| 1962Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–6 Big 8) |
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| MVP | Ken Blair |
| Captain | Ken Blair |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1962 Colorado Buffaloes football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Colorado in theBig Eight Conference during the1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led byWilliam E. Davis in his only season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big 8.
At the time, it was the worst record in theprogram's history; Davis' resignation was announced shortly after the 34–10 upset ofAir Force in the season finale.[1]
Earlier in the year in March, previous head coachSonny Grandelius was fired by theuniversity regents for recruiting violations, primarily due to the operation of aslush fund for players and families.[2][3] Ten days later, alumni director Davis was hired as the interim head coach;[4][5][6][7][8] he had no collegiate coaching experience, just five years as a high school head coach.[4][6][7]
A month later, theNCAA put theCU football program on probation for two years; because the university began the investigation and took action, the penalties were relatively light.[9][10][11]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | atUtah* | L 21–37 | 25,878 | [12] | |
| September 29 | Kansas State | W 6–0 | 35,000 | ||
| October 6 | atKansas | L 8–35 | 32,000 | [13] | |
| October 13 | atOklahoma State | L 16–36 | 25,000 | ||
| October 20 | atIowa State | L 19–57 | 19,500 | ||
| October 27 | Nebraska |
| L 6–31 | 35,500 | |
| November 3 | Oklahoma |
| L 0–62 | 24,500 | |
| November 10 | at No. 7Missouri | L 0–57 | 42,500 | ||
| November 17 | atTexas Tech* | L 12–21 | 10,000–18,000 | [14] | |
| November 24 | Air Force* |
| W 34–10 | 21,000 | [15] |
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