1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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.

1975 Colorado Buffaloes football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 21–38 vs. Texas
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
Record	9–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	George Belu (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Bob Reublin (2nd season)
Base defense	5–2
MVP	Dave Williams
Captain	Pete Brock, Mike McCoy, Bob Simpson, Dave Williams
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 13	California*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 34–27	46,211
September 20	Wyoming*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 27–10	46,032	[3]
September 27	Wichita State*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 52–0	46,613	[4]
October 4	at No. 1 Oklahoma	No. 19	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 20–21	70,286–71,118
October 10	at Miami (FL)*	No. 13	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 23–10	18,901
October 18	No. 10 Missouri	No. 12	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 31–20	50,239
October 25	at No. 4 Nebraska	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 21–63	76,509
November 1	at Iowa State	No. 16	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 28–27	42,613
November 8	Oklahoma State	No. 14	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 17–7	47,759
November 15	at No. 17 Kansas	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ABC	W 24–21	40,120
November 22	Kansas State	No. 9	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)		W 33–7	44,345
December 27	vs. No. 9 Texas*	No. 10	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	ABC	L 21–38	52,728
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Jeff Austin Jr C 54 Pete Brock Sr WR 41 Steve Gaunty Fr OL Steve Hakes TE 89 Don Hasselbeck Jr RB Melvin Johnson RB Jim Kelleher OT 70 Mark Koncar Sr RB Paul Krause RB 30 Terry Kunz Sr WR 88 Dave Logan Sr WR Larry Mauler RB 39 James Mayberry Fr RB 40 Emery Moorehead Jr RB 19 Tony Reed Jr OL Steve Stripling RB 38 Billy Waddy Jr OL Leon White QB 12 David Williams Sr OT 74 Steve Young Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 91 Troy Archer Sr LB 49 Brian Cabral So LB 32 Gary Campbell Sr S 36 Mike L. Davis Jr DL Charlie Johnson DB Chuck McCarter S 26 Mike McCoy Sr DL Frank Patrick DL 86 Whitney Paul Sr LB Tom Perry DL Dave Rice LB 55 Bart Roth Jr DL Bob Simpson DB 47 Mike Spivey Jr DB Tom Tesone DL Jackie Thornton	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Stan Koleski K 28 Tom Mackenzie Sr	Head coach Bill Mallory Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

1. "Colorado breezes by K-State". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1985. p. 7B.
2. "Longhorns turn the tide with third-quarter surge". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 28, 1985. p. 7B.
3. "Hard-running Buffaloes pound Wyoming, 27-10". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 21, 1975. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Another Buffalo barrage overwhelms Wichita 52–0". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "1975 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
6. "1975 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
7. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 44. Retrieved October 23, 2023.