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1986 Colorado Buffaloes football
1986 Colorado Buffaloes football
Bluebonnet Bowl, L 9–21 vs. Baylor
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	6–6 (6–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gerry DiNardo (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Steve Beck; Eric Coyle; Barry Remington;
Home stadium	Folsom Field; (Capacity: 51,463)
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Colorado	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
No. 5 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bill McCartney, Colorado opened with four losses,^[1] but finished the regular season at 6–5 (6–1 in Big 8, second). It was their best conference record in a quarter century, and they were invited to the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston on New Year's Eve.^[2]^[3]

The Buffaloes were upset 23–7 in the opener by intrastate rival Colorado State,^[4] but defeated Nebraska for the first time in nineteen years, and the first time in Boulder since 1960.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	Colorado State*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	L 7–23	45,109
September 13	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, Oregon		L 30–32	26,155
September 20	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio		L 10–13	88,404
September 27	No. 10 Arizona*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	Raycom	L 21–24	41,024
October 11	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri	Raycom	W 17–12	42,780
October 18	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 31–3	41,215
October 25	No. 3 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 20–10	52,440
November 1	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma	Raycom	W 31–14	36,900
November 8	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 17–10	37,056
November 15	No. 4 Oklahoma	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	Raycom	L 0–28	52,707
November 22	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)		W 49–3	14,700
December 31	vs. No. 14 Baylor*	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas (Bluebonnet Bowl)	Raycom	L 9–21	40,470
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:^[6]

Roster

Source:^[7]

Staff

HC: Bill McCartney

Ast: Lou Tepper (AHC/DC/ILB), Gerry DiNardo (OC/TE), Gary Barnett (QB/FB), Steve Bernstein (DB), Mike Hankwitz (OLB), Steve Logan (RB), Oliver Lucas (WR), Les Miles (OL), Ron Vanderlinden (DL)

^[6]

Game summaries

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Nebraska	0	0	7	3	10
• Colorado	7	3	0	10	20

Date: October 25
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

The fans tore down the goal posts as the Buffaloes defeated Nebraska for the first time since 1967, breaking a streak of 18 losses to the Huskers, and the first win in Boulder over NU since 1960.^[5] "This is a moment in our program we'll always cherish", said Colorado head coach Bill McCartney. "Up to this point I don't think we've beaten a great team. We did today. And I think we have a rivalry now." ^[8]

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colorado	3	0	14	14	31
Oklahoma St	0	14	0	0	14

Date: November 1
Location: Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma

References

^ "Arizona comeback foils Buffs, 24-21". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 28, 1986. p. 5B.
^ "Colorado 49, Kansas State 3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 23, 1986. p. 7C.
^ "Baylor defense corrals Buffs in Bluebonnet". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. January 1, 1987. p. 1B.
^ "Bartalo shines as CSU surprises Colorado, 23-7". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 7, 1986. p. 3B.
^ ^a ^b "Buffs upset Nebraska, 20-10". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. October 26, 1986. p. 3B.
^ ^a ^b 2010 Colorado football information guide Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 13, 1986. p. 2B.
^ Mossman, John (October 26, 1986). "No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Nebraska get roughed up". Gainesville Sun. (Florida). Associated Press. p. 1F.