The 1975 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled a 9–2 regular season record (5–2 in Big 8, third), ^[1] and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

In the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Colorado fell to ninth-ranked Texas to finish at 9–3. ^[2] Ranked sixteenth in the final AP poll, the Buffaloes outscored their opponents 331 to 251.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	California*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 34–27	46,211
September 20	Wyoming*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 27–10	46,032	[3]
September 27	Wichita State*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 52–0	46,613	[4]
October 4	at No. 1 Oklahoma	No. 19	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK		L 20–21	70,286–71,118
October 10	at Miami (FL)*	No. 13	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		W 23–10	18,901
October 18	No. 10 Missouri	No. 12	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 31–20	50,239
October 25	at No. 4 Nebraska	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ( rivalry)		L 21–63	76,509
November 1	at Iowa State	No. 16	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 28–27	42,613
November 8	Oklahoma State	No. 14	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 17–7	47,759
November 15	at No. 17 Kansas	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ABC	W 24–21	40,120
November 22	Kansas State	No. 9	Folsom Field Boulder, CO ( rivalry)		W 33–7	44,345
December 27	vs. No. 9 Texas*	No. 10	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX ( Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	ABC	L 21–38	52,728
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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