1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1980 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Chuck Fairbanks, the Buffaloes finished at 1–10 (1–6 in Big 8, tied for last),^[1] their second consecutive losing season, and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorado's record in 1980 was the worst in program history, punctuated by an 82–42 home loss to Oklahoma in the conference opener,^[2] in which 63 records were set. The sole win was over Iowa State in early November;^[3] CU had the same record four years later; the 2012 and 2022 teams each had an additional loss (1–11).

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 14–56	37,250	[4]
September 20	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 20–23	74,999	[5]
September 27	Indiana*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 7–49	40,219	[6]
October 4	No. 12 Oklahoma	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 42–82	50,217	[7]
October 11	Drake*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 22–41	37,689	[8]
October 18	at No. 16 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 7–45	72,333	[9]
October 25	No. 9 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)		L 7–45	51,989	[10]
November 1	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 17–9	41,567	[11]
November 8	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		L 7–42	50,000	[12]
November 15	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 3–42	24,187	[13]
November 22	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		L 14–17	17,510	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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