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  Image University-of-Colorado-Boulder-sports-logopng
  HeadCoachDisplay Dan Hawkins
  HeadCoachLink Dan Hawkins (coach)
  HeadCoachYear 2nd
  HCWins 3
  HCLosses 10
  Stadium Folsom Field
  StadCapacity 53,750
  StadSurface Grass
  ConferenceDisplay Big 12
  ConferenceLink Big 12 Conference
  ConfDivision North
  FirstYear 1890
  AthlDirectorDisp Mike Bohn
  AthlDirectorLink Mike Bohn
  WebsiteName CUBuffscom
  WebsiteURL http://wwwcubuffscom/
  ATWins 653
  ATLosses 412
  ATTies 36
  ATPercentage 0609
  BowlWins 12
  BowlLosses 15
  NatlTitles 1
  ConfTitles 26
  Heismans 1
  AllAmericans 61 (6 unanimous)
  Color1 Silver
  Color1Hex C0C0C0
  Color2 Gold
  Color2Hex CC9900
  FightSong Fight CU
  MascotDisplay Ralphie
  MascotLink Ralphie
  MarchingBand Golden Buffalo Marching Band


The Colorado Buffaloes football team represents the University Of Colorado At Boulder in the Big 12 Conference at the NCAA Division I-A level in College Football . Dan Hawkins has been the head coach since the 2006 Season . The football team has played at Folsom Field since 1923. The Buffs all-time record is 652-412-36 (.609 winning percentage) through the finish of the 2006 season. The football program is 16th on the all-time win list and 22nd in all-time winning percentage.


HISTORY


Folsom Field was built in 1924 , and since then they have been 283-146-14 at home. The Nebraska Game in 2006 will be the schools 1100th football game.

Beginning in 1890, Colorado has enjoyed much success through its history. The team has won numerous bowl games (27 appearances in bowl games (12-15), 23rd (tied) all-time prior to 2004 season), 8 Colorado Football Association Championships (1894-1897, 1901-1908), Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference (1909), 7 RFMAC Championships (1911, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1934, 1935, 1937), 4 Mountain States Conference Championships (1939, 1942-1944)), 5 Big Eight (Six) conference championships (1961, 1976, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1 Big 12 conference championship (2001), 4 Big 12 North Championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), and an Associated Press National Championship in 1990.

The following was taken from the ''Silver & Gold'' newspaper of December 16 1898 . It was a recollection of the birth of Colorado football written by one of CU’s original gridders, John C. Nixon, also the school’s second captain. It appears here in its original form:


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