1956 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 27–21 vs. Clemson | |
Conference | Big Seven Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 20 |
Record | 8–2–1 (4–1–1 Big 7) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Colorado | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Seven Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled and overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 7. The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
Colorado was runner-up in the conference to undefeated Oklahoma, whose winning streak had reached 40 games and who declared the consensus national champion.[1][2] The Sooners did not play in a bowl game due to the Big Seven's no-repeat rule;, so Colorado was invited to the Orange Bowl in Miami, and defeated Clemson, 27–21.[1][3][4]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | Oregon* | L 0–35 | 40,500 | ||||
September 29 | Kansas State |
| W 34–0 | 21,000 | |||
October 6 | at Kansas | W 26–25 | 20,000 | ||||
October 13 | Colorado A&M* |
| W 47–7 | 21,000 | [5] | ||
October 20 | at Iowa State | W 52–0 | 16,000 | ||||
October 27 | Nebraska |
| W 16–0 | 45,500 | |||
November 3 | No. 1 Oklahoma |
| NBC | L 19–27 | 47,000 | ||
November 10 | at Missouri | No. 18 | T 14–14 | 25,807 | |||
November 17 | at Utah* | W 21–7 | 9,773 | ||||
November 24 | at Arizona* | No. 20 | W 38–7 | 12,000 | |||
January 1 | vs. No. 19 Clemson* | No. 20 | W 27–21 | 72,552 | [6] | ||
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