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1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1981
team	Colorado Buffaloes
sport	football
conference	Big Eight Conference
short_conf	Big 8
record	3–8
conf_record	2–5
head_coach	Chuck Fairbanks
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Gene Hochevar
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Multiple
def_coach	Doug Knotts
dc_year	3rd
def_scheme	3–4
mvp	Pete Perry
captain	Pete Perry
captain2	Bob Sebro
stadium	Folsom Field

The 1981 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big Eight Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the third and final season for Chuck Fairbanks' as head coach, and the first year of blue jerseys for the Buffaloes, which were phased out in 1984.

The Buffaloes finished at 3–8 (2–5 in Big 8, seventh) for a third consecutive losing season. Home games were played on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder. After a shutout loss at Kansas, CU defeated last-place Kansas State by three points at home in the season finale to avoid the conference cellar.

Well after the season in June 1982, Fairbanks resigned to become head coach, president, and minority owner of the New Jersey Generals of the new United States Football League (USFL). His overall record at CU was a disappointing , in conference. Bill McCartney, the defensive coordinator at Michigan under Bo Schembechler, was announced as Colorado's new head coach on June 9, and led the program for thirteen seasons, through 1994.

Schedule

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Roster

References

"CU Logo Evolution Fact Sheet". CUBuffs.com.
Thorburn, Ryan. (April 2, 2013). "Football: Former CU Buffs coach Chuck Fairbanks dies at 79". Boulder Daily Camera.
McCallum, Jack. (October 11, 1982). "UCLA now stands for Uncork Lots Of Aerials".
Woodling, Chuck. (June 2, 1982). "Jayhawks' defense corrals Buffs, 27-0". Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
(June 2, 1982). "Fairbanks quits Colorado to coach in USFL". Lawrence Daily Journal-World.
(June 9, 1982). "Colorado talks with McCartney". Ludington Daily News.
(June 10, 1982). "McCartney gets Colorado post". Toledo Blade.
(June 10, 1982). "CU tabs McCartney new football coach". Lawrence Journal-World.
(September 13, 1981). "Buffaloes roam past Texas Tech". Wichita Falls Times.
(September 20, 1981). "14 points in last 2:36 send Buffs to defeat". Omaha World-Herald.
(September 27, 1981). "BYU breezes; Colorado no match for McMahon & Co.". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
(October 4, 1981). "UCLA coasts to win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(October 11, 1981). "Cornhuskers crush Colorado 59–0". The Daily Sentinel.
(October 18, 1981). "Buffs sting Pokes". Tulsa World.
(October 25, 1981). "Iowa State holds on against Colorado". The Tampa Tribune-Times.
(November 1, 1981). "Shepard's in the driver's seat". The Daily Oklahoman.
(November 8, 1981). "MU endures 'darkest moment,' wins 30–14". The Kansas City Star.
(November 15, 1981). "Jayhawks overpower Colorado, 27–0". The Salina Journal.
(November 22, 1981). "Frosh leads Colorado past K-State, 24–21". The Des Moines Register.
. ["1981 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1981-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["1981 Football Schedule"](https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1981). *[[University of Colorado Boulder]]*.
. ["Colorado Football 2023 Record Book"](https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2023_Info_Guide/2023_Info_Guide.pdf). *[[University of Colorado Boulder]]*.
(September 19, 1981). "Probable starters". Spokesman-Review.
(November 13, 1981). "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World.

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