1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1998 Colorado Buffaloes football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 51–43 vs. Oregon
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record8–4 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Karl Dorrell (4th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator A. J. Christoff (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
MVPs
Captains
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 10 Kansas State x  8 –0   11 –2  
No. 19 Nebraska  5 –3   9 –4  
No. 21 Missouri  5 –3   8 –4  
Colorado  4 –4   8 –4  
Kansas  1 –7   4 –7  
Iowa State  1 –7   3 –8  
South Division
No. 11 Texas A&M x$  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 15 Texas  6 –2   9 –3  
Texas Tech  4 –4   7 –5  
Oklahoma State  3 –5   5 –6  
Oklahoma  3 –5   5 –6  
Baylor  1 –7   2 –9  
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Rick Neuheisel in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 8–4 in a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big 12 North. Colorado was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where the Buffaloes defeated Oregon. The team played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

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Neuheisel departed Colorado in early January for the University of Washington. [1] [2] He was succeeded by Gary Barnett, previously head coach at Northwestern University.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 pmvs. No. 15 Colorado State *
 ESPN W 42–1476,036
September 121:00 pm Fresno State *No. 16
W 29–2142,623
September 191:00 pm Utah State *No. 15
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 25–645,298
September 268:15 pm Baylor Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
 FSN W 18–1646,603
October 31:30 pmat Oklahoma No. 15
 ABC W 27–2571,217
October 105:00 pmNo. 5 Kansas State No. 14
 FX L 9–1651,581
October 1711:30 amNo. 22 Texas Tech No. 19
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FSNW 19–1748,969
October 245:00 pmat Kansas No. 17
FXL 17–3331,600
November 410:30 amat No. 18 Missouri
FSNL 14–3857,261
November 1412:30 pm Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
 PPV W 37–849,438
November 2712:30 pmat No. 14 Nebraska
ABCL 14–1675,958
December 251:30 pmvs. No. 21 Oregon *
ABCW 51–4334,803
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[3] [4] [5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RV1615151514191724——RV———RV
Coaches Poll RV161515151418172525—————RV
BCS Not released———————Not released

References

  1. ↑ "Neuheisel sneaks in at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 10, 1999. p. 1B.
  2. ↑ Mossman, John (January 10, 1999). "Neuheisel takes job at Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington). Associated Press. p. 1G.
  3. ↑ "1998 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1998 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Colorado Football 2024 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 68. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
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