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1967 Colorado

9–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Eddie Crowder.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1967, game by game: won vs. Baylor 27–7; won at Oregon 17–13; won vs. Iowa State 34–0; won vs. Missouri 23–9; won at Nebraska 21–16; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–10; lost at Oklahoma 0–23; won vs. Kansas 12–8; won at Kansas State 40–6; won at Air Force 33–0; won vs. Miami 31–21+34−23Won 27–7 vs. Baylor+20BaylorWon 17–13 at Oregon+4OregonWon 34–0 vs. Iowa State+34Iowa StateWon 23–9 vs. Missouri+14MissouriWon 21–16 at Nebraska+5NebraskaLost 7–10 vs. Oklahoma State-3Oklahoma StateLost 0–23 at Oklahoma-23OklahomaWon 12–8 vs. Kansas+4KansasWon 40–6 at Kansas State+34Kansas StateWon 33–0 at Air Force+33Air ForceWon 31–21 vs. Miami+10Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsBaylorW 27–⁠765%
Sep 23atOregonW 17–⁠1362%
Oct 7vsIowa StateW 34–⁠082%
Oct 14vsMissouriW 23–⁠958%
Oct 21atNebraskaW 21–⁠1645%
Oct 28vsOklahoma StateL 7–⁠1085%
Nov 4atOklahomaL 0–⁠2347%
Nov 11vsKansasW 12–⁠875%
Nov 18atKansas StateW 40–⁠682%
Nov 25atAir ForceW 33–⁠071%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsMiamiBluebonnet BowlW 31–⁠2146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 31–⁠21 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 6
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1967.

Consensus All-AmericanDick Anderson, S

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Eight
AP final
Unranked peak No. 3
Points
245–⁠113
Coach
Eddie Crowder
Elo
1669 +93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.9 No. 18 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Farler, Kirk Tracy and Ron Scott
Most valuable player
Billy Harris

Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 3Dick Anderson DBMiami Dolphins

All-Big Eight

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Bobby AndersonBAP-2
  • Frank BoschDTAP-2
  • Kerry MottlLBAP-2
  • Charlie GreerDBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1967 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1967 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma7–⁠010–⁠13
Colorado5–⁠29–⁠2
Kansas5–⁠25–⁠5
Missouri4–⁠37–⁠3
Nebraska3–⁠46–⁠4
Oklahoma State3–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Iowa State1–⁠62–⁠8
Kansas State0–⁠71–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.