1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1984 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	1–10 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerry DiNardo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Single set back / split-back
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	George Smith
Captains	Lee Rouson (RB) George Smith (DT)
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1984 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Kansas	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Missouri	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	5	–	2	2	–	7	–	2

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill McCartney, the Buffaloes finished at 1–10 (1–6 in Big 8, seventh), their sixth consecutive losing season. Home games were played on campus at sixty-year-old Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

The season was marked by the trauma late in the second game at Oregon on September 15, as sophomore tight end Ed Reinhardt of Littleton suffered a career-ending, life-threatening brain injury. Airlifted to Denver a month later, he was in a coma for 62 days and was partially paralyzed.

Colorado's sole win came in mid-season, by two points over last-place Iowa State on homecoming. The Buffs' previous one-win season was four years earlier; the next was in 2012.

The following spring, McCartney switched to a wishbone offense for 1985.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	Michigan State*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	MH Cable	L 21–24	35,825
September 15	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 20–27	25,048
September 22	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, ID		L 14–55	59,075
September 29	No. 17 UCLA*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 16–33	38,925
October 6	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	KATZ	L 7–52	38,662
October 13	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	WOI	W 23–21	36,762
October 20	No. 5 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)		L 7–24	51,124
October 27	at No. 10 Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	KATZ	L 14–20	47,800
November 3	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KOOD	L 27–28	33,166
November 10	No. 9 Oklahoma	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KTVY	L 17–42	38,888
November 17	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		L 6–38	17,600
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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References

^ "K-State breezes past Buffs, 38-6". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 18, 1984. p. 4B.
^ Woodling, Chuck (November 4, 1984). "Jayhawks dodge bullets, nudge Colorado 28-27". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 1B.
^ Bellamy, Ron (September 16, 1984). "Player critically injured". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
^ "Buffs decked by Ducks, 27-20". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. September 16, 1984. p. 4B.
^ Conrad, John (September 17, 1984). "Football player still comatose". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
^ Clark, Bob (September 22, 1984). "Reinhardt's parents prepared to wait". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1A.
^ Withers, Bud (October 16, 1984). "'All we can say is thank you'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Reinhardt transferred to Colorado". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 17, 1984. p. 1B.
^ "Reinhardt's condition 'improving'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 6, 1984. p. 2B.
^ "Alumni Recognition Award Winner - Ed Reinhardt". University of Colorado at Boulder. 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
^ "Vogel ignites Colorado to first win of season". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. October 14, 1984. p. 8B.
^ "On the run: Surprising Buffaloes stampeding thanks to new wishbone". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 24, 1985. p. 6B.
^ 2011 Colorado football information guide
^ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). September 15, 1984. p. 2B.

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