1961 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1961 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big Eight champion
Orange Bowl, L 7–25 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	9–2 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Sonny Grandelius (3rd season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1961 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Kansas	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Sonny Grandelius led the team to a 7–0 mark in the "Big 8" and 9–2 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 30	Oklahoma State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 24–0
October 7	Kansas		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 20–19
October 13	at Miami (FL)*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 9–7
October 21	at Kansas State	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 13–0
October 28	at Oklahoma	No. 10	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 22–14
November 4	No. 10 Missouri	No. 8	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 7–6
November 11	Utah*	No. 8	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)	L 12–21
November 18	at Nebraska	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	W 7–0
November 25	Iowa State	No. 7	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 34–0
December 2	Air Force*	No. 7	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 29–12
January 1	vs. No. 4 LSU*	No. 7	Miami Orange Bowl Miami (Orange Bowl)	L 7–25
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game