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American college football season
The 1973 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season . Led by tenth-year head coach Eddie Crowder , the Buffaloes were 8–3 in the regular season (4–3 in Big 8, tied for third), and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado .
In the Gator Bowl , Colorado fell to sixth-ranked Auburn to finish at 8–4,[ 3] final AP poll .
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 9 California * No. 2 W 20–1050,751 September 16 Cincinnati * No. 2 W 56–1450,171 September 23 at Minnesota * No. 3 W 38–642,703 September 30 at Oklahoma State No. 3 L 6–3138,500 October 7 at Kansas State No. 12 W 38–1740,000 October 14 No. 18 Iowa State No. 13 W 34–2251,668 October 21 No. 2 Oklahoma No. 9 ABC W 20–1452,022 October 28 at Missouri No. 7 L 17–2055,550 November 4 No. 3 Nebraska No. 15 ABC L 10–3352,128 November 11 Kansas No. 16 W 33–850,151–50,304 November 18 at Air Force * No. 15 W 38–747,191 December 30 vs. No. 6 Auburn * No. 13 ABC L 3–2471,114 [ 4] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final AP 2 (13) 2 (12) 3 (7) 3 (5) 12 13 9 7 15 16 15 13 13 13 16 Coaches 2 (4) 3 (6) 3 (4) 3 (1) 16 16 10 7 14 16 т 15 13 13 14 т Not released
#2 Oklahoma at Colorado
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2 3 4 Total
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7 0 7
14
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0 14 6
20
Scoring summary 2 OKLA Robertson 17 yard run (Fulcher kick) OKLA 7-0 3 COL Campbell 43 yard run (kick failed) OKLA 7-6 3 COL Keyworth 6 yard pass from Johnson (Matthews run) COL 14-7 4 COL Lima 33 yard field goal COL 17-7 4 COL Lima 33 yard field goal COL 20-7 4 OKLA Pruitt 10 yard pass from Robertson (Fulcher kick) COL 20-14
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