#16 Colorado Buffaloes

1976 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
98	Ron Atkinson R. Atkinson	DL	6'2"	196	JR
14	Jeff Austin J. Austin	QB	6'4"	203	SR
22	Howard Ballage H. Ballage	RB	6'0"	182	SO
61	Joe Bell J. Bell	OL	6'0"	232	FR
	Doug Brace D. Brace	RB
79	Stan Brock S. Brock	OL	6'5"	246	FR
50	Willie Brock W. Brock	OL	6'3"	246	JR
65	Paul Butero P. Butero	OL	6'2"	232	SO
49	Brian Cabral B. Cabral	LB	6'1"	215	JR
9	Mike Cilento M. Cilento	DB	5'9"	166	JR
62	Pat Confer P. Confer	OL	6'1"	240	JR
15	Petros Dadlotis P. Dadlotis		5'10"	188	SO
5	Mike E. Davis M. E. Davis	DB	6'1"	204	FR
36	Mike L. Davis M. L. Davis	DB	6'3"	199	SR
17	Joe Fischer J. Fischer	QB	6'2"	190	JR
1	Steve Gaunty S. Gaunty	WR	5'11"	171	SO
60	Dave Griffin D. Griffin	OL	6'3"	245	SO
70	Mike Hagan M. Hagan	OL	6'4"	241	SO
69	Steve Hakes S. Hakes	OL	6'2"	239	JR
73	Gary Hartling G. Hartling		6'2"	221	SO
89	Don Hasselbeck D. Hasselbeck	TE	6'7"	240	SR
18	Mark Haynes M. Haynes	DB	5'11"	178	FR
26	Thomas Hilton T. Hilton	DB	6'1"	166	SR
30	Mike Holmes M. Holmes	RB	6'1"	216	FR
72	Charlie Johnson C. Johnson	DL	6'2"	264	SR
42	Jim Kelleher J. Kelleher	FB	6'2"	214	SR
77	Kerry Kelly K. Kelly	OL	6'2"	231	SO
87	Mike Kerin M. Kerin	TE	6'2"	228	SR
12	Jeff Knapple J. Knapple	QB	6'2"	195	SO
2	Stan Koleski S. Koleski		6'3"	187	SR
66	Steve Kubinski S. Kubinski	OL	6'4"	229	SO
25	Robert LaGarde R. LaGarde	RB	5'10"	172	SR
57	Jeff Lee J. Lee	DL	6'0"	208	SO
52	Tiloi Lolotai T. Lolotai	DL	6'0"	217	SR
23	Charlie Martin C. Martin	RB	6'0"	192	FR
39	James Mayberry J. Mayberry	FB	5'11"	192	SO
43	Chuck McCarter C. McCarter	DL	6'5"	204	JR
28	Odis McKinney O. McKinney	DB	6'2"	189	JR
71	Matt Miller M. Miller	OL	6'6"	275	SO
40	Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead	RB	6'2"	209	SR
3	Bobby Morris B. Morris	DB	5'11"	172	SR
59	Bill Muxlow B. Muxlow	LB	6'2"	213	SR
84	Bob Niziolek B. Niziolek	TE	6'5"	203	FR
76	George Osborne G. Osborne	OL	6'6"	246	JR
64	Frank Patrick F. Patrick		6'3"	242	SR
21	Horace Perkins H. Perkins	DB	5'10"	168	SR
33	Tom Perry T. Perry	LB	6'4"	232	JR
44	Alvin Phillips A. Phillips	LB	6'0"	210	SR
19	Tony Reed T. Reed	RB	6'0"	191	SR
31	Tim Roberts T. Roberts	DB	5'11"	167	SO
55	Bart Roth B. Roth	LB	6'2"	200	SR
92	Laval Short L. Short		6'2"	236	FR
8	Bill Solomon B. Solomon	QB	6'1"	196	FR
47	Mike Spivey M. Spivey	DB	6'0"	203	SR
68	John Sutrina J. Sutrina	OL	6'1"	213	SO
16	Tom Tesone T. Tesone	DB	6'2"	194	SR
32	Wayne Thompson W. Thompson	RB	6'5"	209	SO
82	Rick Thomson R. Thomson	DL	6'2"	204	SR
53	Mike Tope M. Tope	OL	6'0"	210	JR
58	Darell Troudt D. Troudt	OL	6'2"	261	SO
75	Ruben Vaughan R. Vaughan		6'2"	249	SO
38	Billy Waddy B. Waddy	WR	6'0"	181	SR
93	Stuart Walker S. Walker	DL	6'2"	196	SO
85	Gary Washington G. Washington	DB	6'1"	198	SO
80	Randy Westendorf R. Westendorf	DL	6'2"	191	JR
63	Leon White L. White	OL	6'3"	272	SR
48	Larry Williams L. Williams	WR	6'2"	180	SR
4	Mark Zetterberg M. Zetterberg		6'2"	183	SR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375