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1969 Colorado

8–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Eddie Crowder, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1969, game by game: won vs. Tulsa 35–14; lost at No. 2 Penn State 3–27; won vs. Indiana 30–7; won at Iowa State 14–0; lost at No. 12 Oklahoma 30–42; won vs. No. 5 Missouri 31–24; lost at Nebraska 7–20; won at Kansas 17–14; won vs. Oklahoma State 17–14; won vs. Kansas State 45–32; won vs. Alabama 47–33+23−24Won 35–14 vs. Tulsa+21TulsaLost 3–27 at No. 2 Penn State-24No. 2 Penn StateWon 30–7 vs. Indiana+23IndianaWon 14–0 at Iowa State+14Iowa StateLost 30–42 at No. 12 Oklahoma-12No. 12 OklahomaWon 31–24 vs. No. 5 Missouri+7No. 5 MissouriLost 7–20 at Nebraska-13NebraskaWon 17–14 at Kansas+3KansasWon 17–14 vs. Oklahoma State+3Oklahoma StateWon 45–32 vs. Kansas State+13Kansas StateWon 47–33 vs. Alabama+14Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsTulsaW 35–⁠1464%
Sep 27at2Penn StateL 3–⁠2721%
Oct 4vsIndianaW 30–⁠755%
Oct 11atIowa StateW 14–⁠051%
Oct 18at12OklahomaL 30–⁠4233%
Oct 25vs5MissouriW 31–⁠2438%
Nov 1atNebraskaL 7–⁠2039%
Nov 8atKansasW 17–⁠1454%
Nov 15vsOklahoma StateW 17–⁠1464%
Nov 22vsKansas StateW 45–⁠3261%
Dec 13Bowls & playoffvsAlabamaLiberty BowlW 47–⁠3346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 47–⁠33 in the Liberty Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 18
  2. Final: 16

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 1969.

Consensus All-AmericanBobby Anderson, RB

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 16
Points
276–⁠227
Coach
Eddie Crowder
Elo
1618 +126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.9 No. 23 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Chet Franklin
Defensive coordinator
Don James
Captains
Bobby Anderson, Bill Collins and Mike Pruett
Most valuable player
Bobby Anderson
Offense
Slot-I triple option
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 1Bobby Anderson RBDenver Broncos
Rd 2Bill Brundige DEWashington Redskins
Rd 3Eric Harris DBSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 5Steve Engel RBCleveland Browns

All-Big Eight

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri6–⁠19–⁠26
Nebraska6–⁠19–⁠211
Colorado5–⁠28–⁠316
Oklahoma4–⁠36–⁠4
Kansas State3–⁠45–⁠5
Oklahoma State3–⁠45–⁠5
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠71–⁠9

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