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 year)
Offensive coordinator	Gerry DiNardo (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone/I-Formation
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (4th year)
Base defense	3-4
MVP	Eric Bieniemy
Captain	Don DeLuzio
Captain	Erik Norgard
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463)

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.

Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues	Campus fields (pre-1898) Gamble Field (1898–1924) Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown Nebraska Utah: Rumble in the Rockies

Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" "Golden Buffalo" Marching band Fifth Down Game (1990) Miracle at Michigan

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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