1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team
American college football season
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The 1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill McCartney, Colorado opened with four losses,[1] but finished the regular season at 6–5 (6–1 in Big 8, second). It was their best conference record in a quarter century, and they were invited to the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston on New Year's Eve.[2][3]
- Bill McCartney (5th season)
| 1986 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Bluebonnet Bowl, L 9–21 vs. Baylor | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (6–1 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Gerry DiNardo (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (4th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
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| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Buffaloes were upset 23–7 in the opener by intrastate rival Colorado State,[4] but defeated Nebraska for the first time in nineteen years, and the first time in Boulder since 1960.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | Colorado State* | KCNC | L 7–23 | 45,109 | [6] | |
| September 13 | at Oregon* | L 30–32 | 26,155 | [7] | ||
| September 20 | at Ohio State* | L 10–13 | 88,404 | [8] | ||
| September 27 | No. 10 Arizona* |
| Raycom | L 21–24 | 41,024 | [9] |
| October 11 | at Missouri | Raycom | W 17–12 | 42,780 | [10] | |
| October 18 | Iowa State |
| W 31–3 | 41,215 | [11] | |
| October 25 | No. 3 Nebraska |
| W 20–10 | 52,440 | [12] | |
| November 1 | at Oklahoma State | Raycom | W 31–14 | 36,900 | [13] | |
| November 8 | Kansas |
| W 17–10 | 37,056 | [14] | |
| November 15 | No. 4 Oklahoma |
| Raycom | L 0–28 | 52,707 | [15] |
| November 22 | at Kansas State | W 49–3 | 14,700 | [16] | ||
| December 31 | vs. No. 14 Baylor* | Raycom | L 9–21 | 40,470 | [17] | |
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Game summaries
Nebraska
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #3 Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| • Colorado | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
- Date: October 25
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
| 1 | COL | Jeff Campbell 39-yard run (Dave DeLine kick) | Colorado 7–0 | |
| 2 | COL | Dave DeLine 57-yard field goal | Colorado 10–0 | |
| 3 | NEB | Steve Taylor 2-yard run (Klein kick) | Colorado 10–7 | |
| 4 | COL | Lance Carl 52-yard pass from O.C. Oliver (DeLine kick) | Colorado 17–7 | |
| 4 | NEB | Dale Klein 29-yard field goal | Colorado 17–10 | |
| 4 | COL | Dave DeLine 36-yard field goal | Colorado 20–10 | |
The fans tore down the goal posts as the Buffaloes defeated Nebraska for the first time since 1967, breaking a streak of 18 losses to the Huskers, and the first win in Boulder over NU since 1960.[5] "This is a moment in our program we'll always cherish", said Colorado head coach Bill McCartney. "Up to this point I don't think we've beaten a great team. We did today. And I think we have a rivalry now." [21]
Oklahoma State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Colorado | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| Oklahoma St | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
- Date: November 1
- Location: Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma
| 1 | COL | DeLine 47-yard field goal | Colorado 3–0 | |
| 2 | OKST | Dykes 17-yard pass from Gundy (O'Connell kick) | Oklahoma St 7–3 | |
| 2 | OKST | Thomas 3-yard run (O'Connell kick) | Oklahoma St 14–3 | |
| 3 | COL | Oliver 23-yard pass from Hatcher (DeLine kick) | Oklahoma St 14–10 | |
| 3 | COL | Hatcher 1-yard run (DeLine kick) | Colorado 17–14 | |
| 4 | COL | Weatherspoon recovered fumble in end zone (DeLine kick) | Colorado 24–14 | |
| 4 | COL | Smith 2-yard run (DeLine kick) | Colorado 31–14 | |
Personnel
Coaching staff
Head coach: Bill McCartney
Assistant coaches: Lou Tepper (AHC/DC/ILB), Gerry DiNardo (OC/TE), Gary Barnett (QB/FB), Steve Bernstein (DB), Mike Hankwitz (OLB), Steve Logan (RB), Oliver Lucas (WR), Les Miles (OL), Ron Vanderlinden (DL) [22]
