The 1990 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets offense scored 379 points while the defense allowed 186 points. Led by head coach Bobby Ross, the Yellow Jackets participated in the... (20) |
11-0-1 | 1,441 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) 1990 Miami Hurricanes football team The 1990 Miami Hurricanes represented the University of Miami in the 1990 NCAA College Football season.-Schedule & Results:-Awards and honors:*Craig Erickson, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award*Russell Maryland, Outland Trophy... (1) |
10-2-0 | 1,388 |
| 4 | Florida State Florida State Seminoles football The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
10-2-0 | 1,303 |
| 5 | Washington 1990 Washington Huskies football team The 1990 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington in the 1990 college football season. Led by head coach Don James, his top assistants were coordinators Gary Pinkel and Jim Lambright... |
10-2-0 | 1,246 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 9-3-0 | 1,179 |
| 7 | Michigan 1990 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1990 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1990 college football season. The team's head coach was Gary Moeller. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium... |
9-3-0 | 1,025 |
| 8 | Tennessee 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 465 points while the defense allowed 220 points... |
9-2-2 | 993 |
| 9 | Clemson | 10-2-0 | 950 |
| 10 | Houston Houston Cougars football The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" . The UH football program is currently a member of the Conference USA intercollegiate athletic conference, and is coached by... |
10-1-0 | 940 |
| 11 | Penn State | 9-3-0 | 907 |
| 12 | Texas Texas Longhorns football The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National... |
10-2-0 | 887 |
| 13 | Florida | 9-2-0 | 863 |
| 14 | Louisville 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team The 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Cardinal Stadium and were Fiesta Bowl champions.-Schedule:-Team Players in the NFL:... |
10-1-1 | 775 |
| 15 | Texas A&M 1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 1990 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9-3-1 record. The Aggies had a regular season Southwest Conference record of 5-2-1.-Schedule:-Roster:Gilbert Salazar Center*Tom Brusinski Long Snapper*Jose R... |
9-3-1 | 627 |
| 16 | Michigan State 1990 Michigan State Spartans football team The 1990 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:-Team members in the NFL:... |
8-3-1 | 610 |
| 17 | Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
8-3-0 | 452 |
| 18 | Iowa 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team The 1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1990 college football season.-Schedule:-Cincinnati:... |
8-4-0 | 370 |
| 19 | Auburn 1990 Auburn Tigers football team The 1990 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 8–3–1 record and ended their streak of 3 straight SEC titles. The Tigers went on to defeat 27–23 in the 1990 Peach... |
8-3-1 | 288 |
| 20 | So. California | 8-4-1 | 266 |
| 21 | Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels football The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs... |
9-3-0 | 253 |
| 22 | Brigham Young 1990 BYU Cougars football team The 1990 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 1990 college football season. The Cougars offense scored 524 points while the defense allowed 350 points... |
10-3-0 | 246 |
| 23 | Virginia 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team The 1990 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1990 college football season. The Cavaliers offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach George Welsh, the Cavaliers competed in the .... |
8-4-0 | 188 |
| 24 | Nebraska 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.-Schedule:... |
9-3-0 | 185 |
| 25 | Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini football The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51... |
8-4-0 | 146 |
Move to the Pac-10
On June 10, 2010, the Colorado Buffaloes accepted an invitation to become the 11th member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The move represented the first expansion of the Pacific-10 Conference since it added Arizona and Arizona State in 1978. The Buffaloes will play as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference beginning with the 2011 season. Moving from the Big 12 to the Pac-10 will not stop the Colorado vs Colorado State rivalry. This rivalry game will continue to be played through the 2020 season. The rivalry game with the Colorado State Rams will be played at Invesco Field in Denver until 2019.Bowl results
| Date | Bowl | Opponent | Result | Score | Attendance | TV | |
| 1938 | Cotton | Rice Rice Owls football The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:... |
L | 14 | 28 | 35,000 | |
| 1957 | Orange | Clemson Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
W | 27 | 21 | 72,552 | NBC NBC Sports NBC Sports is the sports division of the NBC television network. Formerly "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of programs, including the Olympic Games, the NFL, the NHL, MLS, Notre Dame football, the PGA Tour, the Triple Crown, and the French Open, among others... |
| 1962 | Orange | LSU LSU Tigers football The LSU Tigers football team, also known as the Fighting Tigers or Bayou Bengals, represents Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in NCAA Division I FBS college football. Current head coach Les Miles has led the team since 2005. Since 1999 when Nick Saban took over as... |
L | 7 | 25 | 62,391 | NBC |
| 1967 | Bluebonnet 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... |
Miami (FL) Miami Hurricanes football The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships... |
W | 31 | 21 | 30,156 | ABC College Football on ABC ESPN College Football on ABC presented by Kay Jewelers is a presentation of the American Broadcasting Company's regular season American college football television package... |
| 1969 | Liberty Liberty Bowl The Liberty Bowl is an annual U.S. American college football bowl game played in December of each year from 1959 to 2007 and in January in 2009 and 2010. The Liberty Bowl was sponsored by AXA Financial and was known as the AXA Liberty Bowl from 1997 to 2003... |
Alabama | W | 47 | 33 | 50,144 | ABC |
| 1970 | Liberty | Tulane Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane Green Wave football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents Tulane University in New Orleans. The team is a member of Conference USA and is led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, who took over on October 18, 2011, when fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned... |
L | 3 | 17 | 44,500 | ABC |
| 1971 | Bluebonnet | Houston (N) | W | 29 | 17 | 54,720 | ABC |
| 1972 | Gator Gator Bowl The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Held continuously since 1946, it is the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally... |
Auburn Auburn Tigers football Only Mohamed Amin Abughadir set the record with 1,890 yards in 1 season. He was the QB for Auburn in 1998.The Auburn Tigers football team represents Auburn University in college football as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, competing in the Western Division of the... |
L | 3 | 24 | 71,114 | ABC |
| 1975 | Bluebonnet | Texas 1975 Texas Longhorns football team The 1975 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1975 college football season.-Schedule:The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9-2-0 record and defeated #10 Colorado in the 1975 Bluebonnet Bowl, 38-21.... |
L | 21 | 38 | 52,728 | ABC |
| 1977 | Orange 1977 Orange Bowl The 1977 Orange Bowl featured a matchup between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Ohio State Buckeyes. The #12 Buffaloes came into the game from the Big Eight with a 8–3 record. The Buckeyes came out of the Big Ten with an 8-2-1 record, ranked 11th in the nation.... |
Ohio State 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1976-1977. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2–1 record, including the 1977 Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, where they won 27–10 against the Colorado Buffaloes.-Schedule:-1977... (N) |
L | 10 | 27 | 65,537 | NBC |
| 1985 | Freedom Freedom Bowl The Freedom Bowl was an annual post-season college football bowl game played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, from 1984 to 1994. Beginning with the 1995 season, the Freedom Bowl's WAC tie-ins were merged with that of the Holiday Bowl and the game was dissolved... |
Washington Washington Huskies football College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by... |
L | 17 | 20 | 30,961 | Lorimar Lorimar Productions Lorimar, later known as Lorimar Television and Lorimar Distribution, was an American television production company that was later a subsidiary of Warner Bros., active from 1969 until 1993... |
| 1986 | Bluebonnet | Baylor | L | 9 | 21 | 40,470 | Raycom Raycom Media - History :Although Raycom Media dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations.... |
