1959 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1959 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	5–5 (3–3 Big 7)
Head coach	Sonny Grandelius (1st season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1959 Big Seven Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Oklahoma $	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Missouri	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Kansas	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Nebraska	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Head coach Sonny Grandelius led the team to a 3–3 mark in the "Big 7" and 5–5 overall.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	Washington*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 12–21
September 26	Baylor*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 7–15
October 3	at Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 12–42
October 10	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 20–17
October 17	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 0–27
October 24	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 18–0
October 31	Missouri	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 21–20
November 7	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 27–14
November 14	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 12–14
November 28	Air Force*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 15–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game