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The 1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the
University of Colorado at Boulder in the
Big Eight Conference during the
1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach
Bill McCartney, Colorado finished the regular season at 8–3 (4–3 in Big 8, fourth),
[1] and played their home games on campus at
Folsom Field in
Boulder, Colorado.
The eight wins were the most by the
Buffaloes in
twelve years,
[1] with narrow losses to ninth-ranked
Oklahoma and #7
Nebraska.
[2]
[3]
Ranked twentieth in the
coaches' poll, Colorado was invited to the
Freedom Bowl in
Anaheim, California,
[4] but was upset 17–20 by
BYU of the
Western Athletic Conference (WAC), led by redshirt freshman quarterback
Ty Detmer.
[5]
[6]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 |
Fresno State* | | |
KCNC | W 45–3 | 32,417 |
September 17 | at No. 19
Iowa* | | | | W 24–21 | 67,700 |
September 24 |
Oregon State* | | | | W 28–21 | 41,297 |
October 1 | at
Colorado State* | | | | W 27–23 | 33,979 |
October 8 | No. 13
Oklahoma State | | | KCNC | L 21–41 | 41,854 |
October 15 | at
Kansas | | | KCNC | W 21–9 | 22,500 |
October 22 | No. 9
Oklahoma | | |
ESPN | L 14–17 | 49,716 |
October 29 |
Iowa State | | | KCNC | W 24–12 | 37,241 |
November 5 | at
Missouri | | | | W 45–8 | 36,931 |
November 12 | at No. 7
Nebraska | No. 19 | | KCNC | L 0–7 | 76,359 |
November 19 |
Kansas State | | | KCNC | W 56–14 | 32,617 |
December 29 | vs.
BYU* | | |
Raycom | L 17–20 | 35,941 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
|
- Source:
[7]
Personnel
1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
|
Pat Biottiaux
|
K
|
|
Ken Culbertson
|
P
|
|
Keith English
|
K
|
|
Eric Hannah
|
P
|
|
Mark Henry
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
-
Injured
-
Redshirt
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Season summary
Fresno State
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At Iowa
Colorado at #19 Iowa
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Colorado |
14 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
24 |
Iowa |
0 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
|
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 5:28 | COL | Flannigan 5 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 7–0 |
| Q1 | 2:20 | COL | Aunese 17 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 14–0 |
| Q2 | 6:44 | IOWA | Hanks 8 yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick) | COL 14–7 |
| Q2 | 2:42 | IOWA | Hudson 3 yard run (Skillett kick) | Tie 14–14 |
| Q3 | 9:13 | COL | Hannah 28 yard field goal | COL 17–14 |
| Q3 | 3:20 | IOWA | Ward 19 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) | IOWA 21–17 |
| Q4 | 1:55 | COL | Aunese 1 yard run (Hannah kick) | COL 24–21 |
|
- Source:
[8]
Oregon State
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At Colorado State
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Oklahoma State
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At Kansas
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Oklahoma
[10]
[11]
Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
|
TOP
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OU
|
CU
|
1
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Oklahoma
|
Charles Thompson 11-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
|
7
|
0
|
1
|
|
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Colorado
|
35-yard field goal by Ken Culbertson
|
7
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado
|
26-yard field goal by Ken Culbertson
|
7
|
6
|
2
|
|
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|
|
Colorado
|
Eric Bieniemy 24-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good
|
7
|
14
|
2
|
|
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|
|
Oklahoma
|
Anthony Stafford 2-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good
|
14
|
14
|
4
|
8:15
|
14
|
71
|
|
Oklahoma
|
22-yard field goal by R.D. Lashar
|
17
|
14
|
"TOP" =
time of possession. For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football.
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17
|
14
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Iowa State
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At Missouri
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At Nebraska
#19 Colorado at #7 Nebraska
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colorado |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Nebraska |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
|
- Source:
[3]
Kansas State
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Freedom Bowl (vs BYU)
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References
- ^
a
b
"Buffs win humbly, 56-14". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 20, 1988. p. 5B.
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^
"Oklahoma edges Buffs". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. October 23, 1988. p. 2B.
- ^
a
b
"Cornhuskers barely beat Buffaloes, 7-0". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 3B.
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^ Robinson, Doug (December 29, 1988).
"Cougars, Buffaloes both have plenty of questions Freedom Bowl will answer". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
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^
"BYU's Detmer decks CU, 20-17". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 30, 1988. p. 4D.
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^ Robinson, Doug (December 30, 1988).
"BYU edges Colorado in Ty-pical fashion". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
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^ 2011 Colorado football information guide
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^
"Colorado ambushes Iowa, 24-21". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 18, 1988. p. 3B.
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^
"1988 Oklahoma at Colorado box score". SoonerStats.com. 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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^ "Fourth quarter kick gives Oklahoma win." Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
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^ "Oklahoma 17, Colorado 14." Eugene Register-Guard. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
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