The Colorado Buffaloes were 8-3 in 1976. They fell to the Ohio State Buckeyes, 27 to 10, in the Orange Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5-2 | 9-2-1 | |
1 | 5-2 | 9-3 | |
1 | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
4-3 | 9-3-1 | ||
4-3 | 8-3 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 295 | 3,894 | 847 | 4.6 | 2,659 | 651 | 4.1 | 1,235 | 196 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 16th | 34th | 13th | 69th | 34th | 24th | 48th | 67th | 69th | 75th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 198 | 3,583 | 4.5 | 2,030 | 551 | 3.7 | 1,553 | 252 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 101st | 81st | 65th | 69th | 59th | 62nd | 102nd | 119th | 54th | ||||||||||
Net | +97 | +311 | +847 | +0.1 | +629 | +100 | +0.4 | -318 | -56 | +0.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 27th | 52nd | 13th | 57th | 43rd | 30th | 48th | 99th | 103rd | 67th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |