1963 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1963 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
MVPNoble Milton
CaptainTom Kresnak
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Oklahoma 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Kansas 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big 8. Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Crowder, previously an assistant coach at Oklahoma and a former Sooner quarterback, was hired at age 31 in early January,[1][2] with a five-year contract at $15,000 per year.[1][3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 21No. 1 USC*
L 0–1427,000
September 28at Oregon State*
L 6–4118,721
October 5at Kansas State
W 21–717,500
October 12Oklahoma State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 25–036,500
October 19Iowa Statedagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 7–1927,500
October 26at Nebraska
L 6–4137,000
November 2at No. 6 Oklahoma
L 0–3549,402
November 9Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 7–2823,000
November 16Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 14–4321,000
December 7at Air Force*
L 14–1726,016
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Crowder signs 5-year Colorado U. grid pact". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 2, 1963. p. 6B.
  2. ^ "Crowder names 3 assistants". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 4, 1963. p. B7.
  3. ^ "Crowder gets job as CU grid coach with five-year pact". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 2, 1963. p. 14.
  4. ^ "1963 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "1963 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 32. Retrieved October 23, 2023.


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