The Colorado Buffaloes were 8-3 in 1988. They fell to the BYU Cougars, 20 to 17, in the Freedom Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-2 | 10-2 | ||
6-1 | 9-3 | ||
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 | ||
2-5 | 3-7-1 |
| 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 | 305 | 4,379 | 739 | 5.9 | 3,095 | 614 | 5.0 | 1,284 | 125 | 10.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 33rd | 28th | 84th | 15th | 8th | 12th | 8th | 93rd | 101st | 2nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 176 | 3,948 | 5.0 | 1,961 | 477 | 4.1 | 1,987 | 313 | 6.3 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 17th | 53rd | 50th | 66th | 46th | 71st | 43rd | 60th | 36th | ||||||||||
Net | +129 | +431 | +739 | +0.9 | +1,134 | +137 | +0.9 | -703 | -188 | +3.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 23rd | 39th | 84th | 27th | 21st | 20th | 25th | 90th | 100th | 2nd |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |