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{{Infobox college athletics
| name = Colorado Buffaloes
| logo = University-of-Colorado-Boulder-sports-logo.png
| university = University of Colorado at Boulder
| conference = [[Big 12]]
| division = Division I
| director = Mike Bohn
| city = Boulder
| state = Colorado
| stateabb = CO
| teams = 16
| stadium = [[Folsom Field]]
| arena = [[Coors Events Center]]
| mascot = [[Ralphie]] (live); Chip (costume)
| nickname = [[Bison|Buffalo]]es
| fightsong = Fight CU
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| color2 = Gold
| hex1 = C0C0C0
| hex2 = D3A11A
| pageurl = http://www.cubuffs.com/
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[[Image:Bohn at 2005 Spring Game.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Mike Bohn at the 2005 Spring Practice game.]]<!--this is a free image-->
The [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] sponsors 16 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's team are called the '''Buffaloes''' (Buffs for short) or '''Golden Buffaloes''' (acceptable, but rare).<ref name="colorlogo">{{cite web| url=http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=119691&SPID=274&SPSID=4457 | title=CU Logo Evolution Fact Sheet | publisher=CUBuffs.com | accessdate=2007-01-09 | language=English | format=HTML}}</ref> "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993.<ref name="colorlogo" /> The nickname was selected by the campus newspaper in a contest with a [[United States Dollar|US$]]5 prize in [[1934]] won by Andrew Dickson of [[Boulder, Colorado]]. They participate in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA's]] [[Division I]] (I-FBS in football), in the North Division of the [[Big 12 Conference]]. The University's current [[athletic director]] is [[Mike Bohn]] (since [[April 13]], [[2005]]). Colorado has won 22 National Championships in its history, with most in skiing. It was ranked #14 of "America's Best Sports College" in a 2002 analysis performed by ''[[Sports Illustrated]].''<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_online/news/2002/10/01/1_10/ | title=America's Best Sports Colleges | publisher=''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' |date=[[October 7]] [[2002]] | accessdate=2007-06-20}}</ref> In June 2007, the Buffaloes were placed under probation for two years and fined [[United States dollar|$]]100,000 for undercharging 133 student-athletes for meals over a six year span (2000-01 to 2005-06) resulting in the major infraction.<ref name="June2007infraction">{{Cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2911946 | title=Colorado put on probation, fined $100,000 for undercharging meals | publisher=''[[ESPN.com]]''}}</ref> The football program, with 86 of the 133 student-athletes involved, also lost one scholarship for the next three seasons.<ref name="June2007infraction" />
==History==
[[American football|Football]] was introduced to the Boulder campus in 1890. Early games, which bore more resemblance to [[rugby football|rugby]] than modern American football, were played against the [[Colorado School of Mines|School of Mines]] and [[University of Utah|Utah]]. The football stadium, originally named Colorado Stadium, was officially named [[Folsom Field]] in November 1944 to honor Coach [[Fred Folsom]], one of the most respected [[college football]] coaches of his day.
In 1934 the University teams were officially nicknamed the Buffaloes. Previous nicknames used by the press included the “Silver Helmets” and “Frontiersmen.” The final game of 1934, against the [[University of Denver]], saw also the first running of a bison in a Colorado football game. A bison calf was rented from a local ranch and ran along the sidelines.
The year 1947 marked key point in race relations on campus. In this year, the Buffaloes joined the [[Big Eight Conference|Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association]], commonly know as the Big Six, then to be known as the Big Seven, and later the Big Eight. However, [[University of Missouri|Missouri]] and [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] had rules which would have allowed them to challenge teams with “colored” players. A student outcry, led by campus paper ''Silver and Gold'', led to a movement against these Jim Crow restrictions which expanded to all the campuses of the Big 7 and eventually lead to their repeal.
===National Championships===
The University of Colorado Buffaloes have won 22 team national championships. The following is a list of the teams and years won.
*[[NCAA Skiing team championship|Skiing]] ('''16'''): 1959-1960, 1972-1979, 1982, 1991, 1995, 1998-1999, 2006
*[[NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship|Men's Cross Country]] ('''3'''): 2001, 2004, 2006
*[[NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship|Women's Cross Country]] ('''2'''): 2000, 2004
*[[NCAA Division I-A national football champions|Football]] ('''1''')<ref>The NCAA does not conduct a championship for Division I-A football. Instead, teams are awarded championships by various private organizations. Currently the recognized championships are awarded by the [[Associated Press]] [[AP Poll|poll]] and the [[Bowl Championship Series]] -- however not always in unison.</ref>: 1990
===Conference Championships===
The University of Colorado Buffaloes have won 27 team conference championships since the formation of the Big 12 Conference. The following is a list of the teams and years won. Skiing is not sponsored by the conference.
