1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1977 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–3–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGeorge Belu (4th season)
Offensive schemeI formation
Defensive coordinatorBob Reublin (4th season)
Base defense5–2
MVPJames Mayberry
Captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Iowa State 5 2 0 8 4 0
No. 12 Nebraska 5 2 0 9 3 0
Colorado 3 3 1 7 3 1
Missouri 3 4 0 4 7 0
Kansas 2 4 1 4 6 1
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Kansas State 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes were 7–3–1 overall and 3–3–1 in the Big 8.

Colorado was a defending conference co-champion and won its first five games to reach third in the polls in October, its highest rank in five years. A disappointing 2–3–1 finish knocked them out of a bowl berth.