1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team
American college football season
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The 1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 11-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–6 overall with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big 8. Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
- Eddie Crowder (11th season)
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kay Dalton (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-I |
| Defensive coordinator | Dan Radakovich (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 5–2 |
| MVP | J. V. Cain |
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| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Nebraska | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After rallying to defeat No. 7 Missouri to improve to 5–2, CU dropped its final four games and incurred its first losing season in five years. Also the athletic director since 1965, Crowder stepped down as head coach in December;[1] he was succeeded in January 1974 by Bill Mallory, the head coach at undefeated Miami University in Ohio.[2][3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at No. 15 LSU* | No. 10 | L 6–17 | 71,239 | [5] | ||
| September 22 | at Wisconsin* | No. 19 | W 28–25 | 58,237 | [6] | ||
| September 29 | Baylor* | W 52–28 | 48,041 | [7] | |||
| October 6 | at Iowa State | No. 18 | W 23–16 | 35,900 | [8] | ||
| October 13 | Air Force* | No. 17 |
| W 38–17 | 50,115 | [9] | |
| October 20 | at No. 3 Oklahoma | No. 16 | L 7–34 | 61,826 | [10] | ||
| October 27 | No. 7 Missouri |
| W 17–13 | 51,425 | [11] | ||
| November 3 | at No. 13 Nebraska | No. 17 | L 16–28 | 76,555 | [12] | ||
| November 10 | at No. 18 Kansas | ABC | L 15–17 | 34,000 | [13] | ||
| November 17 | Oklahoma State |
| L 24–38 | 50,169 | [14] | ||
| November 24 | Kansas State |
| L 14–17 | 39,771 | [15] | ||
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Roster
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