1979 Colorado
3–8 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by Chuck Fairbanks. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas State 21–6Nov 24
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | vs Oregon | L 19–33 | 69% |
| Sep 15 | vs LSU | L 0–44 | 42% |
| Sep 22 | vs Drake | L 9–13 | 68% |
| Sep 29 | at Indiana | W 17–16 | 28% |
| Oct 6 | at 3Oklahoma | L 24–49 | 11% |
| Oct 20 | vs Missouri | L 7–13 | 33% |
| Oct 27 | at 2Nebraska | L 10–38 | 10% |
| Nov 3 | at Iowa State | L 10–24 | 38% |
| Nov 10 | vs Oklahoma State | L 20–21 | 42% |
| Nov 17 | at Kansas | W 31–17 | 36% |
| Nov 24 | vs Kansas State | W 21–6 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas State 21–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 168–274
- Coach
- Chuck Fairbanks
- Elo
- 1431 −74 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.9 No. 93 of 135; offense No. 84, defense No. 90
- SRS
- −1.7 No. 77 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Doug Dickey
- Defensive coordinator
- Doug Knotts
- Captains
- Stan Brock, Mark Haynes, Brian McCabe, Laval Short and Bill Solomon
- Most valuable player
- Mark Haynes
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 1 | Mark Haynes DB | New York Giants |
| Rd 1 | Stan Brock OT | New Orleans Saints |
| Rd 3 | Bill Roe LB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 4 | Jesse Johnson DB | New York Jets |
| Rd 5 | Laval Short DT | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 6 | Mike Davis DB | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rd 6 | George Visger DE | New York Jets |
All-Big Eight
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Stan BrockOTAP-1; UPI-1
Mark HaynesDBAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Bill RoeLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1979 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1979 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 11–1 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Oklahoma State | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
| Colorado | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa State | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kansas | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kansas State | 1–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.