*Men's Cross Country ('''12'''): 1996-2007
*Women's Cross Country ('''11'''): 1996-1997, 1999-2007
*Women's Basketball ('''1'''): 1997 tournament
*Football ('''1'''): 2001
**Football also has 4 North Division championships 2001, 2002, 2004, & 2005.
*Soccer ('''1'''): 2003
*Men's Outdoor Track and Field ('''1''') : 2008
==Varsity sports==
The University of Colorado was a member of the [[Colorado Football Association]] in 1893. Next, they became a charter member of the [[Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference]] in 1909 which changed its name a year later to [[Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference]] (RMFAC). Colorado left the RMFAC to become a charter member of the [[Mountain States Conference]] aka (Skyline Conference) in 1938. They then joined the [[Big Eight Conference|Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association]], commonly know as the Big Six, in 1947 changing the common name to the Big Seven. In 1958 it became the [[Big Eight Conference]]. It remained the Big 8 until 1996 when four more universities were added to the conference and created the [[Big 12 Conference]].
List of Varsity Sports at University of Colorado
<table><tr><td valign=top>
'''Men's sports'''
*[[College basketball|Basketball]]
*Cross country
*[[College football|Football]]
*Golf
*Skiing
*Track and field (Indoor)
*Track and field (Outdoor)
</td><td valign=top>
'''Women's sports'''
*[[College basketball|Basketball]]
*Cross country
*Golf
*Skiing
*[[College soccer|Soccer]]
*Tennis
*Track and field (Indoor)
*Track and field (Outdoor)
*Volleyball
</td></tr></table>
===Football===
{{main|Colorado Buffaloes football}}
The Colorado football program is 16th on the all-time win list and 22nd in all-time winning percentage (.614). [[Folsom Field]] was built in 1924, and since then they have been 280-132-10 at home. The Nebraska game in 2006 was the school's 1100th football game.
Beginning in 1884, Colorado has enjoyed much success through its history. The team has won numerous [[bowl game]]s (27 appearances in bowl games (12-15), 23rd (tied) all-time prior to 2004 season), 8 Colorado Football Association Championships (1894-1897, 1901-1908), 1 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.
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Colorado football also has one [[Heisman Trophy]] winner:
*[[Rashaan Salaam]] (1994)
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There have also been 6 unanimous [[All-American]]s:
* [[Eric Bieniemy]] (1990)
* [[Joe Garten]] (1990)
* [[Alfred Williams]] (1990)
* [[Jay Leeuwenburg]] (1991)
* Rashaan Salaam (1994)
* [[Daniel Graham]] (2001)
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There are 4 players in the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]:
* [[Byron White|Byron "Whizzer" White]]
* [[Joe Romig]]
* [[Dick Anderson]]
* [[Bobby Anderson]]
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[[Bill McCartney]] is the most famous head coach leading Colorado to their only National Championship Title in 1990. The current coach is [[Dan Hawkins (coach)|Dan Hawkins]] beginning in [[2006]].
===Men's basketball===
{{main|Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball}}
[[Image:Colorado Buffaloes 1906 Basketball.jpg|right|thumb|300px|1906 Colorado Buffaloes basketball team.]]
They play at the [[Coors Events Center]] on campus and are 267-119 (.692) (Prior to 2005 season) at home.
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|+ Data through 2006-07 season
|- style="background:#CEBE70"
| '''Coach''' || '''Years''' || '''Seasons''' || '''Won''' || '''Lost''' || '''Pct.''' || '''Conference Titles''' || '''NCAA¹''' || '''NIT¹'''
|-
| [[Ricardo Patton]] || 1996-2006 ||align="center"| 11 ||align="center"| 184 ||align="center"| 160 ||align="center"| .535 ||align="center"| 0 ||align="center"| 2 ||align="center"| 3
|-style="background: #e3e3e3"
| [[Jeff Bzdelik]] || 2007-pres ||align="center"| 1 ||align="center"| 12 ||align="center"| 20 ||align="center"| .375 ||align="center"| 0 ||align="center"| 0 ||align="center"| 0
|- style="background:#CEBE70"
|colspan="2"| Totals ||align="center"| 106 ||align="center"| 1104 ||align="center"| 1074 || .507 ||colspan="3"|
|}
¹ Invitations
===Women's Basketball===
Women's Basketball started at Colorado in 1975. The team has had six coaches and the current coach is [[Kathy McConnell-Miller]].
