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1996 Colorado Buffaloes football

Holiday Bowl champion

Holiday Bowl, W 33–21 vs. Washington

ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKarl Dorrell (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPRae Carruth
MVPMatt Russell
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    North Division
    No.6Nebraska x%   8 0     11 2  
    No.8Colorado   7 1     10 2  
    No.17Kansas State   6 2     9 3  
    Missouri   3 5     5 6  
    Kansas   2 6     4 7  
    Iowa State   1 7     2 9  
    South Division
    No.23Texas x$   6 2     8 5  
    Texas Tech   5 3     7 5  
    Texas A&M   4 4     6 6  
    Oklahoma   3 5     3 8  
    Oklahoma State   2 6     5 6  
    Baylor   1 7     4 7  
    Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
    • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
  • Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom FieldinBoulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Rick Neuheisel.

    With the bowl victory, Colorado recorded its third straight 10-win season for the first time in school history.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    August 311:30 pmWashington State*No. 5
  • Boulder, CO
  • ABCW 37–1951,481
    September 77:00 pmatColorado State*No. 5
  • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
  • ESPN2W 48–3436,371
    September 141:30 pmNo. 11Michigan*No. 5
    • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO (College GameDay)
  • ABCL 13–2053,788
    September 281:30 pmatTexas A&MNo. 12
  • College Station, TX
  • ABCW 24–1074,339
    October 128:00 pmOklahoma StateNo. 10
    • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
  • FXW 35–1353,005
    October 1910:30 amatKansasNo. 9
  • Lawrence, KS
  • FSNW 20–748,500
    October 261:30 pmTexasNo. 8
    • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
  • ABCW 28–2451,100
    November 212:00 pmatMissouriNo. 7
  • Columbia, MO
  • PPVW 41–1334,440
    November 912:30 pmIowa StatedaggerNo. 7
    • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
  • W 49–4249,662
    November 165:00 pmNo. 9Kansas StateNo. 6
    • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO (rivalry)
  • FXW 12–053,550
    November 2912:30 pmat No. 4NebraskaNo. 5
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
  • ABCL 12–1775,695
    December 306:00 pmvs. No. 13Washington*No. 8
  • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)
  • ESPNW 33–2154,749
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
  • [1]

    Roster[edit]

    1996 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 14 Koy Detmer Sr
    WR 21 Rae Carruth Sr
    G 62 Chris Morgan  Fr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    SS 6 Ryan Black Jr
    LB 16 Matt Russell Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide


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