- How many National Championships have the Colorado Buffaloes won?
- When was the last time the Colorado Buffaloes won the National Championships?
- Colorado Buffaloes National Championships wins years
- Colorado Buffaloes National Championships appearances
- Colorado Buffaloes Conference Titles Wins
- Colorado Buffaloes Division titles Wins
The University of Colorado Boulder's football team, called Colorado Buffaloes, represents the university at the NCAA Division I FBS level. They are known to regularly take part in the Pac-12 Conference.
Prior to the Big 12 era, the Colorado Buffaloes football program became part of the Big Eight Conference, where they competed against various universities in the US Midwest. With time came considerable triumphs. The team holds the 27th place on the all-time win list. In terms of all-time winning percentage, they've secured the 40th position.
How many National Championships have the Colorado Buffaloes won?
The Colorado Buffaloes' football team has one national championship to their name which they won in 1990 under their head coach Bill McCartney. He coached them from 1982 to 1994.
While Georgia Tech won the United Press International Coaches Poll, it made the Colorado Buffaloes the winner of the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America and various polls. Colorado's success reached in the Orange Bowl, where they faced the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The Orange Bowl match of Colorado Buffaloes with Notre Dame was the rematch of the previous season (1989), in which the latter won 21-6. However, Colorado won the rematch 10-9.
When was the last time the Colorado Buffaloes won the National Championships?
The Colorado Buffaloes won their last national championship in 1990.
The Colorado Buffaloes performed well in 1990 as they again achieved a 7-0 run in the Big Eight Conference, for the second consecutive year.
It is worth noting that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had a good season themselves, losing only one game late in the regular season. The Buffaloes' victory over them was a turning point and in the final Colorado faced Notre Dame again, winning the game 10-9
Colorado Buffaloes National Championships wins years
They have won one national championship, which came in 1990. The Buffaloes won the game 10-9. They split the title with Georgia Tech, who won the United Press International Coaches Poll, with Colorado winning other polls.
Season | Coach | Selectors | Record | Bowl | Result |
1990 | Bill McCartney | AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, NCF, NFF, Sporting News, USA/CNN | 11–1–1 | Orange | W 10–9 |
Colorado Buffaloes National Championships appearances
They have made one solitary appearance in the National Football League Championship Series, emerging as champions in 1990, beating Notre Dame 10-9.
They shared the title with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
Colorado Buffaloes Conference Titles Wins
The Colorado Buffaloes have a total of 26 conference championships spanning over a century. This record includes five separate conferences.
Year | Conference | Coach | Conference Record |
1894 | Colorado Football Association | Harry Heller | 5–0 |
1895 | Fred Folsom | 3–0 | |
1896 | 2–0 | ||
1897 | 2–0 | ||
1901 | 2–0 | ||
1902 | 4–0 | ||
1903 | Dave Cropp | 4–0 | |
1909 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Fred Folsom | 3–0 |
1910 | 3–0 | ||
1911 | 4–0 | ||
1913 | 3–0–1 | ||
1923 | Myron E. Witham | 7–0 | |
1924 | 5–0–1 | ||
1934 | Bill Saunders | 6–1 | |
1935 | Bunny Oakes | 5–1 | |
1937 | 7–0 | ||
1939 | Mountain States Conference | 5–1 | |
1942 | James J. Yeager | 5–1 | |
1943 | 2–0 | ||
1944 | Frank Potts | 2–0 | |
1961 | Big Eight Conference | Sonny Grandelius | 7–0 |
1976 | Bill Mallory | 5–2 | |
1989 | Bill McCartney | 7–0 | |
1990 | 7–0 | ||
1991 | 6–0–1 | ||
2001 | Big 12 Conference | Gary Barnett | 7–1 |
Colorado Buffaloes Division titles Wins
The Colorado Buffaloes football team won a total of five division championships across two divisions that is Big 12 North, and Pac-12 South.
Year | Division | Coach | Opponent | CG Result |
2001 | Big 12 North | Gary Barnett | Texas | W 39–37 |
2002 | Oklahoma | L 7–29 | ||
2004 | Oklahoma | L 3–42 | ||
2005 | Texas | L 3–70 | ||
2016 | Pac-12 South | Mike MacIntyre | Washington | L 10–41 |
FAQs
A. The Colorado Buffaloes football team won the college football national championship in 1990.
A. The Colorado Buffaloes football team has won a total of 27 conference championships.
A. The Colorado Buffaloes football team has won a total of 12 bowl games.
A. The Colorado Buffaloes football team has made a total of 29 bowl game appearances as of 2024.