1969 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1969 Colorado Buffaloes football

Liberty Bowl Champions

Liberty Bowl, Win, 47-33, Alabama

Conference

Big Eight Conference

Ranking

Coaches

#16

1969 record

8-3 (5-2 Big 8)

Head coach

Eddie Crowder

Offensive coordinator

Chet Franklin

Offensive scheme

Slot-I Triple Option

Defensive coordinator

Don James

Base defense

4-3

Home stadium

Folsom Field

Seasons

« 1968

1970 »

	Conf					Overall
1969 Big 8 football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Missouri	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#11 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#16 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1969 college football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 276 points while the defense allowed 227 points. Led by head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes competed in the Liberty Bowl.

1 Schedule
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Coaching staff
- 2.2 Starters
3 Team players drafted into in the NFL
4 References

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	Tulsa*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 35–14	34,784
September 27	#2 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA		L 3–27	51,535
October 4	Indiana*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 30-7	31,534
October 11	at Iowa State		Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA		W 14–0	29,160
October 18	at #12 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 30–42	60,400
October 25	#5 Missouri		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 31–24	41,886
November 1	at Nebraska	#18	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)		L 7–20	67,035
November 8	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 17–14	37,000
November 15	Oklahoma State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 17–14	29,500
November 22	Kansas State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 45–32	37,400
December 13	vs. Alabama*		Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 47–33	50,144
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Eddie Crowder
Assistants: Chet Franklin (OC), Don James (DC), Ken Blair (DE), Rick Duval (WR), C.B. McGowan (backs), Jim Mora (DL), Steve Ortmayer (OL), Steve Sidwell (LB), Augie Tammariello (OL), Dan Stavely (Freshmen)

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Starters

Offense: QB Jim Batten/Paul Arendt, TB Bobby Anderson, FB Ward Walsh, WR Bob Matsen, SE Monte Huber, TE Mike Pruett, TT Jim Phillips, TG Dick Melin, C Don Popplewell, SG Dennis Havig, ST Eddie Fusiek

Defense: LE Herb Ovis, LT Dave Perini/Bill Collins, RT Dave Capra, RE Bill Brundige, OLB Bill Blanchard, MLB Phil Iriwn, OLB Rick Ogle, LCB Jim Cooch, LS Pat Murphy, RS Pete Jacobsen, RCB Eric Harris

Specialists: PK Dave Haney, P Dick Robert

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Team players drafted into in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Bobby Anderson	Running back	1	11	Denver Broncos
Bill Brundige	Defensive tackle	2	43	Washington Redskins
Eric Harris	Defensive back	3	69	St. Louis Cardinals

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References

^ 2011 Colorado football record book
^ 2011 Colorado football record book
^ 2011 Colorado football record book
^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm

Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues	Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Nebraska Rocky Mountain Showdown (Colorado State) Rumble in the Rockies (Utah)

Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" University of Colorado "Golden Buffalo" Marching Band The Fifth Down Miracle in Michigan

People	Jon Embree (head coach) Eric Bieniemy (offensive coordinator) Greg Brown (defensive coordinator

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Future schedule

National championship seasons in bold