1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1970 Colorado Buffaloes football
Liberty Bowl, L 3–17 vs. Tulane
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
1970 record	6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Eddie Crowder (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chet Franklin
Offensive scheme	Switching T / Slot-I Triple Option
Defensive coordinator	Don James (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Don Popplewell
Captain	Phil Irwin
Captain	Don Popplewell
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons

1970 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Nebraska	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
#20 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Buffaloes were led by eighth-year head coach Eddie Crowder and home games were played on campus in Boulder at Folsom Field.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana		W 16–9	42,174
September 26	No. 4 Penn State*	No. 18	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ABC	W 41–13	42,850
October 3	at Kansas State	No. 8	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		L 20–21	40,200
October 10	Iowa State	No. 17	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 61–10	40,840
October 17	Oklahoma	No. 13	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 15–23	47,700
October 24	Missouri	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Columbia, Missouri		L 16–30	57,000
October 31	No. 4 Nebraska		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)	ABC	L 13–29	50,881
November 7	Kansas		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 45–29	37,250
November 14	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 30–6	18,000
November 21	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, Colorado		W 49–19	45,447
December 12	vs. Tulane*	No. 19	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	L 3–17	44,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 23 Branch, CliffCliff Branch 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Crowder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster