1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1968 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Eddie Crowder (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Switching T / Slot-I triple option
Defensive coordinator	Don James (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
MVP	Mike Schnitker
Captains	Rocky Martin Mike Montler Mike Schnitker
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1968 Big Eight Conference football standings

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

The 1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. This Colorado squad featured 18 sophomores on the two-deep depth chart and endured an up-and-down season, including the second straight win over Oklahoma in Boulder but also the first loss to Air Force in five years.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21	Oregon*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 28–7	44,723
September 28	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 0–10	27,500
October 5	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 28–18	24,500
October 12	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO		L 14–27	50,705
October 19	Kansas State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 37–14	32,500
October 26	Oklahoma	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 41–27	47,724
November 2	at No. 3 Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas		L 14–27	44,500
November 9	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 17–34	17,500
November 16	Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry)		L 6–22	48,327
November 23	Air Force*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 35–58	42,300
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Roster

1968 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB/RB 11 Bobby Anderson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Crowder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Coaching staff

• Head Coach: Eddie Crowder
• Assistants: Ken Blair (offense), Pat Culpepper (defense), Chet Franklin (offense), Don James (defense), Jim Mora (defense), Steve Ortmayer (offense), Augie Tamariello (offense), Dan Stavely (freshman)