1983 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Taylor (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (1st season)
Base defense3–4
MVPVictor Scott
Captains
  • Victor Scott
  • Steve Vogel
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill McCartney, the Buffaloes finished at 4–7 (2–5 in Big 8, tied for sixth),[1] their fifth consecutive losing season. Home games were played on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorado revived the dormant intrastate rivalry with Colorado State after 25 years,[2] and posted a winning record after three games for the first time since 1978.

Down by two touchdowns in the season finale, junior quarterback Steve Vogel came off the bench and rallied CU to a 17-point home win over last-place Kansas State to avoid the conference cellar.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10at Michigan State*
L 17–2356,835
September 17Colorado State*
KWGNW 31–349,783
September 24Oregon State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 38–1433,504
October 1Notre Dame*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KWGNL 3–2752,692
October 8Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 20–5937,157
October 15at Iowa State
L 10–2249,311
October 22at No. 1 Nebraska
L 19–6976,286
October 29Oklahoma Statedagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 14–4036,889
November 5at Kansas
W 34–2328,600
November 12at Oklahoma
KWGNL 28–4175,008
November 19Kansas State
W 38–2127,649
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Awards

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vogel rallies Colorado to 38-21 triumph over Kansas State". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 20, 1983. p. 6B.
  2. ^ "Colorado 31, Colorado State 3". Sunday Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services. September 18, 1983. p. D2.
  3. ^ "1983 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "1983 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 52. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  6. ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide.


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