1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1980 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Hochevar (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDoug Knotts (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPLance Olander
CaptainCharles Davis, Steve Doolittle, Brant Thurston
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Nebraska 6 1 0 10 2 0
Missouri 5 2 0 8 4 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 7 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0 4 7 0
Kansas State 2 5 0 4 7 0
Kansas 1 6 0 2 8 1
Colorado 1 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, the Buffaloes finished at 1–10 (1–6 in Big 8, tied for last),[1] their second consecutive losing season, and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorado's record in 1980 was the worst in program history, punctuated by an 82–42 home loss to Oklahoma in the conference opener,[2] in which 63 records were set. The sole win was over Iowa State in early November;[3] CU had the same record four years later; the 2012 and 2022 teams each had an additional loss (1–11).

  1. ^ "K-State squeaks by Buffs with late field goal, 17-14". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 23, 1980. p. 11B.
  2. ^ "Sooners stagger Colorado, 82-42". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 5, 1980. p. 7B.
  3. ^ "Buffs defeat Cyclones, 17-9". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 2, 1980. p. 5B.