1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1988 Colorado Buffaloes football
Freedom Bowl, L 17–20 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1988 record	8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerry DiNardo (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone/I-Formation
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Eric Bieniemy
Captain	Don DeLuzio
Captain	Erik Norgard
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463)
Seasons

1988 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Nebraska †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
#14 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#11 Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Colorado	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The eight wins were the most by a Colorado team since 1976. They played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. Head coach Bill McCartney was in his seventh year leading the Buffaloes as their head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Fresno State*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	W 45–3	32,417
September 17	at No. 19 Iowa*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 24–21	67,700
September 24	Oregon State*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 28–21	41,297
October 1	at Colorado State*		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)		W 27–23	33,979
October 8	No. 13 Oklahoma State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	L 21–41	41,854
October 15	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	KCNC	W 21–9	22,500
October 22	No. 9 Oklahoma		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 14–17	49,716
October 29	Iowa State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	W 24–12	37,241
November 5	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 45–8	36,931
November 12	at No. 7 Nebraska	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	KCNC	L 0–7	76,359
November 19	Kansas State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	W 56–14	32,617
December 29	vs. BYU*		Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Raycom	L 17–20	35,941
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Iowa

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Colorado 14 0 3 7 24 Iowa 0 14 7 0 21 Date: September 17 Location: Kinnick Stadium

Scoring summary Q1 5:28 COL Flannigan 5 yard run (Hannah kick) COL 7–0 Q1 2:20 COL Aunese 17 yard run (Hannah kick) COL 14–0 Q2 6:44 IOWA Hanks 8 yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick) COL 14–7 Q2 2:42 IOWA Hudson 3 yard run (Skillett kick) Tie 14–14 Q3 9:13 COL Hannah 28 yard field goal COL 17–14 Q3 3:20 IOWA Ward 19 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick) IOWA 21–17 Q4 1:55 COL Aunese 1 yard run (Hannah kick) COL 24–21