1988 Colorado Buffaloes football
Freedom Bowl, L 17–20 vs. BYU
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record8–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerry DiNardo (5th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone/I-Formation
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (1st season)
Base defense3–4
MVPEric Bieniemy
Captains
  • Don DeLuzio
  • Erik Norgard
Home stadiumFolsom Field
1988 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Nebraska $ 7 –0 –011 –2 –0
No. 14 Oklahoma 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
Colorado 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
Iowa State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Missouri 2 –5 –03 –7 –1
Kansas 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bill McCartney, Colorado finished the regular season at 8–3 (4–3 in Big 8, fourth),[1] and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

The eight wins were the most by the Buffaloes in twelve years,[1] with narrow losses to ninth-ranked Oklahoma and #7 Nebraska.[2][3]

Ranked twentieth in the coaches' poll, Colorado was invited to the Freedom Bowl in Anaheim, California,[4] but was upset 17–20 by BYU of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), led by redshirt freshman quarterback Ty Detmer.[5][6]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10Fresno State*
KCNCW 45–332,417
September 17at No. 19 Iowa*
W 24–2167,700
September 24Oregon State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 28–2141,297
October 1at Colorado State*
W 27–2333,979
October 8No. 13 Oklahoma State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KCNCL 21–4141,854
October 15at Kansas
KCNCW 21–922,500
October 22No. 9 Oklahoma
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPNL 14–1749,716
October 29Iowa Statedagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KCNCW 24–1237,241
November 5at Missouri
W 45–836,931
November 12at No. 7 NebraskaNo. 19
KCNCL 0–776,359
November 19Kansas State
KCNCW 56–1432,617
December 29vs. BYU*
RaycomL 17–2035,941
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[7]

Personnel

1988 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Sal Aunese
RB 1 Eric Bieniemy So
WR Jeff Campbell
RB J.J. Flannigan
QB Darian Hagan
RB George Hemingway
QB Charles S. Johnson
WR Eric Kissick
TE John Perak
WR Mike Pritchard
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Don DeLuzio
DB Deon Figures
LB Kanavis McGhee
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Pat Biottiaux
K Ken Culbertson
P Keith English
K Eric Hannah
P Mark Henry
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    Fresno State

    At Iowa

    Colorado at #19 Iowa
    1 234Total
    • Colorado 14 037 24
    Iowa 0 1470 21
    Scoring summary
    Q15:28COLFlannigan 5 yard run (Hannah kick)COL 7–0
    Q12:20COLAunese 17 yard run (Hannah kick)COL 14–0
    Q26:44IOWAHanks 8 yard blocked punt return (Skillett kick)COL 14–7
    Q22:42IOWAHudson 3 yard run (Skillett kick)Tie 14–14
    Q39:13COLHannah 28 yard field goalCOL 17–14
    Q33:20IOWAWard 19 yard pass from Hartlieb (Skillett kick)IOWA 21–17
    Q41:55COLAunese 1 yard run (Hannah kick)COL 24–21
    Source:[8]

    Oregon State

    At Colorado State

    Oklahoma State

    At Kansas

    Oklahoma

    #8 Oklahoma Sooners (5–1) at Colorado Buffaloes (5–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Oklahoma 7 7 0317
    Colorado 6 8 0014

    at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

    [10][11]

    External videos
    video icon Full game

    Iowa State

    At Missouri

    At Nebraska

    #19 Colorado at #7 Nebraska
    1 234Total
    Colorado 0 000 0
    • Nebraska 0 070 7
    Source:[3]

    Kansas State

    Freedom Bowl (vs BYU)

    References

    1. 1 2 "Buffs win humbly, 56-14". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 20, 1988. p. 5B.
    2. ↑ "Oklahoma edges Buffs". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. October 23, 1988. p. 2B.
    3. 1 2 "Cornhuskers barely beat Buffaloes, 7-0". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 3B.
    4. ↑ Robinson, Doug (December 29, 1988). "Cougars, Buffaloes both have plenty of questions Freedom Bowl will answer". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
    5. ↑ "BYU's Detmer decks CU, 20-17". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. December 30, 1988. p. 4D.
    6. ↑ Robinson, Doug (December 30, 1988). "BYU edges Colorado in Ty-pical fashion". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
    7. ↑ 2011 Colorado football information guide
    8. ↑ "Colorado ambushes Iowa, 24-21". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 18, 1988. p. 3B.
    9. ↑ "1988 Oklahoma at Colorado box score". SoonerStats.com. 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
    10. ↑ "Fourth quarter kick gives Oklahoma win." Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.
    11. ↑ "Oklahoma 17, Colorado 14." Eugene Register-Guard. 1989 Oct 23. Retrieved 2022-Dec-28.


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