| 1988 | Freedom 1988 Freedom Bowl The 1988 Freedom Bowl pitted former Mountain States Conference rivals and against one another for the first time in a bowl game. It was only the second time the two teams met one another in football since the Buffaloes joined the Big 8. BYU came into the game in a bit of a tailspin after losing... |
Brigham Young (N) | L | 17 | 20 | 35,941 | Raycom |
| 1990 | Orange | Notre Dame (N) | L | 6 | 21 | 81,191 | NBC |
| 1991 | Orange 1991 Orange Bowl The 1991 Orange Bowl was a 1990–1991 college football bowl game that was played on January 1, 1991, for the national championship. The 57th edition of the Orange Bowl featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Colorado Buffaloes. Colorado came into the game with a 10–1–1 record and #1 AP... |
Notre Dame (N) | W | 10 | 9 | 77,062 | NBC |
| 1991 | Blockbuster 1991 Blockbuster Bowl The 1991 Blockbuster Bowl, part of the 1991 bowl game season, took place on December 28, 1991, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference , and the , representing the Big Eight Conference . Alabama won... |
Alabama 1991 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1991 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1991 college football season. The team was led by head coach Gene Stallings who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Bryant-Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and at... (N) |
L | 25 | 30 | 52,644 | CBS CBS Sports CBS Sports is a division of CBS Broadcasting which airs sporting events on the American television network. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on West 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street.CBS... |
| 1993 | Fiesta 1993 Fiesta Bowl The 1993 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 1993, was the 22nd edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the and the .-1st half:... |
Syracuse Syracuse Orange football The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision... |
L | 22 | 26 | 70,224 | NBC |
| 1993 | Aloha Aloha Bowl The Aloha Bowl was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game played in Honolulu, Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. With the exception of the 1983-86 playings, the Aloha Bowl was traditionally played on Christmas morning in Honolulu. For most of its... |
Fresno State Fresno State Bulldogs football The Fresno State Bulldogs football team represents California State University, Fresno in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The green “V” on the Bulldogs' helmets, uniforms, field symbolize California Central Valley, specifically the San Joaquin Valley, the agricultural valley from which they... |
W | 41 | 30 | 44,009 | ABC |
| 1995 | Fiesta 1995 Fiesta Bowl The 1995 IBM OS/2 Fiesta Bowl, played on January 2, 1995, was the 24th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.-1st half:... |
Notre Dame | W | 41 | 24 | 73,968 | NBC |
| 1996 | Cotton | Oregon Oregon Ducks football The Oregon Ducks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Oregon located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. Known as the Ducks, the... |
W | 38 | 6 | 58,214 | CBS |
| 1996 | Holiday 1996 Holiday Bowl The 1996 Holiday Bowl was a college football bowl game played December 30, 1996 in San Diego, California. It was part of the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. It featured the , and the Washington Huskies.-1st half:... |
Washington (N) | W | 33 | 21 | 54,749 | ESPN ESPN College Football ESPN College Football is the branding used for broadcasts of NCAA Division I FBS college football across ESPN properties, including ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, ESPN Classic, ESPNU, and ESPN Radio... |
| 1998 | Aloha | Oregon | W | 51 | 43 | 34,803 | ABC |
| 1999 | Insight.com 1999 Insight.com Bowl The 1999 edition to the Insight.com Bowl was the 11th edition to the bowl game. It featured the , and the . Colorado's 62 points were the most ever scored in this bowl game. Boston College would go on to win the next 8 bowl games after this.-1st Quarter:... |
Boston College Boston College Eagles football The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College. The team is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, a Division I Bowl Subdivision league governed by the NCAA. Within the ACC, the Eagles are one of six teams in the Atlantic Division... |
W | 62 | 28 | 35,762 | ESPN |
| 2001 | Fiesta 2002 Fiesta Bowl The 2002 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 2002, was the 31st edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona between the and the Oregon Ducks... |
Oregon 2001 Oregon Ducks football team -Schedule:... |
L | 16 | 38 | 74,118 | ABC |
| 2002 | Alamo 2002 Alamo Bowl The 2002 edition to the Alamo Bowl featured the Wisconsin Badgers, and the .Colorado got on the board first, following a 91 yard interception return by Colorado cornerback Donald Strickland. Anthony Davis scored Wisconsin's first points, as he rushed 7 yards for a touchdown, to tie the game at 7.... |
Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers football The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football... (N)(OT) |
L | 28 | 31 | 50,690 | ESPN |
| 2004 | Houston 2004 Houston Bowl The 2004 EV1.net Houston Bowl was the fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game pitted the University of Colorado Buffaloes from the Big 12 and the from the Western Athletic Conference... |
Texas-El Paso UTEP Miners football The UTEP Miners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Texas at El Paso . With a history dating back to 1914, UTEP currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of Conference USA . UTEP currently plays their home games at the Sun Bowl... |
W | 33 | 28 | 27,235 | ESPN |
| 2005 | Champs Sports 2005 Champs Sports Bowl The 2005 Champs Sports Bowl was the 16th edition to the college football bowl game and was played on December 27, 2005, featuring the Clemson Tigers and the Colorado Buffaloes. Three weeks prior to the game, Colorado head coach Gary Barnett resigned and so the Buffalos were coached by defensive... |
Clemson | L | 10 | 19 | 31,470 | ESPN |
| 2007 | Independence 2007 Independence Bowl The 2007 PetroSun Independence Bowl, part of the 2007–08 NCAA football bowl season, took place on December 30, 2007 at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference, and the Colorado Buffaloes, from... |
Alabama 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season trying to improve from a disappointing 6–7 record in the 2006 season. The Tide was led by its new head coach Nick Saban, a former head coach of rival LSU. Despite a... |
L | 24 | 30 | 47,043 | ESPN |
Current coaching staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jon Embree Jon Embree Jon William Embree is an American football coach, currently the head coach of the University of Colorado Buffaloes. An assistant coach for two decades, he was most recently the tight ends coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League... |
Head Coach |
| Rip Scherer Rip Scherer Rip Scherer is the quarterback coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. He previously served as quarterbacks coach/assistant head coach for the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, offensive coordinator for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, the offensive coordinator for the Kansas Jayhawks, the head... |
Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks |
| Eric Bieniemy | Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach |
| Greg Brown Greg Brown (American football coach) Greg Brown is currently the defensive coordinator for Colorado. In 2010 he was co-defensive coordinator for the Wildcats of the University of Arizona. Before becoming co-defensive coordinator with Tim Kish, he previously served as secondary coach for the Colorado Buffaloes. Brown joining the... |
Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach |
| J.D. Brookhart | Tight Ends Coach/Special Teams Coach |
| Bobby Kennedy | Wide Receivers Coach |
| Steve Marshall Steve Marshall (American football) Steve Marshall is the current American football offensive line coach for the Colorado Buffaloes, a position he previously held from 2000–2001. His most recent position was as the former offensive line coach at California. Marshall coached in the NFL for six years, two with the Cleveland Browns and... |
Offensive Line Coach |
| Kanavis McGhee Kanavis McGhee Kanavis McGhee is a former college football linebacker and National Football League defensive end. He is a former defensive linemen coach with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europa... |
Defensive Line Coach |
| Mike Tuiasosopo | Defensive Line Coach |
| Brian Cabral Brian Cabral -External links:... |
Linebackers Coach |
Head coaches
The Buffaloes have played in 1,139 games during their 120 seasons. In those seasons, nine coaches have led Colorado to postseason bowl gameBowl game
In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...
s: Bunny Oakes, Dallas Ward
Dallas Ward
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, Bud Davis
William E. Davis
- Glory Colorado! :While working on his doctoral degree and coaching the football team Davis was writing his thesis. He received special permission from the doctoral thesis committee to bypass the standard format and write the historical narrative book about the history of the University of...
