The Buffaloes' only loss of the season came on the road against eventual consensus national champion
Nebraska. Colorado, ranked #2 at the time, was in line to play for the national title as part of the
Bowl Coalition. They were leapfrogged in the polls by the Cornhuskers, who had been ranked #3, and finished the regular season ranked #4.
The problem of scheduling bowl match-ups for top-ranked teams led to the dissolution of the Bowl Coalition and the creation of the
Bowl Alliance (#2 ranked Penn State was not eligible as a member of the
Big Ten Conference to play the #1 ranked team). Notre Dame, playing as an independent, had its own agreement with the Bowl Coalition, which allowed the Fiesta Bowl to choose them as an at-large opponent over more highly ranked teams.
The Buffaloes' only loss of the season came on the road against eventual consensus national champion
Nebraska. Colorado, ranked #2 at the time, was in line to play for the national title as part of the
Bowl Coalition. They were leapfrogged in the polls by the Cornhuskers, who had been ranked #3, and finished the regular season ranked #4.
The problem of scheduling bowl match-ups for top-ranked teams led to the dissolution of the Bowl Coalition and the creation of the
Bowl Alliance (#2 ranked Penn State was not eligible as a member of the
Big Ten Conference to play the #1 ranked team). Notre Dame, playing as an independent, had its own agreement with the Bowl Coalition, which allowed the Fiesta Bowl to choose them as an at-large opponent over more highly ranked teams.