1995 Colorado Buffaloes football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 38–6 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
Record	10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Rick Neuheisel (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Karl Dorrell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	A. J. Christoff (1st season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Kansas	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 444 points while the defense allowed 240 points. Led by head coach Rick Neuheisel, the Buffaloes competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 pm	at No. 21 Wisconsin*	No. 14	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	ABC	W 43–7	79,015
September 9	7:45 pm	Colorado State*	No. 10	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	W 42–14	52,848
September 16	12:00 pm	Northeast Louisiana*	No. 9	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 66–14	49,223
September 23	1:30 pm	No. 3 Texas A&M*	No. 7	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (College GameDay)	ABC	W 29–21	53,849
September 30	6:45 pm	at No. 10 Oklahoma	No. 4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 38–17	75,004
October 7	12:00 pm	No. 24 Kansas	No. 4	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	PSN	L 24–40	52,330
October 21	11:00 am	at Iowa State	No. 9	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	PSN	W 50–28	34,669
October 28	1:30 pm	No. 2 Nebraska	No. 7	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (rivalry) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 21–44	54,063
November 4	1:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 10	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 45–32	30,050
November 11	12:00 pm	Missouri	No. 9	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	PSN	W 21–0	50,645
November 18	1:30 pm	at No. 7 Kansas State	No. 9	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–17	42,454
January 1	11:30 am	vs. No. 12 Oregon*	No. 7	Cotton Bowl Dallas (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 38–6	58,214
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`14`	Koy Detmer	Jr
WR	`21`	Rae Carruth	Jr
G	`62`	Chris Morgan	Fr
G	`63`	Heath Irwin	Sr
C	`64`	Bryan Stoltenberg	Sr
WR	`82`	Mike McCormick	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`6`	T. J. Cunningham	Sr
LB	`16`	Matt Russell	Jr
DE	`95`	Daryl Price	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`17`	Neil Voskeritchian	Sr

Head coach

Rick Neuheisel

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	13	14	10	9	7	4	4 (6)	9	9	7	10	9	9	8	7	7	5
Coaches Poll	13	—	10	10	8	5	6	10	9	7	12	10 т	9	8	7	7	4

Game summaries

At Wisconsin

Colorado State

Northeast Louisiana

Texas A&M

At Oklahoma

Colorado at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 4 Buffaloes	0	14	14	10	38
No. 10 Sooners	3	14	0	0	17

Date: September 30
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Game attendance: 75,004
TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin & Mike Gottfried

Scoring summary

1	6:53	OU	Jerry Alexander 21 yard field goal	OU 3-0

2	11:23	OU	Eric Moore 1 yard run (Jerry Alexander kick)	OU 10-0

2	9:10	COL	Phil Savoy 19 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)	OU 10-7

2	5:42	OU	JaJuan Penny 20 yard pass from Eric Moore (Jerry Alexander kick)	OU 17-7

2	0:17	COL	Rae Carruth 11 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)	OU 17-14

3	6:54	COL	Rae Carruth 71 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)	COL 21-17

3	2:27	COL	Lendon Henry 28 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)	COL 28-17

4	7:46	COL	Phil Savoy 42 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)	COL 35-17

4	5:02	COL	Neil Voskeritchian 28 yard field goal	COL 38-17

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Kansas

Kansas at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 24 Jayhawks	9	14	3	14	40
No. 4 Buffaloes	14	3	7	0	24

Date: October 7
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 52,330
Television network: PSN

Scoring summary

1		KU	Jeff McCord 35-yard field goal	KU 3–0

1		KU	Manolito Jones 31-yard blocked punt return (kick failed)	KU 9–0

1		CU	Rae Carruth 58-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)	KU 9–7

1	2:31	CU	Chris Anderson 17-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)	CU 14–9

2	14:31	KU	L.T. Levine 4-yard run (McCord kick)	KU 16–14

2	3:41	CU	Neil Voskeritchian 19-yard field goal	CU 17–16

2	0:23	KU	June Henley 2-yard run (McCord kick)	KU 23–17

3	9:38	CU	Herchell Troutman 23-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)	CU 24–23

3	1:50	KU	Jeff McCord 31-yard field goal	KU 26–24

4	14:24	KU	June Henley 43-yard run (McCord kick)	KU 33–24

4	9:27	KU	Isaac Byrd 7-yard pass from Mark Williams (McCord kick)	KU 40–24

At Iowa State

Nebraska

Nebraska at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 2 Cornhuskers	21	10	3	10	44
No. 7 Buffaloes	7	7	7	0	21

Date: October 28
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Game attendance: 54,063

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At Oklahoma State

Missouri

At Kansas State

Vs. Oregon (Cotton Bowl)

Oregon vs. Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Ducks	6	0	0	0	6
• No. 7 Buffaloes	0	13	19	6	38

Date: January 1
Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
Game attendance: 58,214
TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Steve Davis

Main article: 1996 Cotton Bowl Classic

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Heath Irwin	Guard	4	101	New England Patriots
Daryl Price	Defensive end	4	128	San Francisco 49ers
Bryan Stoltenberg	Center	6	192	San Diego Chargers
T.J. Cunningham	Defensive back	6	209	Seattle Seahawks
Kerry Hicks	Defensive tackle	7	234	Carolina Panthers

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References

^ "Colorado vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 30, 1995. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ "NO. 2 NEBRASKA 44, NO. 7 COLORADO 21". The Washington Post. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ "Buffs Stomp Ducks: Colorado's Defense Excels In Easy Victory Over Oregon". The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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