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1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1979 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1979 record 3–8 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach Chuck Fairbanks (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Doug Dickey (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Doug Knotts (1st year)
Base defense 3-4
Captain Stan Brock
Mark Haynes
Brian McCabe
Laval Short
Bill Solomon
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0     11 1 0
#9 Nebraska 6 1 0     10 2 0
Oklahoma State 5 2 0     7 4 0
Missouri 3 4 0     7 5 0
Colorado 2 5 0     3 8 0
Iowa State 2 5 0     3 8 0
Kansas 2 5 0     3 8 0
Kansas State 1 6 0     3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Note: The game against Oregon was the first college football game ever televised by ESPN.


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