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1979 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, the Buffaloes finished at 3–8 (2–5 in Big 8, tied for fifth),[1] and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorados's opener against Oregon was the first college football game ever televised by ESPN. A one-point win at Indiana in the fourth game was Colorado's sole victory in their first nine;[2] they won the final two games of the season and avoided the conference cellar.[1]

Previously the head coach of the New England Patriots for six years, Fairbanks was hired by athletic director Eddie Crowder in mid-December 1978.[3][4][5][6][7] Difficulties with the NFL club's ownership resulted in a legal battle until early April,[8] when a group of CU boosters (Flatirons Club) bought out Fairbanks' contract, allowing him to leave the Patriots just days ahead of the start of the Buffs' spring practice.[9][10][11][12][13]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8Oregon*
ESPNL 19–3344,274
September 15LSU*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 0–4446,642[14]
September 22Drake*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 9–1340,126
September 29at Indiana*
W 17–1636,100
October 6at No. 3 Oklahoma
L 24–4971,187
October 20Missouridagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 7–1351,123
October 27at No. 2 Nebraska
L 10–3876,158
November 3at Iowa State
L 10–2447,100
November 10Oklahoma State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 20–2141,148
November 17at Kansas
W 31–1725,572–31,125
November 24Kansas State
W 21–641,643
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

Roster

1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 79 Stan Brock (C) Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 44 Mark Haynes (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Starters

  • Offense: QB Bill Solomon, HB Lance Olander/Charles Davis, FB Willie Beebe, SE Donnie Holmes, WB Kazell Pugh, TE Bob Niziolek/Greg Willett/Doug Krahenbuhl, LT Stan Brock, LG Paul Butero, C Roger Gunter/Bob Sebro, RG Art Dale Johnson/Guy Thurston, RT Karry Kelley
  • Defense: LE George Visger, NT Laval Short, RE Kevin Sazama, OLB Steve Doolittle, ILB Bill Roe, ILB Charles Scott, OLB Brian McCabe/Bob Humble, LCB Mark Haynes, SS Mike E. Davis, FS Tim Roberts, RCB Jesse Johnson/Tim Stampley
  • Specialists: K Tom Field, P Lance Olander

[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Buffs belt Wildcats, 21-6". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 25, 1979. p. 3B.
  2. ^ "Buffs surprise Indiana, 17-16". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 30, 1979. p. 6B.
  3. ^ "Fairbanks denies a switch to CU". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 18, 1978. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Colorado lures Fairbanks". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 19, 1978. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Fairbanks tried to stay for duration". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. December 19, 1978. p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Patriots won't go without fight". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 20, 1978. p. 25.
  7. ^ "Fairbanks returns for playoffs". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 21, 1978. p. 3C.
  8. ^ "Fairbanks chronology". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. April 3, 1979. p. 28.
  9. ^ "Fairbanks given release to coach Colorado Buffs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 3, 1979. p. 13.
  10. ^ Braude, Dick (April 3, 1979). "Patriots release Chuck Fairbanks". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. p. 28.
  11. ^ "CU reveals details of Fairbanks' deal". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. April 4, 1979. p. 19.
  12. ^ "Fairbanks plans to look first at Colorado running attack". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. April 5, 1979. p. 21.
  13. ^ Nack, William (October 8, 1979). "Rocky start in the Rockies". Sports Illustrated. p. 80.
  14. ^ "Woodley, defensive key Tigers past Colorado". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1979 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "1979 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 48. Retrieved October 24, 2023.


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