Colorado Buffaloes

The Colorado Buffaloes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Colorado in Boulder. The university sponsors 17 varsity sports teams. Both the men's and women's teams are called the Buffaloes (Buffs for short) or, rarely, the Golden Buffaloes. "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993. The nickname was selected by the campus newspaper in a contest with a $5 prize in 1934 won by Andrew Dickson of Boulder. The university participates as a member of the Pac-12 Conference at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level.

Football

Colorado Buffaloes college football

First Season
1890
Team History
Colorado Buffaloes (1934-present) Colorado Silver and Gold (1890-1933)
Conference
Pac-12 Conference (2011-present) Big 12 Conference (1996-2010) Big Eight Conference (1948-95) Mountain States Conference (1938-47) Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference (1910-37) Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference (1909) Colorado Football Association (1893-1904, 1906-08) Independent (1890-92, 1905)
Venue
Folsom Field (1924–present) Gamble Field (1901-24) Campus fields (1890-1901)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1927
October 22	at Utah	Ute Stadium

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1937
January 1, 1938	vs. Rice	Cotton Bowl
1939
September 30	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1941
November 1	at Utah	Ute Stadium
1944
October 14	at Utah	Ute Stadium
1945
October 6	vs. Utah	Folsom Field
1948
October 30	at Utah	Ute Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
November 4	vs. Oklahoma	Folsom Field
1953
November 7	vs. Utah	Folsom Field
1954
October 9	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium
1955
October 1	vs. Kansas	Folsom Field
1956
September 22	vs. Oregon	Folsom Field
January 1, 1957	vs. Clemson	Burdine Stadium
1957
October 12	vs. Arizona	Folsom Field
1958
October 18	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 29	vs. Oklahoma	Folsom Field
November 12	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
1961
January 1, 1962	vs. LSU	Orange Bowl
1964
September 18	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1967
September 23	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium
December 23	vs. Miami	Rice Stadium
1968
September 21	vs. Oregon	Folsom Field
1969
December 13	vs. Alabama	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
October 24	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium
December 12	vs. Tulane	Memphis Memorial Stadium
1971
October 9	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field
1972
September 23	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium
December 30	vs. Auburn	Gator Bowl
1974
September 21	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
November 16	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Stadium
1975
September 20	vs. Wyoming	Folsom Field
November 8	vs. Oklahoma State	Folsom Field
November 22	vs. Kansas State	Folsom Field
1976
September 18	at Washington	Husky Stadium
October 9	vs. Nebraska	Folsom Field
January 1, 1977	vs. Ohio State	Orange Bowl
1977
October 15	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium
November 12	at Oklahoma	Owen Field
1978
September 30	vs. Northwestern	Folsom Field

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 13	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1986
October 25	vs. Nebraska	Folsom Field
1987
September 12	vs. Oregon	Folsom Field
September 26	vs. Washington State	Folsom Field

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
January 1, 1991	vs. Notre Dame	Orange Bowl
1991
December 28	vs. Penn State	Joe Robbie Stadium
1992
September 26	vs. Iowa	Folsom Field
1994
October 1	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1995
January 1, 1996	vs. Oregon	Cotton Bowl
1996
December 30	vs. Washington	Jack Murphy Stadium
1997
September 6	vs. Colorado State	Folsom Field

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2001
January 1, 2002	vs. Oregon	Sun Devil Stadium
2005
September 24	at Miami	Orange Bowl
2007
December 30	vs. Alabama	Independence Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2019
September 7	vs. Nebraska	Folsom Field

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1970s	1974
1980s	1987
2010s	2019

Seasons

Pac-12 Conference
Full Members	Oregon State Beavers • Washington State Cougars
Basketball Venues
Football Venues	Reser Stadium