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American college football season
The 1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season . Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Mallory , the Buffaloes were 7–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Big 8.
Colorado was a defending conference co-champion and won its first five games to reach third in the polls in October, its highest rank in five years . A disappointing 2–3–1 finish knocked them out of a bowl berth .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 10 Stanford * No. 12 W 27–2150,482
September 17 Kent State * No. 12 W 42–046,164
September 24 New Mexico * No. 8 W 42–747,152
October 1 at Army * No. 7 W 31–034,548
October 8 Oklahoma State No. 6 W 29–1352,904
October 15 at Kansas No. 3 T 17–1734,725–39,320
October 22 at No. 18 Nebraska No. 7 L 15–3376,486
October 29 Missouri No. 15 L 14–2452,908
November 5 at No. 19 Iowa State W 12–750,000
November 12 at No. 3 Oklahoma ABC L 14–5271,184
November 19 Kansas State W 23–043,873
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold