| 1978 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | George Belu (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | I formation |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Reublin (5th season) |
| Base defense | 5–2 |
| MVP | James Mayberry, Jeff Lee |
| Captain | Jeff Lee, James Mayberry, Matt Miller, Stuart Walker |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Missouri | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big 8. [1] Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
Colorado again won its first five games, all at home, but then lost five of six and Mallory was fired on November 21 by athletic director Eddie Crowder, the previous head coach. [2] [3] [4] Mallory was succeeded by Chuck Fairbanks, the head coach of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL) for six years and formerly at conference foe Oklahoma ( 1967– 72).
The next winning season for Colorado was seven years later, in 1985.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 9 | Oregon* | W 24–7 | 45,389 | |||
| September 16 | Miami (FL)* |
| W 17–7 | 44,714 | ||
| September 23 | San Jose State* | No. 19 |
| W 22–7 | 44,868 | |
| September 30 | Northwestern* | No. 16 |
| W 55–7 | 44,709 | |
| October 7 |
Kansas | No. 13 |
| W 17–7 | 46,345–50,232 | |
| October 14 | at Oklahoma State | No. 13 | L 20–24 | 41,200 | ||
| October 21 | No. 5 Nebraska |
| L 14–52 | 53,262 | ||
| October 28 | at No. 13 Missouri | ABC | W 28–27 | 71,096 | ||
| November 4 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | L 7–28 | 52,553 | |||
| November 11 | at Kansas State | L 10–20 | 13,100 | |||
| November 18 | Iowa State |
| ABC | L 16–20 | 46,321 | |
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References
- ^ "Colorado entombed by Grant". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 19, 1978. p. 3B.
- ^ "Mallory gets axe". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 22, 1978. p. 11.
- ^ "Colorado dismisses Mallory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1978. p. 23.
- ^ "Ax falls on two Big Eight coaches". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services. November 22, 1978. p. B5.
- ^ "1978 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "1978 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 47. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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