1978 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1978 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight
1978 record	6–5 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (5th season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons

1978 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma §	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8 Nebraska §	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#15 Missouri	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
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes were 6–5 overall and 2–5 in the Big 8.

Colorado 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. Mallory was succeeded by Chuck Fairbanks, the head coach of the New England Patriots in the NFL and formerly at conference foe Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 9	Oregon*		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 24–7
September 16	Miami (FL)*		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 17–7
September 23	San Jose State*	No. 19	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 22–7
September 30	Northwestern*	No. 16	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 55–7
October 7	Kansas	No. 13	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 17–7
October 14	at Oklahoma State	No. 13	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 20–24
October 21	No. 5 Nebraska		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)	L 14–52
October 28	at No. 13 Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	W 28–27
November 4	at No. 1 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	L 7–28
November 11	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas	L 10–20
November 18	Iowa State		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	L 16–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll

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