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1995 Colorado

10–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Rick Neuheisel, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 1995, game by game: won at No. 21 Wisconsin 43–7; won vs. Colorado State 42–14; won vs. UL Monroe 66–14; won vs. No. 3 Texas A&M 29–21; won at No. 10 Oklahoma 38–17; lost vs. No. 24 Kansas 24–40; won at Iowa State 50–28; lost vs. No. 2 Nebraska 21–44; won at Oklahoma State 45–32; won vs. Missouri 21–0; won at No. 7 Kansas State 27–17; won vs. No. 12 Oregon 38–6+52−23Won 43–7 at No. 21 Wisconsin+36No. 21 WisconsinWon 42–14 vs. Colorado State+28Colorado StateWon 66–14 vs. UL Monroe+52UL MonroeWon 29–21 vs. No. 3 Texas A&M+8No. 3 Texas A&MWon 38–17 at No. 10 Oklahoma+21No. 10 OklahomaLost 24–40 vs. No. 24 Kansas-16No. 24 KansasWon 50–28 at Iowa State+22Iowa StateLost 21–44 vs. No. 2 Nebraska-23No. 2 NebraskaWon 45–32 at Oklahoma State+13Oklahoma StateWon 21–0 vs. Missouri+21MissouriWon 27–17 at No. 7 Kansas State+10No. 7 Kansas StateWon 38–6 vs. No. 12 Oregon+32No. 12 Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2at21WisconsinW 43–⁠754%
Sep 9vsColorado StateW 42–⁠1476%
Sep 16vsUL MonroeW 66–⁠1492%
Sep 23vs3Texas A&MW 29–⁠2162%
Sep 30at10OklahomaW 38–⁠1768%
Oct 7vs24KansasL 24–⁠4081%
Oct 21atIowa StateW 50–⁠2885%
Oct 28vs2NebraskaL 21–⁠4446%
Nov 4atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠3283%
Nov 11vsMissouriW 21–⁠090%
Nov 18at7Kansas StateW 27–⁠1743%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs12OregonCotton BowlW 38–⁠662%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 38–⁠6 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 9
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 9
  13. Wk 13: 9
  14. Wk 14: 8
  15. Wk 15: 7
  16. Wk 16: 7
  17. Final: 5

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 1995.

Consensus All-AmericanBryan Stoltenberg, C

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 4
Points
444–⁠240
Coach
Rick Neuheisel
Elo
1759 +83 this season
SP+ rating
25.4 No. 7 of 107; offense No. 5, defense No. 26
SRS
20.0 No. 8 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Karl Dorrell
Defensive coordinator
A.J. Christoff
Most valuable player
Rae Carruth and Kerry Hicks
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 4Heath Irwin OGNew England Patriots
Rd 4Daryl Price LBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Bryan Stoltenberg CSan Diego Chargers
Rd 6T.J. Cunningham DBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 7Kerry Hicks DTCarolina Panthers

All-Big Eight

9 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠01
Kansas5–⁠210–⁠29
Kansas State5–⁠210–⁠27
Colorado5–⁠210–⁠25
Oklahoma2–⁠55–⁠5–⁠1
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠8
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠8
Missouri1–⁠63–⁠8

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