1978 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1978 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Belu (5th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorBob Reublin (5th season)
Base defense5–2
MVPJames Mayberry, Jeff Lee
CaptainJeff Lee, James Mayberry, Matt Miller, Stuart Walker
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Missouri 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big 8.[1] Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorado again won its first five games, all at home, but then lost five of six and Mallory was fired on November 21 by athletic director Eddie Crowder, the previous head coach.[2][3][4] Mallory was succeeded by Chuck Fairbanks, the head coach of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL) for six years and formerly at conference foe Oklahoma.

Colorado did not have a winning season until 1985.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 9Oregon*
W 24–745,389
September 16Miami (FL)*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 17–744,714
September 23San Jose State*No. 19
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 22–744,868
September 30Northwestern*No. 16
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 55–744,709
October 7KansasdaggerNo. 13
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 17–746,345–50,232
October 14at Oklahoma StateNo. 13
L 20–2441,200
October 21No. 5 Nebraska
L 14–5253,262
October 28at No. 13 Missouri
ABCW 28–2771,096
November 4at No. 1 Oklahoma
L 7–2852,553
November 11at Kansas State
L 10–2013,100
November 18Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ABCL 16–2046,321
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Colorado entombed by Grant". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 19, 1978. p. 3B.
  2. ^ "Mallory gets axe". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 22, 1978. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Colorado dismisses Mallory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1978. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Ax falls on two Big Eight coaches". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services. November 22, 1978. p. B5.
  5. ^ "1978 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "1978 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 47. Retrieved October 24, 2023.


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