1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1984 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1984 record	1–10 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Single set back / split-back
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	George Smith
Captain	Lee Rouson
Captain	George Smith
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463)
Seasons

1984 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Nebraska §	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#6 Oklahoma §	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
#7 Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Missouri	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	5	–	2			2	–	7	–	2
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was marked by the trauma endured during the September 15 game versus Oregon as sophomore tight end Ed Reinhardt suffered a career-ending, life-threatening brain injury.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	Michigan State*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	MH Cable	L 21–24	35,825
September 15	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon		L 20–27	25,048
September 22	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana		L 14–55	59,075
September 29	No. 17 UCLA*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		L 16–33	38,925
October 6	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	KATZ	L 7–52	38,662
October 13	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	WOI	W 23–21	36,762
October 20	No. 5 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)		L 7–24	51,124
October 27	at No. 10 Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	KATZ	L 14–20	47,800
November 3	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KOOD	L 27–28	33,166
November 10	at No. 9 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	KTVY	L 17–42	38,888
November 17	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		L 6–38	17,600
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 79 Ryan, PatPat Ryan 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 17 Brown, AllenAllen Brown 7.0 !Sr	Head coach Bill McCartney Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt