1959 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 Big 7)
Head coach
MVPGale Weidner, Joe Romig
CaptainBob Salerno
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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 in the Big Seven Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Sonny Grandelius, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big 7. The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.[1]

Previously an assistant for five years at his alma mater, Michigan State University, under Duffy Daugherty, the 29-year-old Grandelius was hired as the Buffs' head coach in February, succeeding Dallas Ward. He signed a four-year contract at $14,000 per year.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Washington*
L 12–2123,678[3][4]
September 26Baylor*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 7–1523,761
October 3at Oklahoma
L 12–4253,745
October 10at Kansas State
W 20–1710,000
October 17Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 0–2734,469
October 24at Arizona*
W 18–021,000
October 31Missouridagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 21–2028,422
November 7Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 27–1427,513
November 14at Nebraska
L 12–1426,000
November 28Air Force*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 15–740,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "Probable starters". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). November 6, 1959. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Buffs hire Grandelius". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 10, 1959. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "Huskies and Ducks open on high note". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. September 20, 1959. p. 2, sports.
  4. ^ "Buff miscues help Huskies win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 20, 1960. p. 3B.
  5. ^ "Air Force beaten by Colorado aerials". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 29, 1959. p. 3B.
  6. ^ "1959 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "1959 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 28. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Buff youth movement really in evidence as Grandelius gets busy". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. February 20, 1959. p. 12.


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