1978 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1978 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight
1978 record	6–5 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Mallory
Home stadium	Folsom Field

1978 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8 Nebraska +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#15 Missouri	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1978 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 9	Oregon*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 24–7
September 16	Miami (FL)*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 17–7
September 23	San Jose State*	#19	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 22–7
September 30	Northwestern*	#16	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 55–7
October 7	Kansas	#13	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	W 17–7
October 14	at Oklahoma State	#13	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	L 20–24
October 21	#5 Nebraska		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rivalry)	L 14–52
October 28	at #13 Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	W 28–27
November 4	at #1 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 7–28
November 11	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 10–20
November 18	Iowa State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	L 16–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.