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1977 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–3–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Belu (4th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorBob Reublin (4th season)
Base defense5–2
MVPJames Mayberry
Captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Oklahoma $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 12 Nebraska 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Colorado 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes were 7–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Big 8.

Colorado was a defending conference co-champion and won its first five games to reach third in the polls in October, its highest rank in five years. A disappointing 2–3–1 finish knocked them out of a bowl berth.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10Stanford*No. 12
W 27–2150,482[1]
September 17Kent State*No. 12
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 42–046,164[2]
September 24New Mexico*No. 8
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 42–747,152[3]
October 1at Army*No. 7
W 31–034,548[4]
October 8Oklahoma StateNo. 6
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 29–1352,904[5]
October 15at KansasNo. 3
T 17–1739,320[6]
October 22at No. 18 NebraskaNo. 7
L 15–3376,486[7]
October 29MissouridaggerNo. 15
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CI
L 14–2452,908[8]
November 5at No. 19 Iowa State
W 12–750,000[9]
November 12at No. 3 Oklahoma
ABCL 14–5271,184[10]
November 19Kansas State
W 23–043,873[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Steve Gaunty Jr
QB 8 Bill Solomon So
RB 21 Mike Kozlowski Jr
QB 12 Jeff Knapple Jr
RB 39 James Mayberry Jr
OT 79 Stan Brock So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 49 Brian Cabral Sr
CB 44 Mark Haynes So
DB 28 Odis McKinney Sr
DE 80 Randy Westendorf Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

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References

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  1. ^ "CU staves off Stanford threats". The Daily Sentinel. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "CU rips Kent State". The Mercury. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lobos buffaloed by Colorado". Alamogordo Daily News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buffs sock Army". Express-News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado holds off Oklahoma State 29–13". The Times and Democrat. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bethke sparks Kansas to 17–17 tie with Colorado". The Salina Journal. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "CU bubble bursts; Huskers roll 33–15". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A jinx? Tigers disregard their Folsom fixation". Columbia Daily Tribune. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado cools Cyclone hopes". The Daily Nonpareil. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sooners clobber Buffs by 52–14". The Salisbury Post. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Colorado blanks KSU, 23–0". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1977 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  13. ^ "1977 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 46. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  15. ^ "Probable starters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). October 14, 1977. p. 17.
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