1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1998 Colorado Buffaloes football Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 8–4 4–4 Rick Neuheisel 4th Karl Dorrell 4th Multiple A. J. Christoff 4th 4–3 Darrin Chiaverini Hannibal Navies Marlon Barnes Darrin Chiaverini Hannibal Navies Folsom Field Aloha Bowl champion Aloha Bowl W 51–43 vs. Oregon The 1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Rick Neuheisel in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 8–4 in a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big 12 North. Colorado was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Buffaloes defeated Oregon. The team played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. Neuheisel departed Colorado in early January for the University of Washington.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wWpfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vC4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2161%2C2191524 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Neuheisel sneaks in at Washington January 10, 1999 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zlFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2053%2C2688419 Eugene Register-Guard Washington Associated Press Mossman John Neuheisel takes job at Washington January 10, 1999 1G He was succeeded by Gary Barnett, previously head coach at Northwestern University. Schedule 1998 AP Mountain September 5 8:00 pm w y y Colorado State 15 Mile High Stadium Denver, CO Rocky Mountain Showdown ESPN 42–14 76,036 September 12 1:00 pm w y 16 Fresno State Folsom Field Boulder, CO 29–21 42,623 September 19 1:00 pm w y 15 Utah State Folsom Field Boulder, CO 25–6 45,298 September 26 8:15 pm w y 15 Baylor Folsom Field Boulder, CO FSN 18–16 46,603 October 3 1:30 pm w y 15 Oklahoma Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC 27–25 71,217 October 10 5:00 pm l 14 Kansas State 5 Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry FX 9–16 51,581 October 17 11:30 am w 19 Texas Tech 22 Folsom Field Boulder, CO FSN 19–17 48,969 October 24 5:00 pm l y 17 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FX 17–33 31,600 November 4 10:30 am l y Missouri 18 Faurot Field Columbia, MO FSN 14–38 57,261 November 14 12:30 pm w Iowa State Folsom Field Boulder, CO PPV 37–8 49,438 November 27 12:30 pm l y Nebraska 14 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ABC 14–16 75,958 December 25 1:30 pm w y y Oregon 21 Aloha Bowl Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI ABC 51–43 34,803 1998 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1998-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference April 26, 2025 1998 Football Schedule https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1998 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 68 April 26, 2025 Roster 1998 Colorado Buffaloes f 6 Sr Darrin Chiaverini WR y 12 So Adam Bledsoe QB 14 Fr Cedric Cormier WR y 16 Fr Walker Fletcher QB 58 Jr Ryan Johanningmeier OL 62 Jr y Chris Morgan OG y Chris Morgan (American football) 65 Fr Andre Gurode G y 76 Jr Brad Bedell G y 81 Fr Jason Burianek WR y 89 Fr Daniel Graham TE y 1 So Ben Kelly Ben Kelly (gridiron football) CB y 3 Jr Rashidi Barnes DB y 6 Fr Scott Nemeth LB 8 Sr Hannibal Navies LB y 31 Fr Michael Lewis Michael Lewis (safety) SS y 82 So Brady McDonnell DE y 97 Fr Justin Bannan DT y https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/1998 *Rick Neuheisel Rankings AP 0 15 RV 16 15 15 15 14 19 17 24 NR NR RV NR NR NR RV Coaches Poll 0 15 RV 16 15 15 15 14 18 17 25 25 NR NR NR NR NR RV BCS 8 14 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR References Colorado Category:Colorado Buffaloes football seasons Category:Aloha Bowl champion seasons Colorado Buffaloes football