The 1987 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Led by sixth-year head coach Bill McCartney, Colorado finished the regular season at 7–4 (4–3 in Big 8, fourth), but did not receive a bowl invitation.
1987 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 7–4 (4–3 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Gerry DiNardo (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (5th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
MVP | Mickey Pruitt |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 12:00 pm | Oregon* | KCNC | L 7–10 | 40,521 | |
September 19 | 12:00 pm | Stanford* |
| KCNC | W 31–17 | 45,073 |
September 26 | 1:00 pm | Washington State* |
| W 26–17 | 43,527 | |
October 3 | 1:00 pm | at Colorado State* | W 29–16 | 38,129 | ||
October 10 | 1:00 pm | at No. 19 Oklahoma State | L 17–42 | 42,800 | ||
October 17 | 12:00 pm | Kansas |
| KCNC | W 35–10 | 43,514 |
October 24 | 5:30 pm | at No. 1 Oklahoma | ESPN | L 6–24 | 75,004 | |
October 31 | 12:30 pm | at Iowa State | W 42–10 | 34,920 | ||
November 7 | 12:00 pm | Missouri |
| KCNC | W 27–10 | 44,050 |
November 21 | 12:10 pm | at Kansas State | W 41–0 | 12,500 | ||
November 28 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Nebraska |
| ESPN | L 7–24 | 52,026 |
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Offense
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Washington St | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Colorado | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
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