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.
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The eight wins were the most by the Buffaloes in twelve years,[1] with narrow losses to ninth-ranked Oklahoma and #7 Nebraska.[2][3]
Ranked twentieth 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]
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | Fresno State* | | | KCNC | W 45–3 | 32,417 |
September 17 | at No. 19 Iowa* | | | | W 24–21 | 67,700 |
September 24 | Oregon State* | | | | W 28–21 | 41,297 |
October 1 | at Colorado State* | | | | W 27–23 | 33,979 |
October 8 | No. 13 Oklahoma State | | | KCNC | L 21–41 | 41,854 |
October 15 | at Kansas | | | KCNC | W 21–9 | 22,500 |
October 22 | No. 9 Oklahoma | | | ESPN | L 14–17 | 49,716 |
October 29 | Iowa State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | KCNC | W 24–12 | 37,241 |
November 5 | at Missouri | | | | W 45–8 | 36,931 |
November 12 | at No. 7 Nebraska | No. 19 | | KCNC | L 0–7 | 76,359 |
November 19 | Kansas State | | | KCNC | W 56–14 | 32,617 |
December 29 | vs. BYU* | | | Raycom | L 17–20 | 35,941 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
K |
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Pat Biottiaux |
K |
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Ken Culbertson |
P |
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Keith English |
K |
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Eric Hannah |
P |
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Mark Henry |
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- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
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Fresno State
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At Iowa
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Colorado at #19 Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Colorado |
14 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
24 |
Iowa |
0 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
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| Q1 | 5:28 | COL | Flannigan 5 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 7–0 |
| Q1 | 2:20 | COL | Aunese 17 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 14–0 |
| Q2 | 6:44 | IOWA | Hanks 8 yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick) | COL 14–7 |
| Q2 | 2:42 | IOWA | Hudson 3 yard run (Skillett kick) | Tie 14–14 |
| Q3 | 9:13 | COL | Hannah 28 yard field goal | COL 17–14 |
| Q3 | 3:20 | IOWA | Ward 19 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) | IOWA 21–17 |
| Q4 | 1:55 | COL | Aunese 1 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 24–21 |
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Oregon State
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At Colorado State
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Oklahoma State
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At Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Scoring summary |
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Yards |
TOP |
OU |
CU |
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Oklahoma |
Charles Thompson 11-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good |
7 |
0 |
1 |
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Colorado |
35-yard field goal by Ken Culbertson |
7 |
3 |
1 |
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Colorado |
26-yard field goal by Ken Culbertson |
7 |
6 |
2 |
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Colorado |
Eric Bieniemy 24-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good |
7 |
14 |
2 |
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Oklahoma |
Anthony Stafford 2-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good |
14 |
14 |
4 |
8:15 |
14 |
71 |
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Oklahoma |
22-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar |
17 |
14 |
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14 |
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Iowa State
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At Missouri
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At Nebraska
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#19 Colorado at #7 Nebraska
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colorado |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Nebraska |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
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Kansas State
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Freedom Bowl (vs BYU)
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2011 Colorado football information guide
"Fourth quarter kick gives Oklahoma win." Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
"Oklahoma 17, Colorado 14." Eugene Register-Guard. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.