1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season December 2025 August 2012 August 2023 1996 Colorado Buffaloes football Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 8 8 10–2 7–1 Rick Neuheisel 2nd Karl Dorrell 2nd Multiple A. J. Christoff 2nd 4–3 Rae Carruth Matt Russell Game captains Folsom Field Holiday Bowl champion Holiday Bowl W 33–21 vs. Washington The 1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the North Division of the newly-formed Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 10–2 in a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 12 North. Colorado was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Buffalos defeated Washington. The team played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. With the bowl victory, Colorado recorded its third straight 10-win season for the first time in program history. Schedule 1996 AP Mountain August 31 1:30 pm w y 5 Washington State Folsom Field Boulder, CO ABC 37–19 51,481 September 7 7:00 pm w y y 5 Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO Rocky Mountain Showdown ESPN2 48–34 36,371 September 14 1:30 pm l y 5 Michigan 11 Folsom Field Boulder, CO College GameDay ABC 13–20 53,788 September 28 1:30 pm w y 12 Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX ABC 24–10 74,339 October 12 8:00 pm w 10 Oklahoma State Folsom Field Boulder, CO Prime 35–13 53,005 October 19 10:30 am w y 9 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS Prime 20–7 48,500 October 26 1:30 pm w 8 Texas Folsom Field Boulder, CO ABC 28–24 51,100 November 2 12:00 pm w y 7 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO PPV 41–13 34,440 November 9 12:30 pm w y 7 Iowa State Folsom Field Boulder, CO 49–42 49,662 November 16 5:00 pm w 6 Kansas State 9 Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry FSN 12–0 53,550 November 29 12:30 pm l y 5 Nebraska 4 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ABC 12–17 75,695 December 30 6:00 pm w y y 8 Washington 13 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA Holiday Bowl ESPN 33–21 54,749 1996 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1996-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference April 26, 2025 1996 Football Schedule https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1996 University of Colorado Boulder April 26, 2025 Colorado Football 2024 Record Book https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2024_Record_Book/2024_Record_Book.pdf University of Colorado Boulder 66 April 26, 2025 Roster 1996 Colorado Buffaloes f 14 Sr Koy Detmer QB y 21 Sr Rae Carruth WR y 62 Fr y Chris Morgan OG y Chris Morgan (American football) 6 Jr Ryan Black SS n 16 Jr Matt Russell LB y https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/1996 *Rick Neuheisel References Colorado Category:Colorado Buffaloes football seasons Category:Holiday Bowl champion seasons Colorado Buffaloes football