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The 1974 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 in Big 8, fifth), and were outscored 307 to 226. Home games were played on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
1974 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–4 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | George Belu (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Reublin (1st season) |
Base defense | 5–2 |
MVP | Harvey Goodman |
Captain | Jeff Geiser, Doug Payton, Greg Westbrooks |
Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hired in January, Mallory was previously the head coach at undefeated Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he led the 1973 Miami Redskins football team to an undefeated season.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at No. 9 LSU* | L 14–42 | 70,274 | [2] | ||
September 21 | at No. 6 Michigan* | L 0–31 | 91,203 | |||
September 28 | No. 11 Wisconsin* | W 24–21 | 50,512 | |||
October 5 | at Air Force* | W 28–27 | 38,354 | |||
October 12 | Iowa State |
| W 34–7 | 50,593 | ||
October 19 | No. 2 Oklahoma |
| L 14–49 | 51,777 | ||
October 26 | at Missouri | L 24–30 | 61,023 | |||
November 2 | No. 9 Nebraska |
| ABC | L 15–31 | 52,049 | |
November 9 | Kansas |
| W 17–16 | 47,701–48,831 | ||
November 16 | at No. 18 Oklahoma State | ABC | W 37–20 | 38,500 | ||
November 23 | at Kansas State | L 19–33 | 17,128 | |||
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