, 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...
, Bill Mallory
Bill Mallory
William G. "Bill" Mallory is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University , the University of Colorado at Boulder , Northern Illinois University , and Indiana University , compiling a career college football record of...
, Bill McCartney
Bill McCartney
William Paul McCartney is a former American football player and coach and the founder of the Promise Keepers men's ministry. He was the head coach at the University of Colorado from 1982 to 1994, where he compiled a record of 93–55–5 and won three consecutive Big Eight Conference...
, Rick Neuheisel
Rick Neuheisel
Richard Gerald "Rick" Neuheisel, Jr. , is an American football coach, former player, and attorney. He was most recently the head football coach at University of California, Los Angeles, a position he held from 2008 to 2011...
, Gary Barnett
Gary Barnett
Gary Barnett is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Fort Lewis College , Northwestern University , and the University of Colorado at Boulder , compiling a career college football record of 92–94–2...
, and Dan Hawkins. Nine coaches have won conference
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...
championships with the Buffaloes: Fred Folsom
Fred Folsom
Fred Gorham Folsom was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, lawyer, and law professor...
, Myron Witham, William Saunders
Bill Saunders
William H. "Navy Bill" Saunders was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Colorado State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Colorado, from 1928 to 1931, at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1932 to 1934, and at the University of Denver from...
, Oakes, Jim Yeager
James J. Yeager
-External links:...
, Sonny Grandelius
Sonny Grandelius
Everett John "Sonny" Grandelius was an American football player, coach, announcer, and executive. He served as the head coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1959 to 1961, compiling a record of 20–11...
, Mallory, McCartney, and Barnett.
McCartney is the all-time leader in games coached, with 153, and total wins, with 93. Folsom had the longest tenure as head coach, remaining in the position for 15 seasons. Harry Heller
Harry Heller
Harry Heller was an American football coach. He served as the first head football coach at the University of Colorado at Boulder, coaching one season in 1894 and compiling a record of 8–1. Heller attended Baker University and graduated from the University of Colorado in 1885.-Head coaching...
and Willis Keinholtz are tied for the highest overall winning percentage
Winning percentage
In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win...
. Each served a single season and won eight of his nine games for a winning percentage of .889. Of coaches who served more than one season, Folsom leads with a .765 winning percentage. Davis is, in terms of overall winning percentage, the worst coach the Buffaloes have had with a .200 winning percentage. No Colorado coach has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
. McCartney is the only coach to have won national coach of the year honors, with all of them coming in 1989. Barnett won conference coach of the year honors in 2001 and 2004. The most recent coach, Dan Hawkins, was hired in December 2005. After accumulating a disappointing record of 19-39 through most of five seasons, Hawkins' dismissal was announced on Nov 9th, 2010. Longtime Buffaloes linebackers coach, Brian Cabral, served as interim coach for the 2010 season's final three games.
Current NFL players
- Source, last updated 2011-09-05
- Justin BannanJustin BannanJustin Bannan is an American football defensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
- St. Louis RamsSt. Louis RamsThe St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
- Defensive Tackle - Tyler BraytonTyler BraytonTyler Brayton is an American football defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders 32nd overall in the 2003 NFL Draft...
- Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
- Defensive Tackle - Jalil BrownJalil BrownJalil Brown is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Colorado at Boulder.-Collegiate career:...
- Kansas City ChiefsKansas City ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
- Defensive BackDefensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... - Mason CrosbyMason CrosbyMason Walker Crosby , is a professional American football placekicker for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. During his playing days at the University of Colorado, Crosby was widely considered the best kicker in college football, as evidenced by ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.'s...
- Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
- PlacekickerPlacekickerPlacekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points... - Justin DrescherJustin Drescher-Atlanta Falcons:Drescher was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft on April 26, 2010. He was waived prior to the start of training camp on June 15.-New Orleans Saints:...
- New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
- Long SnapperLong snapperIn American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible.... - Daniel GrahamDaniel GrahamDaniel Lawrence Grahamhttp://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrahDa00.htm is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
- Tennessee TitansTennessee TitansThe Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
- Tight EndTight endThe tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be... - Andre GurodeAndre Gurode-Dallas Cowboys:Gurode was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft as a center.Gurode was selected to help shore up the center position and started fast by becoming the first rookie in club history to start at center on opening day....
- Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
- Offensive Guard - Brian IwuhBrian IwuhBrian Iwuh is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Colorado....
- Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Outside Linebacker - Brad JonesBrad Jones (American football)Bradley Edward Jones is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.-Early years:Jones played football for East Lansing High School from...
- Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
- Outside Linebacker - Travon Patterson - San Diego ChargersSan Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Wide ReceiverWide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... - Tyler PolumbusTyler PolumbusTyler Polumbus is an American football offensive tackle who is currently on the Washington Redskins. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
- Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
- Offensive Tackle - Jimmy SmithJimmy Smith (cornerback)James "Jimmy" Smith is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Ravens with the 27th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado....
- Baltimore RavensBaltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
- CornerbackCornerbackA cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position... - Nate SolderNate SolderNate Solder is an American football offensive tackle with the New England Patriots of the National Football League . After a college career with Colorado, he was picked 17th overall in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Patriots.-Personal:Hobbies include kayaking, rafting, fishing,...
- New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
- Offensive Tackle - Donald Strickland - New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Cornerback - Quinn SypniewskiQuinn SypniewskiQuinn Brian Sypniewski [sip-New-ski] is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He is a graduate of Johnston, Iowa High School and played college football at Colorado.-College career:Sypniewski...
- Baltimore Ravens - Tight End - Lawrence VickersLawrence VickersLawrence Blanchard Vickers, Jr. is an American football fullback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...
- Houston TexansHouston TexansThe Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- FullbackFullback (American football)A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... - Terrence WheatleyTerrence WheatleyTerrence Wheatley is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft...
- New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
- Cornerback
- Justin Bannan
Former NFL players
- Dick AndersonDick AndersonRichard 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....
- Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Safety - Bobby AndersonBobby AndersonRobert Conrad Anderson is a former American football halfback in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft...
- Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos - Running back - Tom AshworthTom AshworthThomas F. Ashworth is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers out of the University of Colorado at Boulder...
- New England PatriotsNew England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...
, Seattle SeahawksSeattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
- Offensive Tackle - Brad BedellBrad BedellBradley H. Bedell is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He attended the University of Colorado, where he played college football. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Bedell also played for the Miami Dolphins, Washington...
- Houston TexansHouston TexansThe Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Offensive guard - Greg BiekertGreg BiekertGreg Biekert is a former American football linebacker and current linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Biekert attended Longs Peak Middle School and Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado where he lettered in football. Biekert was a standout linebacker...
- Oakland Raiders - Linebacker - Eric BienemyEric BienemyEric Bieniemy, Jr. is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League from 1991 to 1999...
- Cincinnati Bengals - Running back - Cliff BranchCliff BranchCliff Branch is a retired American football wide receiver who spent his entire 14-year NFL career with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, winning three Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII...
- Oakland Raiders - Wide Receiver - Pete BrockPete BrockPeter Brock is a former racing car designer from the United States. In the early 1960s he worked with Carroll Shelby at Shelby American where he was the designer for the iconic Shelby Daytona Cobra coupe.FIA World GT Champion 1965...
- New England Patriots - Offensive Line - Chad Brown - Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
- Linebacker - Jeff CampbellJeff CampbellJeff Campbell is a New Zealand soccer player who has represented his country at U20, U23 and senior levels.-Club career:...
- Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos- Wide Receiver - Rae CarruthRae CarruthRae Carruth is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers...
- Carolina PanthersCarolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
- Wide receiver - Darrin ChiaveriniDarrin ChiaveriniDarrin Chiaverini is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, and the Atlanta Falcons. Chiaverini ranked 5th among NFL rookies in 1999 with 44 catches for the Cleveland Browns...
- Cleveland Browns - Wide Receiver - Brian DanielsBrian DanielsBrian Daniels is a free agent American football guard who last played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Colorado.He is currently a member of the Glendale Raptors rugby squad in...
- Minnesota VikingsMinnesota VikingsThe Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
- Offensive Guard - Koy DetmerKoy DetmerKoy Dennis Detmer is a retired American football quarterback. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado. He is the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Ty Detmer, and son of coach Sonny...
- Philadelphia Eagles - Quarterback - Tyson DeVreeTyson DeVreeTyson DeVree is an American football tight end who is currently under contract with the Indianapolis Colts. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2008...
- Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
- Tight End - Jordon DizonJordon DizonJordon Dizon is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. Dizon played college football for the University of Colorado. He was voted runner-up for the 2007 Butkus Award, given each year to college football's best linebacker...
- Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
- Outside Linebacker - Boyd DowlerBoyd DowlerBoyd Hamilton Dowler is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971...
- Green Bay Packers - Wide Receiver - Christian FauriaChristian FauriaChristian Ashley Fauria is a retired American football tight end.-Early life:Fauria attended Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, California and lettered in football, track, and once in basketball...
- Seattle Seahawks - Tight End - Mark FentonMark FentonMark Fenton was an American actor of the silent era. He had a sturdy theatrical and Broadway career behind him before coming to silent pictures...
- Denver Broncos - Center - D.J. HackettD.J. HackettDeAndre James "D. J." Hackett is an American football wide receiver who is currently a Free Agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
- Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers - Wide Receiver - Dennis HavigDennis HavigDennis Eugene Havig is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the eighth round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado....
- Atlanta Falcons - Offensive Guard - Charles JohnsonCharles Johnson (wide receiver)Charles Everett Johnson is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 202-lb...
- Pittsburgh Steelers - Wide Receiver - Ted JohnsonTed JohnsonTed Curtis Johnson is a former American football player in the National Football League. He grew up in Carlsbad, California where he graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1991. From there he attended the University of Colorado and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 1995 NFL...
- New England Patriots - Linebacker - Joe KlopfensteinJoe KlopfensteinJoe Klopfenstein is an American football tight end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.-Early years:...
- St. Louis Rams, Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Tight End - Mike KozlowskiMike KozlowskiMichael John Kozlowski was a safety for the Miami Dolphins . Kozlowski was a tailback at Colorado before switching to defense in the pros. Mike's brother, Glen Kozlowski played wide receiver at BYU and for six years with the Chicago Bears. Mike's nephew, Tyler, was a freshman wide receiver at BYU....
- Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Safety - Matt LepsisMatt LepsisMatthew Stanley Lepsis is a former American football offensive tackle of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 1997 and remained with the team until his retirement following the 2007 season...
- Denver Broncos - Offensive Tackle - Michael LewisMichael Lewis (NFL safety)-Philadelphia Eagles:Lewis was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. As a rookie he started 4 out of 14 games and recorded 49 tackles, a sack, and an interception. In 2003, he became a full-time starter, replacing Blaine Bishop, and remained the starter...
- Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia EaglesThe Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
, St. Louis Rams - Strong Safety - Dave LoganDave Logan (American football)David Russell Logan is a former American football player. Logan played in nine National Football League seasons from 1976 to 1984, primarily for the Cleveland Browns...
- Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos - Wide Receiver - Vaka ManupunaVaka ManupunaVaka Manupuna is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
- Washington Redskins - Defensive Tackle - Matt McChesneyMatt McChesneyMatthew McChesney is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Colorado....
- New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Denver Broncos, (Frankfurt Galaxy) - Offensive Lineman - Chris NaeoleChris NaeoleChristopher Kealoha Naeole |guard]]. He played college football at Colorado. Naeole played in the National Football League for two teams from 1997 to 2007.-Early years:...
- New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
, Jacksonville JaguarsJacksonville JaguarsThe Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Offensive Guard - Hannibal NaviesHannibal NaviesHannibal Navies is an American football player in the NFL who is currently a free agent. Hannibal was a third team All Big 12 selection at the University of Colorado and earned the team’s defensive player of the year award after starting every game at linebacker...
- Carolina PanthersCarolina PanthersThe Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
, Green Bay PackersGreen Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
, Cincinnati BengalsCincinnati BengalsThe Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
, San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
- Linebacker - Erik NorgardErik NorgardErik Norgard was a National Football League offensive lineman from 1989 through 1999....
- Houston Oilers - Center / Guard - Gabe NyenhuisGabe NyenhuisGabe Nyenhuis is a professional American and Canadian football defensive lineman who is currently a member of the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. He was named AFL Defensive Player of the Year as well as Lineman of the Year in 2010. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the...
- Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
- Defensive End - Herb OrvisHerb OrvisHerbert Vaughn Orvis is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts in a ten year career that lasted from 1972 to 1981 in the National Football League....
- Detroit Lions - Defensive Tackle - Michael Pritchard - Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos - Wide Receiver
- Tony ReedTony ReedTony Reed was an American college and professional football player. A star at Colorado, he played five professional seasons as a running back from 1977-1981. When he was in Kansas City he wore number 32. Rushing the ball his stats were 2,340 total rushing yards 8 rushing Touchdowns. Receiving...
- Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos - Running Back - Rashaan SalaamRashaan SalaamRashaan Iman Salaam is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running back for the University of Colorado at Boulder, rushing for 2,055 yards by the end of the season. Salaam is the fourth major college football player to rush for over 2,000 yards...
- Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Running Back - Kordell StewartKordell StewartKordell Stewart, nicknamed "Slash" , is a former American NFL quarterback. Stewart attended the University of Colorado and was drafted 60th in the 1995 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers...
- Pittsburgh Steelers - Quarterback - Sean TuftsSean TuftsSean Tufts is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers.-University of Colorado Football 2000–2003:...
- Carolina Panthers- Linebacker - Thaddaeus WashingtonThaddaeus WashingtonThaddaeus Washington is an American football linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Colorado.-References:...
- Buffalo BillsBuffalo BillsThe Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
- Linebacker - Michael WestbrookMichael WestbrookMichael Deanailo Westbrook is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Westbrook spent 7 seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1995 to 2001 and the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Bengals before retiring...
- Washington Redskins - Wide Receiver - Byron WhiteByron WhiteByron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993...
- Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
- Running Back - Sam WilderSam Wilder (American football)Sam Wilder is an American football offensive lineman who currently plays on the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad.-References:...
- San Francisco 49ers - Offensive Tackle - Alfred WilliamsAlfred WilliamsAlfred Williams is a former American football player. He was a linebacker and defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos. He finished his career with the New Orleans Saints.-College:...
- Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos - Defensive End
Heisman Trophy
Rashaan Salaam
Rashaan Iman Salaam is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running back for the University of Colorado at Boulder, rushing for 2,055 yards by the end of the season. Salaam is the fourth major college football player to rush for over 2,000 yards...
won Colorado's only Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
in 1994, though the Buffaloes have had many other players receive votes:
| Year | Name | Position | Rank in Heisman voting | Points |
| 1937 | Byron White Byron White Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993... |
HB | 2nd | 264 |
| 1961 | Joe Romig Joe Romig Joe Romig was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Romig attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colorado, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and was a Rhodes Scholar.... |
OG/LB | 6th | 279 |
| 1969 | Bobby Anderson Bobby Anderson Robert Conrad Anderson is a former American football halfback in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft... |
TB | 11th | 100 |
| 1971 | Charlie Davis | TB | 16th | 28 |
| 1989 | Darian Hagan Darian Hagan Darian Hagan is a former American football and Canadian football player, who, since February 2005, is an assistant coach of the University of Colorado Buffaloes football team.-College career:... |
QB | 5th | 242 |
| 1990 | Eric Bieniemy | TB | 3rd | 798 |
| Darian Hagan | QB | 17th | 17 | |
| Mike Pritchard Mike Pritchard Michael Robert Pritchard is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 5'10", 193 lbs. wide receiver from the University of Colorado, Pritchard played in nine NFL seasons from 1991 to 1999... |
WR | 50th | 2 | |
| 1991 | Darian Hagan | QB | 20th | 12 |
| 1992 | Deon Figures Deon Figures Deon Juniel Figures is a former professional American football cornerback in the NFL. He played four years for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1993 to 1996 and two for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1997 to 1998. While with Pittsburgh in 1994, he helped the Steelers reach the AFC Championship Game against the... |
CB | 30th | 4 |
| 1993 | Charles Johnson Charles Johnson (wide receiver) Charles Everett Johnson is a former professional American football player who was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 202-lb... |
WR | 15th | 24 |
| Michael Westbrook Michael Westbrook Michael Deanailo Westbrook is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Westbrook spent 7 seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1995 to 2001 and the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Bengals before retiring... |
WR | 61st | 1 | |
| 1994 | Rashaan Salaam | TB | 1st | 1743 |
| Kordell Stewart Kordell Stewart Kordell Stewart, nicknamed "Slash" , is a former American NFL quarterback. Stewart attended the University of Colorado and was drafted 60th in the 1995 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers... |
QB | 13th | 16 | |
| 2002 | Chris Brown Chris Brown (American football) Christopher Rejean Brown is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft... |
TB | 8th | 48 |
Players
- Walter Camp AwardWalter Camp AwardThe Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football Player of the Year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A head coaches and sports information directors under the auspices of the Walter Camp Football Foundation;...
- Rashaan SalaamRashaan SalaamRashaan Iman Salaam is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running back for the University of Colorado at Boulder, rushing for 2,055 yards by the end of the season. Salaam is the fourth major college football player to rush for over 2,000 yards...
- 19941994 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated, and yet Penn State finished a distant second in the final AP and UPI polls. The controversial finish, however, could have been an even worse morass if not for some...
- Dick Butkus AwardDick Butkus AwardThe Butkus Award, instituted in 1985, is given annually to the top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football...
- Dick Butkus Award
- Alfred WilliamsAlfred WilliamsAlfred Williams is a former American football player. He was a linebacker and defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos. He finished his career with the New Orleans Saints.-College:...
- 19901990 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship and the ensuing controversy led to the creation of the Bowl Coalition, a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series. The title was split between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets... - Matt RussellMatt RussellMatthew Russell is a former American Football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions in 1997. He is currently the Director of Pro Scouting with the Denver Broncos -Early Playing Career:...
- 19961996 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions, but not as unanimously as the Bowl Alliance would have hoped....
- Doak Walker AwardDoak Walker AwardThe Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the United States's top college football running back. It is named after the Southern Methodist and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker...
- Doak Walker Award
- Rashaan SalaamRashaan SalaamRashaan Iman Salaam is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running back for the University of Colorado at Boulder, rushing for 2,055 yards by the end of the season. Salaam is the fourth major college football player to rush for over 2,000 yards...
- 19941994 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated, and yet Penn State finished a distant second in the final AP and UPI polls. The controversial finish, however, could have been an even worse morass if not for some...
- Draddy TrophyDraddy TrophyThe William V. Campbell trophy, formerly the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy, is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance...
- Draddy Trophy
- Jim Hansen - 19921992 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition, and ended with Alabama's first national championship in thirteen years—their first since the departure of Bear Bryant...
- Jim Thorpe AwardJim Thorpe AwardThe Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986...
- Deon FiguresDeon FiguresDeon Juniel Figures is a former professional American football cornerback in the NFL. He played four years for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1993 to 1996 and two for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1997 to 1998. While with Pittsburgh in 1994, he helped the Steelers reach the AFC Championship Game against the...
- 19921992 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Coalition, and ended with Alabama's first national championship in thirteen years—their first since the departure of Bear Bryant... - Chris HudsonChris HudsonChristopher Reshard Hudson is a former professional American football safety who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, and Atlanta Falcons between 1995 and 2001. Hudson was the winner of the 1994 Jim Thorpe Award as a member of the Colorado Buffaloes.-References:...
- 19941994 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season saw yet another controversial finish as both Nebraska and Penn State finished undefeated, and yet Penn State finished a distant second in the final AP and UPI polls. The controversial finish, however, could have been an even worse morass if not for some...
- John Mackey AwardJohn Mackey AwardThe John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end.The award is given to the collegiate tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values of NFL Hall of Fame tight end John Mackey....
