1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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1995 Colorado Buffaloes football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKarl Dorrell (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorA. J. Christoff (1st season)
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Colorado 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Kansas State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Kansas 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 8 – 0
Missouri 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 444 points while the defense allowed 240 points. Led by head coach Rick Neuheisel, the Buffaloes competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pmat No. 21 Wisconsin*No. 14
ABCW 43–779,015
September 97:45 pmColorado State*No. 10
ESPNW 42–1452,848
September 1612:00 pmNortheast Louisiana*No. 9
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
W 66–1449,223
September 231:30 pmNo. 3 Texas A&M*No. 7
ABCW 29–2153,849
September 306:45 pmat No. 10 OklahomaNo. 4
ESPNW 38–1775,004
October 712:00 pmNo. 24 KansasNo. 4
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
PSNL 24–4052,330
October 2111:00 amat Iowa StateNo. 9
PSNW 50–2834,669
October 281:30 pmNo. 2 NebraskaNo. 7
ABCL 21–4454,063
November 41:00 pmat Oklahoma StateNo. 10
W 45–3230,050
November 1112:00 pmMissouridaggerNo. 9
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, Colorado
PSNW 21–050,645
November 181:30 pmat No. 7 Kansas StateNo. 9
ABCW 27–1742,454
January 111:30 amvs. No. 12 Oregon*No. 7
CBSW 38–658,214
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Roster[edit]

1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Koy Detmer Jr
WR 21 Rae Carruth Jr
G 62 Chris Morgan Fr
G 63 Heath Irwin Sr
C 64 Bryan Stoltenberg Sr
WR 82 Mike McCormick Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 6 T. J. Cunningham Sr
LB 16 Matt Russell Jr
DE 95 Daryl Price Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 17 Neil Voskeritchian Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1314109744 (6)99710998775
Coaches Poll13—101085610971210 т98774

Game summaries[edit]

At Wisconsin[edit]

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Colorado State[edit]

See also: 1995 Colorado State Rams football team

Northeast Louisiana[edit]

See also: 1995 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

Texas A&M[edit]

See also: 1995 Texas A&M Aggies football team

At Oklahoma[edit]

Colorado at Oklahoma
1 234Total
• No. 4 Buffaloes 0 141410 38
No. 10 Sooners 3 1400 17
Scoring summary
16:53OUJerry Alexander 21 yard field goalOU 3-0
211:23OUEric Moore 1 yard run (Jerry Alexander kick)OU 10-0
29:10COLPhil Savoy 19 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)OU 10-7
25:42OUJaJuan Penny 20 yard pass from Eric Moore (Jerry Alexander kick)OU 17-7
20:17COLRae Carruth 11 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)OU 17-14
36:54COLRae Carruth 71 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)COL 21-17
32:27COLLendon Henry 28 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)COL 28-17
47:46COLPhil Savoy 42 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick)COL 35-17
45:02COLNeil Voskeritchian 28 yard field goalCOL 38-17
See also: 1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team

[1]

Kansas[edit]

Kansas at Colorado
1 234Total
• No. 24 Jayhawks 9 14314 40
No. 4 Buffaloes 14 370 24
Scoring summary
1KUJeff McCord 35-yard field goalKU 3–0
1KUManolito Jones 31-yard blocked punt return (kick failed)KU 9–0
1CURae Carruth 58-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)KU 9–7
12:31CUChris Anderson 17-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)CU 14–9
214:31KUL.T. Levine 4-yard run (McCord kick)KU 16–14
23:41CUNeil Voskeritchian 19-yard field goalCU 17–16
20:23KUJune Henley 2-yard run (McCord kick)KU 23–17
39:38CUHerchell Troutman 23-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)CU 24–23
31:50KUJeff McCord 31-yard field goalKU 26–24
414:24KUJune Henley 43-yard run (McCord kick)KU 33–24
49:27KUIsaac Byrd 7-yard pass from Mark Williams (McCord kick)KU 40–24
See also: 1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team

At Iowa State[edit]

See also: 1995 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Nebraska[edit]

Nebraska at Colorado
1 234Total
• No. 2 Cornhuskers 21 10310 44
No. 7 Buffaloes 7 770 21
See also: 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry, and College GameDay (football)

[2]

At Oklahoma State[edit]

See also: 1995 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Missouri[edit]

See also: 1995 Missouri Tigers football team

At Kansas State[edit]

See also: 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Vs. Oregon (Cotton Bowl)[edit]

Oregon vs. Colorado
1 234Total
No. 12 Ducks 6 000 6
• No. 7 Buffaloes 0 13196 38
Main article: 1996 Cotton Bowl Classic
See also: 1995 Oregon Ducks football team

[3]

Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Heath Irwin Guard 4 101 New England Patriots
Daryl Price Defensive end 4 128 San Francisco 49ers
Bryan Stoltenberg Center 6 192 San Diego Chargers
T.J. Cunningham Defensive back 6 209 Seattle Seahawks
Kerry Hicks Defensive tackle 7 234 Carolina Panthers

[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Colorado vs. Oklahoma". USA Today. September 30, 1995. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "NO. 2 NEBRASKA 44, NO. 7 COLORADO 21". The Washington Post. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Buffs Stomp Ducks: Colorado's Defense Excels In Easy Victory Over Oregon". The Spokesman-Review. January 2, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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