1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1956
| team = Colorado Buffaloes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Big Seven Conference
| short_conf = Big 7
| CoachRank = 18
| APRank = 20
| record = 8–2–1
| conf_record = 4–1–1
| head_coach = Dallas Ward
| hc_year = 9th
| captain = Game captains
| stadium = Folsom Field
| champion = Orange Bowl champion
| bowl = Orange Bowl
| bowl_result = W 27–21 vs. Clemson
}}
{{1956 Big Seven Conference football standings}}
The 1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Seven Conference during the 1956 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled and overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 7. The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
Colorado was runner-up in the conference to undefeated Oklahoma,
whose winning streak had reached 40 games and who declared the consensus national champion.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAQrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5199%2C1690371 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=United Press |last=Miller |first=Norman |title=Oklahoma voted grid champion in final AP and UP polls |date=December 4, 1956 |page=23}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y2wpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4131%2C1067852 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Oklahoma wins 40th in a row |date=December 2, 1956 |page=1, sports }} The Sooners did not play in a bowl game due to the Big Seven's no-repeat rule;, so Colorado was invited to the Orange Bowl in Miami, and defeated Clemson, 27–21.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PW8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1511%2C74892 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=It's Bowl Day today in U.S. |date=January 1, 1957 |page=10}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pm8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=868%2C253094 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Buffs top Clemson, 27 to 21 |date=January 2, 1957 |page=15}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1956
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| score = 0–35
| attend = 40,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 34–0
| attend = 21,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
| score = 26–25
| attend = 20,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Colorado A&M
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 47–7
| attend = 21,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 52–0
| attend = 16,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time =
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 16–0
| attend = 45,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time =
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Folsom Field
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| tv = NBC
| score = 19–27
| attend = 47,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time =
| w/l = t
| away = y
| rank = 18
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 14–14
| attend = 25,807
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Ute Stadium
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–7
| attend = 9,773
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Arizona
| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| score = 38–7
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-colorado-clips-wildca/169702027/|work=The Arizona Daily Star|title=Colorado clips Wildcats, 38–7|date=November 25, 1956|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|January 1|Tuesday}}
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Burdine Stadium
| site_cityst = Miami, FL
| gamename = Orange Bowl
| score = 27–21
| attend = 72,552
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-buffs-falter-figh/138157243/|work=The Kansas City Times|title=Buffs falter, fight back|date=January 2, 1957|accessdate=January 6, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1956 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1956-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1956 Football Schedule |url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1956 |publisher=University of Colorado Boulder |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Colorado Football 2023 Record Book |url=https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2023_Info_Guide/2023_Info_Guide.pdf |publisher=University of Colorado Boulder |page=25 |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}
References
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