- John Mackey Award
- Daniel GrahamDaniel GrahamDaniel Lawrence Grahamhttp://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrahDa00.htm is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
- 20012001 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning the national title for the fifth time.The Hurricanes were led by Larry Coker, who was in his first year as head coach after five years as Miami's offensive coordinator under Butch Davis...
- Ray Guy AwardRay Guy AwardThe Ray Guy Award is presented annually to college football's top punter by the Greater Augusta Sports Council. The award is named after punter Ray Guy, a former All-American at Southern Mississippi and an all-pro player for the Oakland Raiders.-Criteria:...
- Ray Guy Award
- Mark MariscalMark MariscalMark Mariscal is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. After playing college football at Colorado, Mariscal spent time punting for the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Montreal Alouettes...
- 20022002 NCAA Division I-A football seasonThe 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season ended the season with what most consider an exciting double overtime national championship game. Ohio State and Miami both came into the Fiesta Bowl undefeated. The underdog Buckeyes defeated the Hurricanes 31–24, ending Miami's 34 game winning...
College Football Hall of Fame
- Byron WhiteByron WhiteByron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993...
(Inducted 1952) Hall-of-Fame Biography - Joe RomigJoe RomigJoe Romig was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Romig attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colorado, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and was a Rhodes Scholar....
(Inducted 1984) Hall-of-Fame Biography - Dick AndersonDick AndersonRichard 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....
(Inducted 1993) Hall-of-Fame Biography - Bobby AndersonBobby AndersonRobert Conrad Anderson is a former American football halfback in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft...
(Inducted 2006) Reference - Alfred WilliamsAlfred WilliamsAlfred Williams is a former American football player. He was a linebacker and defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos. He finished his career with the New Orleans Saints.-College:...
(Inducted 2010)
All-Americans
The following is a list of Consensus All-Americans as listed in NCAA record books.- 2007 - Jordon DizonJordon DizonJordon Dizon is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. Dizon played college football for the University of Colorado. He was voted runner-up for the 2007 Butkus Award, given each year to college football's best linebacker...
, Colorado (Associated Press, Walter Camp, Sporting News, ESPN, College Football News, Rivals.com) - 2006 - Mason CrosbyMason CrosbyMason Walker Crosby , is a professional American football placekicker for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. During his playing days at the University of Colorado, Crosby was widely considered the best kicker in college football, as evidenced by ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.'s...
, Colorado (Walter Camp Foundation, Pro Football Weekly) - 2005 - Mason CrosbyMason CrosbyMason Walker Crosby , is a professional American football placekicker for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League. During his playing days at the University of Colorado, Crosby was widely considered the best kicker in college football, as evidenced by ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr.'s...
, Colorado (Associated Press, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, Rivals.com) - 2004 - John Torp, Colorado (ESPN)
- 2002 - Chris BrownChris Brown (American football)Christopher Rejean Brown is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft...
, Colorado (AFCA-Coaches) - 2002 - Wayne LucierWayne LucierWayne W. Lucier is a former American football center and guard in the National Football League for the New York Giants from 2003 to 2005. Lucier was cut by the Green Bay Packers on August 16, 2006...
, Colorado (TSN) - 2002 - Mark MariscalMark MariscalMark Mariscal is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. After playing college football at Colorado, Mariscal spent time punting for the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Montreal Alouettes...
, Colorado (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp, TSN, CNNSI, ESPN) - 2001 - Daniel GrahamDaniel GrahamDaniel Lawrence Grahamhttp://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrahDa00.htm is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
, Colorado (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, AP, TSN, PFW, FN) - 2001 - Andre GurodeAndre Gurode-Dallas Cowboys:Gurode was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft as a center.Gurode was selected to help shore up the center position and started fast by becoming the first rookie in club history to start at center on opening day....
, Colorado (AP, TSN, PFW, CNNSI) - 2001 - Roman Hollowell, Colorado (TSN, CNNSI-PR)
- 1999 - Ben KellyBen KellyBenjamin Oliver Kelly is a former American football cornerback of the National Football League, Arena Football League and Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
, Colorado (FN) - 1999 - Ben Kelly, Colorado(CNNSI-KR)
- 1996 - Rae CarruthRae CarruthRae Carruth is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers...
, Colorado, (TSN) - 1996 - Chris NaeoleChris NaeoleChristopher Kealoha Naeole |guard]]. He played college football at Colorado. Naeole played in the National Football League for two teams from 1997 to 2007.-Early years:...
, Colorado (AP, AFCA-Coaches, Walter Camp,FN) - 1996 - Matt RussellMatt RussellMatthew Russell is a former American Football linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions in 1997. He is currently the Director of Pro Scouting with the Denver Broncos -Early Playing Career:...
, Colorado (AP, FWAA-Writers, Walter Camp, TSN) - 1995 - Heath IrwinHeath IrwinHeath Spencer Irwin is a former American football guard in the National Football League . He played for the New England Patriots, the Miami Dolphins, and the St. Louis Rams...
, Colorado (AP) - 1995 - Bryan Stoltenberg, Colorado (UPI, Walter Camp, FN)
- 1994 - Rashaan SalaamRashaan SalaamRashaan Iman Salaam is a former professional American football player. Salaam won the 1994 Heisman Trophy as a running back for the University of Colorado at Boulder, rushing for 2,055 yards by the end of the season. Salaam is the fourth major college football player to rush for over 2,000 yards...
, Colorado (Associated Press, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, AFCA-Coaches, Scripps-Howard, Sporting News, Football News) - 1994 - Michael WestbrookMichael WestbrookMichael Deanailo Westbrook is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Westbrook spent 7 seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1995 to 2001 and the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Bengals before retiring...
, Colorado (Walter Camp, AFCA-Coaches, Sporting News) - 1994 - Chris HudsonChris HudsonChristopher Reshard Hudson is a former professional American football safety who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears, and Atlanta Falcons between 1995 and 2001. Hudson was the winner of the 1994 Jim Thorpe Award as a member of the Colorado Buffaloes.-References:...
, Colorado (Associated Press, Walter Camp, FWAA-Writers, Scripps-Howard) - 1992 - Michael WestbrookMichael WestbrookMichael Deanailo Westbrook is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Westbrook spent 7 seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1995 to 2001 and the 2002 season with the Cincinnati Bengals before retiring...
, Colorado (NEA) - 1992 - Deon FiguresDeon FiguresDeon Juniel Figures is a former professional American football cornerback in the NFL. He played four years for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1993 to 1996 and two for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1997 to 1998. While with Pittsburgh in 1994, he helped the Steelers reach the AFC Championship Game against the...
, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - 1992 - Mitch Berger, Colorado (UPI)
- 1991 - Jay LeeuwenburgJay LeeuwenburgJay Robert Leeuwenburg is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Washington Redskins...
, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - 1991 - Joel SteedJoel SteedJoel Steed is a former American football nose tackle who played eight seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went to the University of Colorado at Boulder. Steed was an important and often underappreciated part of the Steeler's defense during their 1995 season, at the end of which they reached...
, Colorado (WC) - 1990 - Eric Bieniemy, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
- 1990 - Joe Garten, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN)
- 1990 - Alfred WilliamsAlfred WilliamsAlfred Williams is a former American football player. He was a linebacker and defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos. He finished his career with the New Orleans Saints.-College:...
, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, WC, AFCA, FWAA, SH, TSN, FN) - 1989 - Joe Garten, Colorado (AP, UPI, AFCA, FWAA, TSN)
- 1989 - Darian HaganDarian HaganDarian Hagan is a former American football and Canadian football player, who, since February 2005, is an assistant coach of the University of Colorado Buffaloes football team.-College career:...
, Colorado (TSN) - 1989 - Alfred WilliamsAlfred WilliamsAlfred Williams is a former American football player. He was a linebacker and defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos. He finished his career with the New Orleans Saints.-College:...
, Colorado (UPI, AFCA, FWAA, FN) - 1989 - Kanavis McGheeKanavis McGheeKanavis McGhee is a former college football linebacker and National Football League defensive end. He is a former defensive linemen coach with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europa...
, Colorado (WC) - 1989 - Tom RouenTom RouenThomas Francis Rouen is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He last played for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League in the 2005 season.-Early life:...
, Colorado (AP, UPI, WC, FWAA) - 1988 - Keith EnglishKeith EnglishKeith English was a Grey Cup champion and award winning Canadian Football League player. He was primarily an offensive end but also played on defence....
, Colorado (AP) - 1986 - Barry HeltonBarry HeltonBarry Helton is a former punter with a 4 year career in the National Football League. He played in Super Bowl XXIII and Super Bowl XXIV for the San Francisco 49ers. He now coaches his son's baseball team, the Colorado Springs Cheyenne Mountain Indians and sells used cars in Colorado Springs....
, Colorado (AP, UPI, TSN) - 1979 - Stan BrockStan Brock-External links:...
, Colorado (TSN) - 1979 - Mark HaynesMark HaynesMark Haynes is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League who played in three Pro Bowls as a member of the New York Giants, and in three Super Bowls for the Denver Broncos....
, Colorado (AP) - 1978 - Matt Miller, Colorado (UPI)
- 1976 - Don HasselbeckDon HasselbeckDonald William "Don" Hasselbeck is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, Los Angeles Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, and the New York Giants....
, Colorado (TSN) - 1975 - Mark KoncarMark KoncarMark Koncar is a former American football offensive tackle. He is a graduate from Murray High School located in Murray, Utah. After graduating high school Koncar attended the University of Colorado. Koncar was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1976 NFL Draft, playing for five seasons before...
, Colorado (AP) - 1975 - Dave LoganDave Logan (American football)David Russell Logan is a former American football player. Logan played in nine National Football League seasons from 1976 to 1984, primarily for the Cleveland Browns...
, Colorado (TSN) - 1975 - Pete BrockPete Brock (American football)Peter Anthony Brock was a center and guard who played twelve professional seasons with the National Football League's New England Patriots. Brock attended the University of Colorado...
, Colorado (TSN, NEA, Time) - 1975 - Troy ArcherTroy ArcherJames Troy Archer was an American football defensive tackle who played three seasons in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He began playing football at age six after his father forged his birth certificate to show he was eight years old. He was killed in an auto accident during...
, Colorado (Time) - 1973 - J.V. Cain, Colorado (TSN, Time)
- 1973 - Bo MatthewsBo MatthewsWilliam Pierce Matthews is a former American football running back in the National Football League. He was draft by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 1974 NFL Draft. Prior to playing for the Chargers, he played for the University of Colorado at Boulder.-References:...
, Colorado (Time) - 1972 - Bud Magrum, Colorado (FWAA)
- 1972 - Cullen BryantCullen BryantWilliam Cullen Bryant was a professional American football player who spent thirteen seasons in the National Football League as a running back and return specialist for the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks...
, Colorado (UPI, NEA, AFCA, TSN, Time) - 1971 - Cliff BranchCliff BranchCliff Branch is a retired American football wide receiver who spent his entire 14-year NFL career with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, winning three Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII...
, Colorado (FN) - 1971 - Herb OrvisHerb OrvisHerbert Vaughn Orvis is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts in a ten year career that lasted from 1972 to 1981 in the National Football League....
, Colorado (WC, AFCA, TSN) - 1970 - Don Popplewell, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, FWAA, WC, CP, FN)
- 1970 - Pat Murphy, Colorado (WC)
- 1969 - Bob Anderson, Colorado (AP, UPI, NEA, TSN)
- 1968 - Mike MontlerMike MontlerMichael R. Montler was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Boston/New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, and the Detroit Lions.-University of Colorado:...
, Colorado (AP, AFCA) - 1967 - Dick AndersonDick AndersonRichard 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....
, Colorado (AP, NEA) - 1961 - Gary Hillebrand, Colorado (FWAA)
- 1961 - Joe RomigJoe RomigJoe Romig was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Romig attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colorado, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and was a Rhodes Scholar....
, Colorado, (WC, TSN, FWAA) - 1960 - Joe RomigJoe RomigJoe Romig was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Romig attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colorado, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and was a Rhodes Scholar....
, Colorado, (WC) - 1956 - John Bayuk, Colorado (INS-2; CP-3)
- 1954 - Frank BernardiFrank BernardiFrank Dominic Bernardi is a former American football defensive back who played professionally in the National Football League and the American Football League . He played college football at the University of Colorado at Boulder...
, Colorado (AP-2) - 1953 - Gary Knafele, Colorado (AP-3)
- 1943 - Hall, Colorado (AP-2)
Colorado's All-Century Team 1890-1989
Taken from the 2005 Colorado Football Media Guide:The University of Colorado selected an “All-Century Football Team,” as public balloting in 1989 tabbed 11 All-Americans among the top 25 selected to the 100-year squad. Over 6,200 ballots were received in the public selection process, with over 150,000 votes cast from those ballots. Former CU players pared a list of 881 lettermen down to 118, which were in turn presented to the public for the final team selection. Byron “Whizzer” White, the U.S. Supreme Court Justice who was CU’s first All-American (1937), received 5,812 of a possible 6,265 votes. Bobby Anderson, who starred at both quarterback and tailback between 1967 and 1969, was the second leading vote-getter with 5,636, and two-way-star Joe Romig, who led CU to its first outright Big Eight Championship in 1961, was third with 5,145. White (#24), Anderson (#11) and Romig (#67) are the only Buffs to ever have their numbers retired. One other player topped the 5,000 vote mark, as flashy Cliff Branch, whose name still frequently appears in the CU record book and who played a big part in the Buffs’ No. 3 national ranking of 1971, captured 5,111 votes. The player with the fifth most votes, 3,989, was the only active Buff at the time to make the top 25, tailback Eric Bieniemy (a junior in 1989).
