The 1956 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Seven Conference during the 1956 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled and overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 7. The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
| 1956 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 27–21 vs. Clemson | |
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 8–2–1 (4–1–1 Big 7) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Colorado | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado was runner-up in the conference to undefeated Oklahoma, whose winning streak had reached 40 games and who declared the consensus national champion.[1][2] The Sooners did not play in a bowl game due to the Big Seven's no-repeat rule;, so Colorado was invited to the Orange Bowl in Miami, and defeated Clemson, 27–21.[1][3][4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Oregon* | L 0–35 | 40,500 | ||||
| September 29 | Kansas State |
| W 34–0 | 21,000 | |||
| October 6 | at Kansas | W 26–25 | 20,000 | ||||
| October 13 | Colorado A&M* |
| W 47–7 | 21,000 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | at Iowa State | W 52–0 | 16,000 | ||||
| October 27 | Nebraska |
| W 16–0 | 45,500 | |||
| November 3 | No. 1 Oklahoma |
| NBC | L 19–27 | 47,000 | ||
| November 10 | at Missouri | No. 18 | T 14–14 | 25,807 | |||
| November 17 | at Utah* | W 21–7 | 9,773 | ||||
| November 24 | at Arizona* | No. 20 | W 38–7 | 12,000 | |||
| January 1 | vs. No. 19 Clemson* | No. 20 | W 27–21 | 72,552 | [6] | ||
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References
edit- ^ a b Miller, Norman (December 4, 1956). "Oklahoma voted grid champion in final AP and UP polls". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. p. 23.
- ^ "Oklahoma wins 40th in a row". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 2, 1956. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "It's Bowl Day today in U.S." Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 1, 1957. p. 10.
- ^ "Buffs top Clemson, 27 to 21". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1957. p. 15.
- ^ Smelser, Dick (October 14, 1956). "Buffs Thump Aggies, 47–7". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 14.
- ^ "Buffs falter, fight back". The Kansas City Times. January 2, 1957. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1956 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1956 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 25. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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