The 1958 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Seven Conference during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Dallas Ward, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big 7. The team played its home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.
| 1958 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–2 Big 7) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado opened with five wins, but then dropped four of five, including intrastate losses at home to Colorado State and Air Force to conclude the season.[1] Ward was fired by the university regents in January, and stayed at CU as a professor of physical education. He was succeeded in February by Sonny Grandelius, an assistant at Michigan State under Duffy Daugherty.[2][3]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Kansas State | W 13–3 | 37,500 | ||||
| October 4 | at Kansas | W 31–0 | 22,000 | ||||
| October 11 | at Arizona* | No. 19 | W 65–12 | 18,000 | |||
| October 18 | at Iowa State | W 20–0 | 10,000 | ||||
| October 25 | Nebraska | No. 12 |
| W 27–16 | 40,000 | ||
| November 1 | No. 7 Oklahoma | No. 9 |
| L 7–23 | 47,000 | ||
| November 8 | at Missouri | L 9–33 | 31,500 | ||||
| November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Utah* | W 7–0 | 4,300 | [4] | ||
| November 22 | Colorado State* |
| L 14–15 | 23,000 | |||
| November 29 | No. 8 Air Force* |
| L 14–20 | 40,000 | [5] | ||
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Coaching staff edit
Assistant coaches: Marshall Wells, Frank Prentup, Jack Nelson, Will Walls[9]
References edit
- ^ "Air Force tips Buffs by 20-14". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 30, 1958. p. 1B.
- ^ "Buff policy stays same; coach goes". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 24, 1959. p. 8.
- ^ "Buffs hire Grandelius". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 10, 1959. p. 2B.
- ^ "Redskins vs. Buffaloes: probable starters". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 14, 1958. p. B7.
- ^ "Falcons beat Buffs, accept Cotton spot". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 30, 1958. p. 3, sports.
- ^ "1958 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1958 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 27. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Buff youth movement really in evidence as Grandelius gets busy". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. February 20, 1959. p. 12.
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