1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1995 Colorado Buffaloes football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 38–6 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#5
1995 record	10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Rick Neuheisel
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,808)

1995 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#5 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#7 Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#9 Kansas	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 444 points while the defense allowed 240 points. Led by head coach Rick Neuheisel, the Buffaloes competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 PM	at #21 Wisconsin*	#14	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	W 43-7	79,015
September 9	7:45 PM	Colorado State*	#10	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	W 42-14	52,848
September 16	12:00 PM	Northeast Louisiana*	#9	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 66-14	44,016
September 23	1:30 PM	#3 Texas A&M*	#7	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	W 29-21	53,849
September 30	6:45 PM	at #10 Oklahoma	#4	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ESPN	W 38-17	75,004
October 7	12:00 PM	#24 Kansas	#4	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	PSN	L 24-40	52,330
October 21	11:00 AM	at Iowa State	#9	Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA	PSN	W 50-28	34,669
October 28	1:30 PM	#2 Nebraska	#7	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rivalry)	ABC	L 21-44	54,063
November 4	1:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	#10	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK		W 45-32	30,050
November 11	12:00 PM	Missouri	#9	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	PSN	W 21-0	50,645
November 18	1:30 PM	at #7 Kansas State	#9	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ABC	W 27-17	42,454
January 1	11:30 AM	vs. #12 Oregon*	#7	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 38-6	58,214
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

Game notes

Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • Colorado 0 14 14 10 38 Oklahoma 3 14 0 0 17 Date: September 30 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK Game attendance: 75,004 TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin & Mike Gottfried

Scoring summary 1 6:53 OU Jerry Alexander 21 yard field goal OU 3-0 2 11:23 OU Eric Moore 1 yard run (Jerry Alexander kick) OU 10-0 2 9:10 COL Phil Savoy 19 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick) OU 10-7 2 5:42 OU JaJuan Penny 20 yard pass from Eric Moore (Jerry Alexander kick) OU 17-7 2 0:17 COL Rae Carruth 11 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick) OU 17-14 3 6:54 COL Rae Carruth 71 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick) COL 21-17 3 2:27 COL Lendon Henry 28 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick) COL 28-17 4 7:46 COL Phil Savoy 42 yard pass from John Hessler (Neil Voskeritchian kick) COL 35-17 4 5:02 COL Neil Voskeritchian 28 yard field goal COL 38-17

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Heath Irwin	Guard	4	101	New England Patriots
Daryl Price	Defensive End	4	128	San Francisco 49ers
Bryan Stoltenberg	Center	6	192	San Diego Chargers
T.J. Cunningham	Defensive Back	6	209	Seattle Seahawks
Kerry Hicks	Defensive Tackle	7	234	Carolina Panthers