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1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%   8 0     11 2  
No. 8 Colorado   7 1     10 2  
No. 17 Kansas State   6 2     9 3  
Missouri   3 5     5 6  
Kansas   2 6     4 7  
Iowa State   1 7     2 9  
South Division
No. 23 Texas x$   6 2     8 5  
Texas Tech   5 3     7 5  
Texas A&M   4 4     6 6  
Oklahoma   3 5     3 8  
Oklahoma State   2 6     5 6  
Baylor   1 7     4 7  
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Rick Neuheisel.

With the bowl victory, Colorado recorded its third straight 10-win season for the first time in school history.

Schedule

August 311:30 PMWashington State*No. 5

ABCW 37–19 51,481 September 77:00 PMat Colorado State*No. 5

ESPN2W 48–34 36,371 September 141:30 PMNo. 11 Michigan*No. 5

  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO

ABCL 13–20 53,788 September 281:30 PMat Texas A&MNo. 12

ABCW 24–10 74,339 October 128:00 PMOklahoma StateNo. 10

  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO

FXW 35–13 53,005 October 1910:30 AMat KansasNo. 9

FSNW 20–7 48,500 October 261:30 PMTexasNo. 8

  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO

ABCW 28–24 51,100 November 212:00 PMat MissouriNo. 7

PPVW 41–13 34,440 November 912:30 PMIowa StatedaggerNo. 7

  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO

W 49–42 49,662 November 165:00 PMNo. 9 Kansas StateNo. 6

  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO

FXW 12–0 53,550 November 2912:30 PMat No. 4 NebraskaNo. 5

ABCL 12–17 75,695 December 306:00 PMvs. No. 13 Washington*No. 8

ESPNW 33–21 54,749

Template:CFB Schedule End[1]

Roster

1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Koy Detmer Sr
WR 21 Rae Carruth Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 16 Matt Russell Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide