1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1988 Colorado Buffaloes football
Freedom Bowl, L 17–20 vs. BYU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerry DiNardo (5th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone, I-Formation
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (1st season)
Base defense3–4
MVPEric Bieniemy
Captains
  • Don DeLuzio
  • Erik Norgard
Home stadiumFolsom Field
1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Missouri 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Kansas 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bill McCartney, Colorado finished the regular season at 8–3 (4–3 in Big 8, fourth),[1] and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

The eight wins were the most by the Buffaloes since the 1976 season,[1] with narrow losses to ninth-ranked Oklahoma and No. 7 Nebraska.[2][3]

Ranked 20th in the Coaches Poll, Colorado was invited to the Freedom Bowl in Anaheim, California,[4] but was upset 17–20 by BYU of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), led by redshirt freshman quarterback Ty Detmer.[5][6]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10Fresno State*
KCNCW 45–332,417[7]
September 17at No. 19 Iowa*
W 24–2167,700[8]
September 24Oregon State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 28–2141,297[9]
October 1at Colorado State*
W 27–2333,979[10]
October 8No. 13 Oklahoma State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KCNCL 21–4141,854[11]
October 15at Kansas
KCNCW 21–922,500[12]
October 22No. 9 Oklahoma
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPNL 14–1749,716[13]
October 29Iowa Statedagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KCNCW 24–1237,241[14]
November 5at Missouri
W 45–836,931[15]
November 12at No. 7 NebraskaNo. 19
KCNCL 0–776,359[16]
November 19Kansas State
KCNCW 56–1432,617[17]
December 29vs. BYU*
RaycomL 17–2035,941[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[19][20][21]

Games summaries

Fresno State

At Iowa

Colorado at #19 Iowa
Team 1 234Total
• Colorado 14 037 24
Iowa 0 1470 21
Scoring summary
Q15:28COLFlannigan 5 yard run (Hannah kick)COL 7–0
Q12:20COLAunese 17 yard run (Hannah kick)COL 14–0
Q26:44IOWAHanks 8 yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick)COL 14–7
Q22:42IOWAHudson 3 yard run (Skillett kick)Tie 14–14
Q39:13COLHannah 28 yard field goalCOL 17–14
Q33:20IOWAWard 19 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 21–17
Q41:55COLAunese 1 yard run (Hannah kick)COL 24–21
See also: 1988 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Source:[22]

Oregon State

At Colorado State

Oklahoma State

At Kansas

Oklahoma

#8 Oklahoma Sooners (5–1) at Colorado Buffaloes (5–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Oklahoma 7 7 0317
Colorado 6 8 0014

at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

[24][25]

External videos
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Iowa State

At Missouri

At Nebraska

No. 19 Colorado at No. 7 Nebraska
Team 1 234Total
Colorado 0 000 0
• Nebraska 0 070 7
See also: 1988 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

[3]

Kansas State

Freedom Bowl (vs BYU)


Roster

1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Sal Aunese
RB 1 Eric Bieniemy So
WR Jeff Campbell
RB J.J. Flannigan
QB Darian Hagan
RB George Hemingway
QB Charles S. Johnson
WR Eric Kissick
TE John Perak
WR Mike Pritchard
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Don DeLuzio
DB Deon Figures
LB Kanavis McGhee
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Pat Biottiaux
K Ken Culbertson
P Keith English
K Eric Hannah
P Mark Henry
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ a b "Buffs win humbly, 56-14". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 20, 1988. p. 5B.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma edges Buffs". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. October 23, 1988. p. 2B.
  3. ^ a b "Cornhuskers barely beat Buffaloes, 7-0". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 3B.
  4. ^ Robinson, Doug (December 29, 1988). "Cougars, Buffaloes both have plenty of questions Freedom Bowl will answer". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  5. ^ "BYU's Detmer decks CU, 20-17". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 30, 1988. p. 4D.
  6. ^ Robinson, Doug (December 30, 1988). "BYU edges Colorado in Ty-pical fashion". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  7. ^ "Colorado tramples Fresno State, 45–3". The Salina Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buffs stun Iowa with 24–21 upset". The Daily Nonpareil. September 18, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado gains 'high level' in 28–21 win". Omaha World-Herald. September 25, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colorado State bullies Buffaloes, but lose 27–23". The Salina Journal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sanders' 4 TD carry Okla. St. by Colorado". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kansas no test for Buffs". The Manhattan Mercury. October 16, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sooners outlast Colorado". The Olathe Daily News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Colorado topples Cyclones". The Daily Nonpareil. October 30, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Colorado keeps Missouri in free fall". The Kansas City Star. November 6, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Nebraska outlasts error-prone Buffs, sets up OU showdown". The Grand Island Independent. November 13, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "K-State season ends with a thud". The Manhattan Mercury. November 20, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Freshman Detmer rallies BYU for a 20–17 victory". The Los Angeles Times. December 30, 1988. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "1988 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  20. ^ "1988 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  21. ^ "Colorado Football 2024 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 58. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  22. ^ "Colorado ambushes Iowa, 24-21". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 18, 1988. p. 3B.
  23. ^ "1988 Oklahoma at Colorado box score". SoonerStats.com. 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  24. ^ "Fourth quarter kick gives Oklahoma win." Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
  25. ^ "Oklahoma 17, Colorado 14." Eugene Register-Guard. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
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