1983 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Missouri 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Oklahoma 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill McCartney, the Buffaloes finished at 4–7 (2–5 in Big 8, tied for sixth),[1] their fifth consecutive losing season. Home games were played on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorado revived the dormant intrastate rivalry with Colorado State after 25 years,[2] and posted a winning record after three games for the first time since 1978.

Down by two touchdowns in the season finale, junior quarterback Steve Vogel came off the bench and rallied CU to a 17-point home win over last-place Kansas State to avoid the conference cellar.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Michigan State*
L 17–2356,835[3]
September 17Colorado State*
KWGNW 31–349,783[4]
September 24Oregon State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 38–1433,504[5]
October 1Notre Dame*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
KWGNL 3–2752,692[6]
October 8Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 20–5937,157[7]
October 15at Iowa State
L 10–2249,311[8]
October 22at No. 1 Nebraska
L 19–6976,286[9]
October 29Oklahoma Statedagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 14–4036,889[10]
November 5at Kansas
W 34–2328,600[11]
November 12at Oklahoma
KWGNL 28–4175,008[12]
November 19Kansas State
W 38–2127,649[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14][15][16]

Awards

  • TE Dave Hestra
  • CB Victor Scott
    • Playboy Preseason All-American
    • All-American Honorable Mention (AP)
    • All-Big Eight

Source:[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Vogel rallies Colorado to 38-21 triumph over Kansas State". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 20, 1983. p. 6B.
  2. ^ "Colorado 31, Colorado State 3". Sunday Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). wire services. September 18, 1983. p. D2.
  3. ^ "Spartans play over mistakes to win, 23–17". The Flint Journal. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buffaloes crush foe for 1st win". The Grand Island Independent. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado breezes". Tulsa World. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Frosh QB, Pinkett pace Irish". The Grand Rapids Press. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Powers' talk inspires Tigers to a 59–20 rout of Colorado". Omaha World-Herald. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ISU progress continues in 22–10 win over Buffs". The Daily Nonpareil. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'Slumbering' Huskies awaken to rout Buffs". The Daily Nonpareil. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys tower over Buffs". The Daily Oklahoman. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Seurer show falls short for KU". Olathe News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Johnson leads OU past Buffs". Star-Herald. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Vogel rallies Colorado past K-State". Tulsa World. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1983 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "1983 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  16. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 52. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  17. ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide.
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