1982 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1982 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1982 record	2–8–1 (1–5–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dale Evans (1st season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463)
Seasons

1982 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Nebraska †	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
#16 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Kansas State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Missouri	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Iowa State	1	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
Colorado	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	California*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 17–31	35,103
September 18	at Washington State*	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, Washington	KWGN	W 12–0	30,923
September 25	Wyoming	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 10–24	40,593
October 2	No. 9 UCLA*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 6–34	38,702
October 9	No. 7 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)	ABC	L 14–40	53,022
October 16	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		T 25–25	47,250
October 23	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ABC	L 14–31	40,581
October 30	No. 17 Oklahoma	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 10–45	43,908
November 6	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 14–35	46,312
November 13	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 28–3	35,114
November 20	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		L 10–33	24,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• QB Randy Essington
• OL John Firm

Game summaries

Washington State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Colorado 3 6 0 3 12 Washington St 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 18 Location: Joe Albi Stadium, Spokane, Washington Source: [1] Scoring summary 1 6:16 COL Field 31 yard field goal COL 3-0 2 COL Field 39 yard field goal COL 6-0 2 COL Field 44 yard field goal COL 9-0 4 COL Field 24 yard field goal COL 12-0

Colorado's first road win since 1979 versus Kansas