1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1981 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1981 record	3–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Chuck Fairbanks (3rd season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463)
Seasons

1981 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#11 Nebraska †	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#20 Oklahoma	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
#19 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Chuck Fairbanks' final season as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	Texas Tech*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 45–27	34,884
September 19	Washington State*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	L 10–14	35,277
September 26	No. 11 BYU*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	L 20–41	43,259
October 3	at No. 16 UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 7–27	40,347
October 10	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry)	L 0–59	76,168
October 17	Oklahoma State	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 11–10	36,101
October 24	at No. 14 Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa	L 10–17	50,103
October 31	at No. 19 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	L 0–49	75,638
November 7	Missouri	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	L 14–30	35,782
November 14	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	L 0–27	31,500
November 21	Kansas State	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	W 24–21	23,921
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 51 Umphrey, RichRich Umphrey 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class SS 31 Donaldson, JeffJeff Donaldson 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Chuck Fairbanks Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster