1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1970 Colorado Buffaloes football Big Eight Conference Big 8 16 6–5 3–4 Eddie Crowder 8th Chet Franklin 2nd Switching T / Slot-ITriple option Don James 3rd 4–3 Don Popplewell Phil Irwin Don Popplewell Folsom Field Liberty Bowl L 3–17 vs. Tulane The 1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes were 6–4 in the regular season (3–4 in Big 8, fourth), and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. In a nationally televised game on ABC, No. 18 Colorado upset fourth-ranked Penn State 41–13 in Boulder in late September, breaking a 23-game winning (and 31-game undefeated) streak.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SLRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6879%2C5657777 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Colorado ends Penn State's victory string September 27, 1970 9Bhttps://www.si.com/vault/1970/10/05/611827/for-easterners-prospecting-doesnt-pay-off Sports Illustrated Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins For Easterners, prospecting doesn't pay off October 5, 1970 46 The Buffaloes moved up to eighth in the AP poll, but were upset the next week by a point at Kansas State, led by quarterback Lynn Dickey.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PqlVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6660%2C497926 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Wildcats shock Colorado October 4, 1970 6B Invited to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, the No. 19 Buffaloes were upset by Tulane to finish at 6–5.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5iYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zAEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7359%2C4994602 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Colorado, Tulane clash in Leiberty Bowl game December 12, 1970 26https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4qxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2422%2C2705134 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Tulane surprises Colorado, 17-3 December 13, 1970 1B In December, CU defensive coordinator Don James became the head coach at Kent State in Ohio;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f4tJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lIQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3044%2C5268885 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio (photo) Named Kent State coach December 13, 1970 D2 four years later he was hired at Washington in Seattle. He led the Huskies for eighteen seasons, including a shared national championship in 1991. Schedule 1970 AP Mountain September 19 w y y Indiana Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN 16–9 42,471 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anderson-herald-scrappy-iu-hoosiers/183308612/ The Anderson Herald Scrappy IU Hoosiers edges by Colorado, 16–9 September 20, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com September 26 w y 18 Penn State 4 Folsom Field Boulder, CO ABC 41–13 42,850 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-colorado-ambushes-p/182559936/ The Daily Advertiser Colorado ambushes Penn State's Lions September 27, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 3 l y 8 Kansas State KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS rivalry 20–21 40,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-barbara-news-press-wildcat-rally-s/183311219/ Santa Barbara News-Press Wildcat rally stuns Colorado, 21–20 October 4, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 10 1:30 p.m. w 17 Iowa State Folsom Field Boulder, CO 61–10 40,840 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-93-speedster-shocks-iowa-st/183313318/ The Cedar Rapids Gazette 9.3 speedster shocks Iowa State October 11, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 17 l y 13 Oklahoma Folsom Field Boulder, CO 15–23 47,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-buff-miscues-let-soon/183313446/ Omaha World-Herald Buff miscues let Sooners notch upset October 18, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 24 l 19 Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 16–30 57,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-missouri-wins-3016/183312402/ The Plain Dealer Missouri wins, 30–16 October 25, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com October 31 l Nebraska 4 Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry ABC 13–29 50,881 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kalamazoo-gazette-cornhuskers-top-co/183309451/ The Kalamazoo Gazette Cornhuskers top Colorado November 1, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 7 w Kansas Folsom Field Boulder, CO 45–29 37,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rapid-city-journal-colorado-outpoints-ka/183313634/ Rapid City Journal Colorado outpoints Kansas November 8, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 14 w y Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 30–6 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-colorado-blitzes-o/183313760/ The Commercial Appeal Colorado blitzes Oklahoma State November 15, 1970 October 19, 2025 Newspapers.com November 21 1:00 p.m. w y y Air Force 10 Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO 49–19 45,447 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MedVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4627%2C5309529 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press Colorado shocks Falcons, 49–19 November 22, 1970 7B October 19, 2025 Google News Archive December 12 l y y Tulane Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Liberty Bowl ABC 3–17 44,640 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86343519/abercrombie-leads-tulane-over-colorado-i/ The Clarion-Ledger Abercrombie leads Tulane over Colorado in Liberty December 13, 1970 October 1, 2021 Newspapers.com 1970 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1970-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference October 23, 2023 1970 Football Schedule https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1970 University of Colorado Boulder October 23, 2023 Colorado Football 2023 Record Book https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2023_Info_Guide/2023_Info_Guide.pdf University of Colorado Boulder 39 October 23, 2023 Schedule/Results (1970 Colorado) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296457 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics October 19, 2025 Roster 1970 Colorado Buffaloes f 23 Jr Cliff Branch KR SE y 10 Jim Bratten QB Dennis Havig OL y 28 So Jon Keyworth TB y 32 Jr John Tarver TB y 41 Sr Ward Walsh FB y 16 Cullen Bryant DB y 15 Jim Cooch S 29 Pat Murphy CB 89 Rick Ogle LB 88 Jr Herb Orvis DE y 12 So John Stearns P S y http://cubuffs.com/roster.aspx?roster=321&path=football *Eddie Crowder (8th year) Chet Franklin (OC) Don James (DC) https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k1gyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b-YFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6908%2C891863 Lawrence Daily Journal-World Kansas Woodling Chuck Probable starters November 6, 1970 16 References Colorado Category:Colorado Buffaloes football seasons Colorado Buffaloes football Category:Long stubs with short prose