| Year: | 1972 |
| Team: | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Coachrank: | T–14 |
| Aprank: | 16 |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–3 |
| Head Coach: | Eddie Crowder |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Off Coach: | Kay Dalton |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Slot-I triple option |
| Def Coach: | Dan Radakovich |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–4 |
| Mvp: | John Stearns |
| Captain: | Cullen Bryant |
| Captain2: | Rick Kay |
| Captain3: | Chuck Mandrill |
| Stadium: | Folsom Field |
| Bowl: | Gator Bowl |
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 tenth-year head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes were 8–3 in the regular season (4–3 in Big 8, tied for third), and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
In the Gator Bowl, Colorado fell to sixth-ranked Auburn to finish at 8–4,[1] and dropped to sixteenth in the final AP poll.
See main article: 1972 NCAA University Division football rankings.