1969 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1969 Colorado Buffaloes football
1969 Colorado Buffaloes football
Liberty Bowl, W 47–33 vs. Alabama
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 16
Record	8–3 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Eddie Crowder (7th season);
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
Captains	Bobby Anderson; Bill Collins; Mike Pruett;
Home stadium	Folsom Field
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

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.

APNo. 16

Record8–3 (5–2 Big 8)

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1969 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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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.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Tulsa*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 35–14	34,784	^[5]
September 27	at No. 2 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA		L 3–27	51,342	^[6]
October 4	Indiana*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 30–7	31,354	^[7]
October 11	at Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 14–0	29,000	^[8]
October 18	at No. 12 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 30–42	60,450	^[9]
October 25	No. 5 Missouri		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 31–24	41,886	^[10]
November 1	at Nebraska	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 7–20	67,084	^[11]
November 8	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 17–14	37,000	^[12]
November 15	Oklahoma State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 17–14	29,500	^[13]
November 22	Kansas State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)		W 45–32	37,400	^[14]
December 13	vs. Alabama*		Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 47–33	50,144	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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