The 1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season . Head coach Dallas Ward led the team to a 4–1–1 mark in the "Big 7" and 8–2–1 overall.[1]
Colorado was runner-up in the conference to undefeated consensus national champion Oklahoma ,[2] games.[3] The Sooners did not play in a bowl game due to the Big Seven's no-repeat rule;[2] so Colorado was invited to the Orange Bowl in Miami ,[4] Clemson 27–21.[4] [5]
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↑ "2015 Media Guide" . Colorado Athletic Department. 2015. pp. 128–130. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/cubuffs.com/documents/2015/8/5/part_2_127-233.pdf . Retrieved September 13, 2016 .↑ 2.0 2.1 Miller, Norman (December 4, 1956). "Oklahoma voted grid champion in final AP and UP polls" . Reading Eagle . United Press ((Pennsylvania)): p. 23. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAQrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=05cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5199%2C1690371 . ↑ "Oklahoma wins 40th in a row" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 1, sports. December 2, 1956. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y2wpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4131%2C1067852 .↑ 4.0 4.1 "It's Bowl Day today in U.S." . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 10. January 1, 1957. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PW8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1511%2C74892 .↑ "Buffs top Clemson, 27 to 21" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 15. January 2, 1957. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pm8pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=868%2C253094 .
