1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1979 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	3–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Chuck Fairbanks (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Dickey (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Doug Knotts (1st season)
Base defense	3-4
Captain	Stan Brock Mark Haynes Brian McCabe Laval Short Bill Solomon
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1979 Big Eight Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	Oregon*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ESPN	L 19–33	44,274
September 15	LSU*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 0–44	46,642
September 22	Drake*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 9–13	40,126
September 29	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana		W 17–16	36,100
October 6	at No. 3 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma		L 24–49	71,187
October 20	Missouri	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 7–13	51,123
October 27	at No. 2 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska		L 10–38	76,158
November 3	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		L 10–24	47,100
November 10	Oklahoma State	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 20–21	41,148
November 17	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas		W 31–17	31,125
November 24	Kansas State	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 21–6	41,643
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Note: The game against Oregon was the first college football game ever televised by ESPN.

Personnel

Roster

1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 79 Stan Brock Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 44 Mark Haynes Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Chuck Fairbanks Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Starters

• Offense: QB Bill Solomon, HB Lance Olander/Charles Davis, FB Willie Beebe, SE Donnie Holmes, WB Kazell Pugh, TE Bob Niziolek/Greg Willett/Doug Krahenbuhl, LT Stan Brock, LG Paul Butero, C Roger Gunter/Bob Sebro, RG Art Dale Johnson/Guy Thurston, RT Karry Kelley
• Defense: LE George Visger, NT Laval Short, RE Kevin Sazama, OLB Steve Doolittle, ILB Bill Roe, ILB Charles Scott, OLB Brian McCabe/Bob Humble, LCB Mark Haynes, SS Mike E. Davis, FS Tim Roberts, RCB Jesse Johnson/Tim Stampley
• Specialists: K Tom Field, P Lance Olander