The 1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled a 9–2 regular season record (5–2 in Big 8, third),[1] and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
In the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Colorado fell to ninth-ranked Texas to finish at 9–3.[2] Ranked sixteenth in the final AP poll, the Buffaloes outscored their opponents 331 to 251.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | California* | | | | W 34–27 | 46,211 | |
| September 20 | Wyoming* | | | | W 27–10 | 46,032 | [3] |
| September 27 | Wichita State* | | | | W 52–0 | 46,613 | [4] |
| October 4 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | No. 19 | | | L 20–21 | 70,286–71,118 | |
| at Miami (FL)* | No. 13 | | | W 23–10 | 18,901 | |
| October 18 | No. 10 Missouri | No. 12 | | | W 31–20 | 50,239 | |
| October 25 | at No. 4 Nebraska | No. 10 | | | L 21–63 | 76,509 | |
| November 1 | at Iowa State | No. 16 | | | W 28–27 | 42,613 | |
| November 8 | Oklahoma State | No. 14 | | | W 17–7 | 47,759 | |
| November 15 | at No. 17 Kansas | No. 10 | | ABC | W 24–21 | 40,120 | |
| November 22 | Kansas State | No. 9 | | | W 33–7 | 44,345 | |
| December 27 | vs. No. 9 Texas* | No. 10 | | ABC | L 21–38 | 52,728 | [5] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
| 1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Class
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Stan Koleski
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28
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Tom Mackenzie
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
Roster
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References
- ^ "Colorado breezes by K-State". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1985. p. 7B.
- ^ "Longhorns turn the tide with third-quarter surge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1985. p. 7B.
- ^ "Hard-running Buffaloes pound Wyoming, 27-10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 21, 1975. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Another Buffalo barrage overwhelms Wichita 52–0". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas came back with new attitude". The Shreveport Times. December 28, 1975. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1975 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 44. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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