1969 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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1969 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Liberty Bowl, W 47–33 vs. Alabama | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 8–3 (5–2 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Chet Franklin (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Slot-I triple option |
Defensive coordinator | Don James (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
MVP | Bobby Anderson |
Captain | Bobby Anderson, Bill Collins, Mike Pruett |
Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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No. 6 Missouri + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Colorado | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Eddie Crowder, Colorado finished the regular season at 7–3 (5–2 in Big 8, third), and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
Invited to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee,[1][2] the Buffs defeated Alabama 47–33 to complete the season at 8–3;[3][4] CU outscored its opponents 276 to 227 and climbed to sixteenth in the final AP poll.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 20 | Tulsa* | W 35–14 | 34,784 | ||||
September 27 | at No. 2 Penn State* | L 3–27 | 51,535 | ||||
October 4 | Indiana* |
| W 30–7 | 31,258–31,534 | [5] | ||
October 11 | at Iowa State | W 14–0 | 29,160 | ||||
October 18 | at No. 12 Oklahoma | L 30–42 | 60,400 | ||||
October 25 | No. 5 Missouri |
| W 31–24 | 41,886 | |||
November 1 | at Nebraska | No. 18 | L 7–20 | 67,035 | |||
November 8 | at Kansas | W 17–14 | 37,893 | ||||
November 15 | Oklahoma State |
| W 17–14 | 29,500 | |||
November 22 | Kansas State |
| W 45–32 | 37,400 | |||
December 13 | vs. Alabama* | ABC | W 47–33 | 50,144 | [6] | ||
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Personnel
Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Coaching staff
- Head coach: Eddie Crowder
- Assistants: Chet Franklin (OC), Don James (DC), Ken Blair (DE), Rick Duval (WR), C.B. McGowan (backs), Jim Mora (DL), Steve Ortmayer (OL), Steve Sidwell (LB), Augie Tammariello (OL), Dan Stavely (Freshmen)
Starters
- Offense: QB Jim Batten/Paul Arendt, TB Bobby Anderson, FB Ward Walsh, WR Bob Matsen, SE Monte Huber, TE Mike Pruett, TT Jim Phillips, TG Dick Melin, C Don Popplewell, SG Dennis Havig, ST Eddie Fusiek
- Defense: LE Herb Ovis, LT Dave Perini/Bill Collins, RT Dave Capra, RE Bill Brundige, OLB Bill Blanchard, MLB Phil Iriwn, OLB Rick Ogle, LCB Jim Cooch, LS Pat Murphy, RS Pete Jacobsen, RCB Eric Harris
- Specialists: PK Dave Haney, P Dick Robert
NFL Draft
Four Buffaloes were selected in the 1970 NFL draft, which was seventeen rounds (442 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL club |
Bobby Anderson | Running back | 1 | 11 | Denver Broncos |
Bill Brundige | Defensive tackle | 2 | 43 | Washington Redskins |
Eric Harris | Defensive back | 3 | 69 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Steve Engel | Running back | 5 | 125 | Cleveland Browns |
- Source:[12]
References
- ^ "Colorado favored to drop Alabama". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 12, 1969. p. 22.
- ^ Land, Charles (December 12, 1969). "Offense big thing for Tide". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 16.
- ^ Land, Charles (December 13, 1969). "Buffaloes rumble past Tide, 47-33". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). p. 1.
- ^ Shearer, Ed (December 14, 1969). "Anderson-powered Buffaloes beat Tide". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
- ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Land, Charles (December 14, 1969). "Buffaloes rumble past Tide, 47–33". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ "1969 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1969 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 38. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Probable starters". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). November 7, 1969. p. 8.
- ^ "Colorado football roster". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). December 12, 1969. p. 21.
- ^ "1970 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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