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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
MVPs
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 8 Colorado   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 17 Kansas State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Missouri   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Iowa State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
South Division
No. 23 Texas 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 as a member of the North Division of the newly-formed Big 12 Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 10–2 in a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 12 North. Colorado was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Buffalos defeated Washington. The team played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:30 pmWashington State*No. 5
ABCW 37–1951,481
September 77:00 pmat Colorado State*No. 5
ESPN2W 48–3436,371
September 141:30 pmNo. 11 Michigan*No. 5
ABCL 13–2053,788
September 281:30 pmat Texas A&MNo. 12
ABCW 24–1074,339
October 128:00 pmOklahoma StateNo. 10
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FoxW 35–1353,005
October 1910:30 amat KansasNo. 9
FSNW 20–748,500
October 261:30 pmTexasNo. 8
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ABCW 28–2451,100
November 212:00 pmat MissouriNo. 7
PPVW 41–1334,440
November 912:30 pmIowa StatedaggerNo. 7
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 49–4249,662
November 165:00 pmNo. 9 Kansas StateNo. 6
FXW 12–053,550
November 2912:30 pmat No. 4 NebraskaNo. 5
ABCL 12–1775,695
December 306:00 pmvs. No. 13 Washington*No. 8
ESPNW 33–2154,749
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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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

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  1. ^ "1996 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "1996 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Colorado Football 2024 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 66. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
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