1987 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1987 Colorado Buffaloes football
1987 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gerry DiNardo (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Mickey Pruitt
Captains	Mark Hatcher; Barry Helton; Mickey Pruitt;
Home stadium	Folsom Field
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

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),^[1] but did not receive a bowl invitation. ^[2]

1987 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
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 pm	Oregon*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	L 7–10	40,521
September 19	12:00 pm	Stanford*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	W 31–17	45,073
September 26	1:00 pm	Washington State*	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 26–17	43,527
October 3	1:00 pm	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown)		W 29–16	38,129
October 10	1:00 pm	at No. 19 Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 17–42	42,800
October 17	12:00 pm	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	W 35–10	43,514
October 24	5:30 pm	at No. 1 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	ESPN	L 6–24	75,004
October 31	12:30 pm	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 42–10	34,920
November 7	12:00 pm	Missouri	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	KCNC	W 27–10	44,050
November 21	12:10 pm	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)		W 41–0	12,500
November 28	2:00 pm	No. 5 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–24	52,026
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Source:^[3]

1987 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`8`	Sal Aunese	So
RB	`46`	Eric Bieniemy	Fr
SE	`25`	Drew Ferrando	Sr
RB	`29`	J.J. Flannigan	So
QB	`6`	Mark Hatcher (C)	Sr
RB		O.C. Oliver
FB	`42`	Michael Simmons	Fr
QB		Rick Wheeler

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`12`	Dave McCloughan	Fr
LB	`96`	Kanavis McGhee	Fr
SS		Mickey Pruitt (C)	Sr
LB	`94`	Alfred Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Barry Helton (C)	Sr

Source:^[4]^[5]^[6]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington St	7	0	3	7	17
Colorado	3	16	0	7	26

Source:^[7]

^ "Huskers too much for Colorado, 24-7". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 29, 1987. p. 3B.
^ "Left out of bowl picture, Colorado rips 'Cats, 41-0". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 22, 1987. p. 3B.
^ 2011 Colorado football information guide
^ "Oregon outlook". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 12, 1987. p. 5C.
^ Conrad, John (September 13, 1987). "Ducks beat the odds and Buffs, too". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Woodling, Chuck (October 16, 1987). "For Brehm, CU game 'biggest'". Lawrence Journal-World (Kansas). p. 1C.
^ "Third-stringer carries Colorado over WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 27, 1987. p. 9B.

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