1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team explained

Year:1979
Team:Colorado Buffaloes
Sport:football
Conference:Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:Big 8
Record:3–8
Conf Record:2–5
Head Coach:Chuck Fairbanks
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Doug Dickey
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Multiple
Def Coach:Doug Knotts
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:3–4
Mvp:Mark Haynes
Captain:Stan Brock, Mark Haynes, Brian McCabe, Laval Short, Bill Solomon
Stadium:Folsom Field

The 1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, the Buffaloes finished at 3–8 (2–5 in Big 8, tied for fifth),[1] and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorados's opener against Oregon was the first college football game ever televised by ESPN. A one-point win at Indiana in the fourth game was Colorado's sole victory in their first nine;[2] they won the final two games of the season and avoided the conference cellar.[1]

Previously the head coach of the New England Patriots for six years, Fairbanks was hired by athletic director Eddie Crowder in mid-December 1978.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Difficulties with the NFL club's ownership resulted in a legal battle until early April,[8] when a group of CU boosters (Flatirons Club) bought out Fairbanks' contract, allowing him to leave the Patriots just days ahead of the start of the Buffs' spring practice.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Schedule

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Personnel

Starters

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Notes and References

  1. News: Buffs belt Wildcats, 21-6 . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas) . Associated Press . November 25, 1979 . 3B.
  2. News: Buffs surprise Indiana, 17-16 . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas) . Associated Press . September 30, 1979 . 6B.
  3. News: Fairbanks denies a switch to CU . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas) . Associated Press . December 18, 1978 . 17.
  4. News: Colorado lures Fairbanks . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas) . Associated Press . December 19, 1978 . 13.
  5. News: Fairbanks tried to stay for duration . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire service reports . December 19, 1978 . 1B.
  6. News: Patriots won't go without fight . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas) . Associated Press . December 20, 1978 . 25.
  7. News: Fairbanks returns for playoffs . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . December 21, 1978 . 3C.
  8. News: Fairbanks chronology . The Day . (New London, Connecticut) . Associated Press . April 3, 1979 . 28.
  9. News: Fairbanks given release to coach Colorado Buffs . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press . April 3, 1979 . 13.
  10. News: Patriots release Chuck Fairbanks. The Day . (New London, Connecticut) . Associated Press . Braude . Dick . April 3, 1979 . 28.
  11. News: CU reveals details of Fairbanks' deal . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas) . Associated Press . April 4, 1979 . 19.
  12. News: Fairbanks plans to look first at Colorado running attack . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas) . Associated Press . April 5, 1979 . 21.
  13. Rocky start in the Rockies . Sports Illustrated . Nack. William . October 8, 1979 . 80.
  14. Web site: . 1979 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results . College Football @ Sports-Reference.com . . October 24, 2023 .
  15. Web site: . 1979 Football Schedule . . October 24, 2023 .
  16. Web site: . Colorado Football 2023 Record Book . . 48 . October 24, 2023 .

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