1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1971 Big 8 football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

Colorado Buffaloes football
1971 Colorado Buffaloes football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 31–21 vs, Houston
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#7
AP	#3
1971 record	10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Eddie Crowder
Home stadium	Folsom Field
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The 1971 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1971 college football season. The Buffaloes scored 370 points and allowed 220 points. Led by head coach Eddie Crowder, the Buffaloes competed in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	at #9 LSU*		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 31–21	70,099
September 18	Wyoming*	#12	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 56–13	40,729
September 25	at #6 Ohio State*	#10	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 20–14	85,538
October 2	Kansas State	#6	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 31–21	47,740
October 9	at Iowa State	#5	Clyde Williams Field • Ames, IA		W 24–14	31,535
October 16	at #2 Oklahoma	#6	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK		L 17–45	61,826
October 23	Missouri	#11	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 27–7	45,129
October 30	at #1 Nebraska	#9	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ABC	L 7–31	67,776
November 6	at Kansas	#13	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 35–14	35,299
November 13	Oklahoma State	#12	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 40–6	40,211
November 20	Air Force*	#10	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 53–17	46,362
December 31	vs. #15 Houston*	#7	Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	ABC	W 29–17	54,720
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

v t e Colorado Buffaloes football
Venues	Folsom Field (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown Nebraska Utah: Rumble in the Rockies
Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" University of Colorado "Golden Buffalo" Marching Band Fifth Down Game (1990) Miracle at Michigan
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

1971 Big 8 football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0	13	–	0	–	0
#2 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#3 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Missouri	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll