1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1975

| team = Colorado Buffaloes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Eight Conference

| short_conf = Big 8

| APRank = 16

| record = 9–3

| conf_record = 5–2

| head_coach = Bill Mallory

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_coach = George Belu

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme = I formation

| def_coach = Bob Reublin

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme = 5–2

| mvp = Dave Williams

| captain = Pete Brock

| captain2 = Mike McCoy

| captain3 = Bob Simpson

| captain4 = Dave Williams

| stadium = Folsom Field

| bowl = Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

| bowl_result = L 21–38 vs. Texas

}}

The 1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled a 9–2 regular season record (5–2 in Big 8, third),{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DHozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LeADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1965%2C6473944 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Colorado breezes by K-State |date=November 23, 1985 |page=7B}} and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

In the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Colorado fell to ninth-ranked Texas to finish at 9–3.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kq5hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6515%2C1459096 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Longhorns turn the tide with third-quarter surge |date=December 28, 1985 |page=7B}} Ranked sixteenth in the final AP poll, the Buffaloes outscored their opponents 331 to 251.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1975

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 34–27

| attend = 46,211

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Wyoming

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 27–10

| attend = 46,032

| source = {{cite news|title=Hard-running Buffaloes pound Wyoming, 27-10|newspaper=Fort Collins Coloradoan|date=September 21, 1975|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116017675/hard-running-buffaloes-pound-wyoming/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Wichita State

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 52–0

| attend = 46,613

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94881429/another-buffalo-barrage-overwhelms-wichi/|work=The Daily Sentinel|title=Another Buffalo barrage overwhelms Wichita 52–0|date=September 28, 1975|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Oklahoma

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Norman, OK

| score = 20–21

| attend = 70,286–71,118

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|October 10|Friday}}

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| site_stadium = Miami Orange Bowl

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| score = 23–10

| attend = 18,901

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Missouri

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 31–20

| attend = 50,239

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 21–63

| attend = 76,509

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Cyclone Stadium

| site_cityst = Ames, IA

| score = 28–27

| attend = 42,613

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time =

| w/l = w

| rank = 14

| opponent = Oklahoma State

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| score = 17–7

| attend = 47,759

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Kansas

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS

| tv = ABC

| score = 24–21

| attend = 40,120

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = w

| rank = 9

| opponent = Kansas State

| site_stadium = Folsom Field

| site_cityst = Boulder, CO

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 33–7

| attend = 44,345

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 27

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

| tv = ABC

| score = 21–38

| attend = 52,728

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-texas-came-back-with-new-attit/169101914/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Texas came back with new attitude|date=December 28, 1975|accessdate=March 29, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=1975 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1975-schedule.html |website=College Football @ Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1975 Football Schedule |url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1975 |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=44 |access-date=October 23, 2023 }}

Personnel

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|offensive_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=54|class=Sr|first=Pete|last=Brock|dab=Pete Brock (American football)|pos=C|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=Fr|first=Steve|last=Gaunty|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Steve|last=Hakes|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=Jr|first=Don|last=Hasselbeck|pos=TE|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Melvin|last=Johnson|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Jim|last=Kelleher|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=70|class=Sr|first=Mark|last=Koncar|pos=T|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Paul|last=Krause|pos=RB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=30|class=Sr|first=Terry|last=Kunz|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=88|class=Sr|first=Dave|last=Logan|dab=Dave Logan (American football)|pos=WR|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Larry|last=Mauler|pos=WR}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=39|class=Fr|first=James|last=Mayberry|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=40|class=Jr|first=Emery|last=Moorehead|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=19|class=Jr|first=Tony|last=Reed|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Steve|last=Stripling|pos=OL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=38|class=Jr|first=Billy|last=Waddy|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Leon|last=White|pos=OL|link=y|dab=Vader (professional wrestling)}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=Sr|first=David|last=Williams|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=74|class=Sr|first=Steve|last=Young|pos=T|link=y}}

|defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=91|class=Sr|first=Troy|last=Archer|pos=DT|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=49|class=So|first=Brian|last=Cabral|pos=LB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=32|class=Sr|first=Gary|last=Campbell|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=36|class=Jr|first=Mike L.|last=Davis|dab=Mike Davis (defensive back, born 1956)|pos=S|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Charlie|last=Johnson|pos=DL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Chuck|last=McCarter|pos=DB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=26|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=McCoy|dab=Mike McCoy (cornerback)|pos=S|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Frank|last=Patrick|pos=DL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=86|class=Sr|first=Whitney|last=Paul|pos=DL|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Tom|last=Perry|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Dave|last=Rice|pos=DL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=55|class=Jr|first=Bart|last=Roth|pos=LB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Bob|last=Simpson|pos=DL}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=47|class=Jr|first=Mike|last=Spivey|dab=Mike Spivey (American football)|pos=DB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Tom|last=Tesone|pos=DB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Jackie|last=Thornton|pos=DL}}

|special_teams_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Stan|last=Koleski|pos=P}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=28|class=Sr|first=Tom|last=Mackenzie|pos=K}}

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/1975|accessdate=

|head_coach=

Bill Mallory

|asst_coach=

}}

References

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