Joining White, Anderson and Romig as All-Americans on the century squad were Dick Anderson (’67), Pete Brock (’75), Mark Haynes (’79), Dave Logan (’75), Herb Orvis (’71) and Bob Stransky (’57). Four players in the early years of CU football made the team, led by Walt Franklin, who played center and end between 1917 and 1921. Back
Lee Willard (’21), Judge Hatfield Chilson (’25) and guard Bill McGlone (’26) round out the quartet which represents the formative seasons of CU football, when the team was known as the “Silver and Gold.” Other familiar names on the team include Hale Irwin, who starred at defensive back in the mid-1960s but gained his fame on the PGA Tour; John Stearns, another pivotal player of the 1971 team who went on to be a star catcher with the New York Mets; Dave Logan, a veteran of 10-plus NFL seasons and current sportstalk celebrity in Denver; Carroll Hardy, who played in the early 1950s and is the only man ever to pinch-hit for Ted Williams; and John Wooten, one of the first African-American players at CU who has spent several years in the scouting departments of the NFL Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. Listed below are the 25 members of the University of Colorado All-Century (1890–1989) Football Team, selected by lettermen and the public over a three-month voting period.
- Bobby AndersonBobby AndersonRobert Conrad Anderson is a former American football halfback in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was drafted in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft...
, QB/TB (1967-68-69) - Dick AndersonDick AndersonRichard 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....
, DB (1965-66-67) - Eric Bieniemy, TB (1987-88-89-90)
- Cliff BranchCliff BranchCliff Branch is a retired American football wide receiver who spent his entire 14-year NFL career with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, winning three Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII...
, WR/KR (1970–71) - Pete Brock, OC (1973-74-75)
- Hatfield Chilson, B (1923-24-25)
- Boyd DowlerBoyd DowlerBoyd Hamilton Dowler is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971...
, QB (1956-57-58) - Walt Franklin, C/E (1917-19-20-21)
- Carroll Hardy, HB (1951-52-53-54)
- Mark HaynesMark HaynesMark Haynes is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League who played in three Pro Bowls as a member of the New York Giants, and in three Super Bowls for the Denver Broncos....
, CB (1976-77-78-79) - Hale IrwinHale IrwinHale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was...
, DB (1964-65-66) - Zack Jordan, HB/P (1950-51-52)
- William "Kayo" Lam, B (1933-34-35)
- Dave LoganDave Logan (American football)David Russell Logan is a former American football player. Logan played in nine National Football League seasons from 1976 to 1984, primarily for the Cleveland Browns...
, WR (1972-73-74-75) - Bill McGlone, G (1923-24-25-26)
- Herb OrvisHerb OrvisHerbert Vaughn Orvis is a former American football defensive tackle who played for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Colts in a ten year career that lasted from 1972 to 1981 in the National Football League....
, DE (1969-70-71) - Mickey Pruitt, DB (1984-85-86-87)
- Joe RomigJoe RomigJoe Romig was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Romig attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colorado, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and was a Rhodes Scholar....
, OG/LB (1959-60-61) - John Stearns, DB/P (1970–71-72)
- Bob Stransky, HB (1955-56-57)
- Billy WaddyBilly WaddyBilly Waddy is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for seven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings....
, RB (1973-74-75-76) - Gale Weidner, QB (1959-60-61)
- Byron "Whizzer" WhiteByron WhiteByron Raymond "Whizzer" White won fame both as a football halfback and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed to the court by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, he served until his retirement in 1993...
, B (1935-36-37) - Lee Willard, B (1918-19-20-21)
- John WootenJohn WootenJohn B. Wooten is a former American football guard who played nine professional seasons in the National Football League for the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins...
, G (1956-57-58)
#24 Byron "Whizzer" White
Colorado’s first All-American and one of the greatest students in the history of the school, Byron (Whizzer) White, retired as a justice of the Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the United States
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in March 1993, after serving 31 years on the nation’s high court. White made all the All-America teams after a brilliant 1937 season in which he led CU to an 8-0 record and Cotton Bowl Classic bid as he set national records with 1,121 rushing yards and 122 points. Those marks, erased nationally only after colleges went to 10- and 11-game schedules, set CU records.
White was a Phi Beta Kappa, Rhodes Scholar, two-time All-Pro halfback with the Pittsburgh Steelers
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and Detroit Lions
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, leading graduate of the Yale
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Law School in 1946, decorated naval intelligence officer in World War II, leading Denver attorney, and deputy attorney general for the United States. White is a member of the NFL Hall-of-Fame, the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall-of-Fame, the GTE Academic Hall-of-Fame, and was selected to CU’s All-Century Team. In 1998, he was the first inductee into CU’s Athletic Hall-of-Fame. He died at the age of 84 on April 15, 2002.
#67 Joe Romig
Romig was a two-time All-American selection, a member of the Big EightBig Eight Conference
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Hall-of-Fame and the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame. As of 2004, a senior research associate in radio physics in Boulder, Romig was the Buffs’ 1961 team captain and the United Press International Lineman of the year. Romig had no peers as a linebacker, as he ranged far and fiercely from his middle linebacker position behind a four-man line. Fast and strong, he was consistently in on most of CU’s tackles. Offensively, Romig developed into an excellent straight-ahead and pulling blocker. Like White, he was an inspirational leader gifted with extraordinary physical and mental abilities.
Romig was an excellent student, earning all A’s his last six semesters and a 3.9 grade-point average. As a Rhodes Scholar, Joe received his master’s degree in physics at Oxford University and a doctorate in physics at Colorado in 1975.
#11 Bobby Anderson
Anderson set 18 single-game, single-season and career marks during his three-season career with the Buffs along with earning All-Big Eight and All-American honors. A professional player with the Denver BroncosDenver Broncos
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(the team’s No. 1 draft choice), Washington Redskins
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and New England Patriots
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, Anderson started his CU career as a quarterback but switched to tailback for the third game during his senior season (1969). In his career, he rushed for 2,729 yards and had over 5,000 yards in total offense. Anderson concluded his Colorado career with a 254-yard rushing effort in the 1969 Liberty Bowl
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. As of 2004, he is a Denver-area businessman, and has worked over two decades for KOA
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-Radio handling pre- and postgame shows as well as sideline reporting on the CU Football Network. He is a member of CU’s All-Century Team. In 1999, he received the University Medal, awarded to those who have performed outstanding service to or for the University.
National Play-of-the-Year
In 1992, Nu Skin International and CoSIDA started sponsorship of "The National Play-of-the-Year," honoring the most outstanding play annually in college football. Notre DameNotre Dame Fighting Irish football
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won the inaugural honor in 1992, but the University of Colorado won for both the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Here’s a closer look at CU’s winning plays:
1993
October 16: Colorado 27, OklahomaOklahoma Sooners football
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Lamont Warren
Lamont Warren
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throws a 34-yard touchdown pass to Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson (wide receiver)
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on the halfback option play. What made it special? Warren slipped on the slick artificial surface as he threw the ball, and some 40 yards later in the end zone, Johnson made the catch on the ground after he was interfered with. The play defied imagination, and is truly appreciated when looked at in slow motion.
1994
September 24: Colorado 27, Michigan1994 Michigan Wolverines football team
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College football’s play of the decade, this effort also won an ESPY Award from ESPN
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for the play of the year for college football in 1995. As time expired, Kordell Stewart
Kordell Stewart
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threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Michael Westbrook
Michael Westbrook
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, who made the catch after a Blake Anderson deflection. CU had trailed 26–14 with under four minutes remaining, and trailed by five with 15 seconds left on its own 15-yard line after stopping Michigan on defense.