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)
Defensive coordinator A. J. Christoff (4th season)
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
  1997
1999  
1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, and were members of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Neuheisel, who departed in early January for Washington of the Pacific-10 Conference. [1] [2] He was succeeded by Gary Barnett, the head coach at Northwestern of the Big Ten Conference.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 pmvs. No. 15 Colorado State * ESPN W 42–1476,036
September 121:00 pm Fresno State *No. 16W 29–2142,623
September 191:00 pm Utah State *No. 15
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 25–645,298
September 268:15 pm Baylor Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
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
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)
FX L 9–1651,581
October 1711:30 amNo. 22 Texas Tech No. 19
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
FSNW 19–1748,969
October 245:00 pmat Kansas No. 17FXL 17–3331,600
November 410:30 amat No. 18 Missouri FSNL 14–3857,261
November 1412:30 pm Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
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

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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Coaches Poll RV161515151418172525RV
BCS Not releasedNot released

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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. 2011 Colorado football information guide