1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1977 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1977 record	7–3–1 (3–3–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Mallory
Offensive coordinator	George Belu
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Bob Reublin
Base defense	5-2
MVP	James Mayberry
Captain	Brian Cabral
Captain	Tom Perry
Captain	Leon White
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1977 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#12 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado during the 1977 college football season. Colorado reached No. 3 in the polls in October, its highest rank in five years, but a 2-3-1 finish knocked them out of a bowl berth.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Stanford*	#12	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 27–21	50,482
September 17	Kent State*	#12	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 42–0	46,164
September 24	New Mexico*	#8	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 42–7	47,152
October 1	at Army*	#7	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		W 31–0	34,548
October 8	Oklahoma State	#6	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 29–13	52,904
October 15	at Kansas	#3	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		T 17–17	39,320
October 22	at #18 Nebraska	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Colorado-Nebraska rivalry)		L 15–33	76,486
October 29	Missouri	#15	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		L 14–24	52,908
November 5	at #19 Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA		W 12–7	50,000
November 12	at #3 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 14–52	71,184
November 19	Kansas State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 23–0	43,873
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.