The 1961 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Sonny Grandelius, Colorado finished the regular season at 9–1 (7–0 in Big 8),[1] and played home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. Joe Romig was the team's captain.[2]
As in the previous year, Colorado defeated both Oklahoma and Nebraska; they did not defeat both in the same season again for 28 years. The Buffaloes won their first Big Eight title and were invited to the Orange Bowl in Miami, but lost 25–7 to fourth-ranked LSU on New Year's Day.
In March 1962, Grandelius was fired by the university regents for recruiting violations, primarily due to the operation of a slush fund for players and families.[3][4] Ten days later, alumni director Bud Davis was hired as the interim head coach;[5][6][7][8][9] he had no collegiate coaching experience, just five years as a high school head coach.[5][7][8] A month later, the NCAA put Colorado's football program on probation for two years; because the university began the investigation and took action, the penalties were relatively light.[10][11][12]
^"Buffs win humbly, 56-14". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. November 20, 1988. p. 5B.
^"Team Captain". Independent Record. Helena, Montana. Associated Press. December 2, 1960. p. 8. Retrieved July 28, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
^"Colorado fires football coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 18, 1962. p. 4B.
^"Regents fire Buff's coach Grandelius". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 18, 1962. p. 1, sports.
^ ab"Alum chief is Buff coach, players threaten a revolt". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 27, 1962. p. 9.
^"Alumni leader new Colorado football coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 28, 1962. p. 8.
^ ab"Davis named grid coach at Colorado". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1962. p. 2B.
^ abMeakins, Gene (March 28, 1962). "Colorado coach seeks team support". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. p. B7.
^"Colorado Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved January 9, 2007.
^"Colorado given a 2-year slap by ruling body". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. April 28, 1962. p. 9.
^"NCAA puts Colorado on probation". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 28, 1962. p. 1B.
^"Colorado put on probation, patted on back". Bend Bulletin. (Oregon). UPI. April 28, 1962. p. 2.
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