1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1998 Colorado Buffaloes football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 51–43 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
1998 record	8–4 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Neuheisel
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,808)

1998 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#10 Kansas State x		8	–	0		11	–	2
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3		9	–	4
#21 Missouri		5	–	3		8	–	4
Colorado		4	–	4		8	–	4
Kansas		1	–	7		4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7		3	–	8
Southern Division
#11 Texas A&M x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
#15 Texas		6	–	2		9	–	3
Texas Tech		4	–	4		7	–	5
Oklahoma State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Oklahoma		3	–	5		5	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7		2	–	9
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Rick Neuheisel, who would resign after the conclusion of the season to become the head coach at Washington.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 PM	vs. No. 15 Colorado State*		Mile High Stadium • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	W 42–14	76,036
September 12	1:00 PM	Fresno State*	No. 16	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 29–21	42,623
September 19	1:00 PM	Utah State*	No. 15	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 25–6	45,298
September 26	8:15 PM	Baylor	No. 15	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	FSN	W 18–16	46,603
October 3	1:30 PM	at Oklahoma	No. 15	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	W 27–25	71,217
October 10	5:00 PM	No. 5 Kansas State	No. 14	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	FX	L 9–16	51,581
October 17	11:30 AM	No. 22 Texas Tech	No. 19	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	FSN	W 19–17	48,969
October 24	5:00 PM	at Kansas	No. 17	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FX	L 17–33	31,600
November 4	10:30 AM	at No. 18 Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	FSN	L 14–38	57,261
November 14	12:30 PM	Iowa State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	PPV	W 37–8	49,438
November 27	12:30 PM	at No. 14 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ABC	L 14–16	75,958
December 25	1:30 PM	vs. No. 21 Oregon*		Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 51–43	34,803
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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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