1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1973 Colorado Buffaloes football
1973 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Eddie Crowder (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kay Dalton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-I
Defensive coordinator	Dan Radakovich (2nd season)
Base defense	5–2
MVP	J. V. Cain
Captain	Randy Geist, William McDonald
Home stadium	Folsom Field
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 11-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–6 overall with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big 8. Colorado played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

1973 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Nebraska	4	–	2	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Kansas	4	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No. 17 Missouri	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

After rallying to defeat No. 7 Missouri to improve to 5–2, CU dropped its final four games and incurred its first losing season in five years. Also the athletic director since 1965, Crowder stepped down as head coach in December;^[1] he was succeeded in January 1974 by Bill Mallory, the head coach at undefeated Miami University in Ohio.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at No. 15 LSU*	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 6–17	71,239	^[5]
September 22	at Wisconsin*	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 28–25	58,237
September 29	Baylor*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 52–28	48,041
October 6	at Iowa State	No. 18	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA		W 23–16	34,868–35,900
October 13	Air Force*	No. 17	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 38–17	50,115
October 20	at No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 16	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 7–34	61,826	^[6]
October 27	No. 7 Missouri		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 17–13	51,425	^[7]
November 3	at No. 13 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)		L 16–28	76,555
November 10	at No. 18 Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ABC	L 15–17	31,717
November 17	Oklahoma State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 24–38	50,169
November 24	Kansas State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)		L 14–17	46,771
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`26`	Charlie Davis
RB	`41`	Bo Matthews	Sr
OT	`70`	Mark Koncar
TE	`89`	J.V. Cain	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`86`	Whitney Paul

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Eddie Crowder (11th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "Crowder quits as Buff coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 23, 1973. p. 5C.
^ "Buffs' post to Mallory". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 12, 1974. p. 9.
^ "Bill Mallory takes post". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). January 12, 1974. p. 11.
^ "Miami's Mallory off to Colorado". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 12, 1974. p. 16.
^ "Miley guides LSU to upset". The Palm Beach Post-Times. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sooners cruise by Colorado; Buckeyes, Michigan triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 4B.
^ "Buffs rally, hand Tigers upset loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 28, 1973. p. 6B.
^ "1973 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1973 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 42. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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[cqabc-1] "Crowder quits as Buff coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 23, 1973. p. 5C.

[bptom-2] "Buffs' post to Mallory". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 12, 1974. p. 9.

[yvbmtpo-3] "Bill Mallory takes post". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). January 12, 1974. p. 11.

[mmotco-4] "Miami's Mallory off to Colorado". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 12, 1974. p. 16.

[5] "Miley guides LSU to upset". The Palm Beach Post-Times. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[soocru-6] "Sooners cruise by Colorado; Buckeyes, Michigan triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 21, 1973. p. 4B.

[7] "Buffs rally, hand Tigers upset loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 28, 1973. p. 6B.

[8] "1973 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[9] "1973 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[10] "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 42. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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