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable"
|+ Data through 2006-07 season.
|- style="background:#CEBE70"
| '''Year''' || '''Coach''' || '''Big 12''' || '''Pct.''' || '''Overall''' || '''Pct.''' || '''Postseason'''
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1975-76 || Carol Hochsprung ||align="center"| 2-10 (IC) ||align="right"| .083 ||align="center"| 2-11 || .154 ||
|-
|1976-77 || Jerry Zancanelli ||align="center"| 5-8 (IC) ||align="right"| .385 ||align="center"| 8-12 || .400 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1977-78]|| Jerry Zancanelli ||align="center"| 5-8 (IC) ||align="right"| .385 ||align="center"| 14-12 || .538 ||
|-
|1978-79 || Jerry Zancanelli ||align="center"| 6-6 (IC) ||align="right"| .500 ||align="center"| 18-14 || .563 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1979-80 || [[Rene Portland]] ||align="center"| 10-3 (3/IC) ||align="right"| .769 ||align="center"| 22-9 || .710 ||
|-
|1980-81 || Rene Portland ||align="center"| 9-1 (1/IC) ||align="right"| .900 ||align="center"| 18-11 || .621 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1981-82 || [[Russell Walseth|Russell "Sox" Walseth]] ||align="center"| 10-0 (1/IC) ||align="right"| 1.000 ||align="center"| 28-5 || .848 ||
|-
|1982-83 || Russell "Sox" Walseth ||align="center"| 8-2 (T1/IC) ||align="right"| .800 ||align="center"| 28-8 || .778 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1983-84 || Russell "Sox" Walseth ||align="center"| 7-5 (BE) ||align="right"| .583 ||align="center"| 21-8 || .724 ||
|-
|1984-85 || [[Ceal Barry]] ||align="center"| 3-11 (7/BE) ||align="right"| .214 ||align="center"| 10-18 || .357 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1985-86 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 2-12 (8/BE) ||align="right"| .143 ||align="center"| 6-22 || .214 ||
|-
|1986-87 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 9-5 (2/BE) ||align="right"| .643 ||align="center"| 21-9 || .700 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1987-88 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 6-8 (6/BE) ||align="right"| .429 ||align="center"| 14-14 || .500 ||
|-
|1988-89 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 8-6 (3/BE) ||align="right"| .571 ||align="center"| 21-11 || .656 || NCAA
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1989-90 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 14-0 (1/BE) ||align="right"| 1.000 ||align="center"| 27-4 || .871 || NCAA
|-
|1990-91 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 10-4 (3/BE) ||align="right"| .714 ||align="center"| 17-11 || .607 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1991-92 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 8-6 (T4/BE) ||align="right"| .571 ||align="center"| 18-11 || .631 ||
|-
|1992-93 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 11-3 (2/BE) ||align="right"| .786 ||align="center"| 22-9 || .710 || NCAA
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1993-94 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 12-2 (1/BE) ||align="right"| .857 ||align="center"| 27-4 || .871 || NCAA Regional
|-
|1994-95 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 12-2 (1/BE) ||align="right"| .857 ||align="center"| 27-5 || .844 || NCAA Regional
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1995-96 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 14-0 (1/BE) ||align="right"| 1.000 ||align="center"| 30-3 || .909 || NCAA Regional
|-
|1996-97 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 9-5 (4/BE) ||align="right"| .643 ||align="center"| 26-9 || .743 || NCAA
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1997-98 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 12-4 (T2) ||align="right"| .750 ||align="center"| 23-9 || .719 || NCAA Regional
|-
|1998-99 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 5-11 (8th) ||align="right"| .313 ||align="center"| 12-16 || .429 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|1999-2000 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 7-9 (T8th) ||align="right"| .438 ||align="center"| 15-14 || .517 || WNIT
|-
|2000-01 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 4-12 (10th) ||align="right"| .250 ||align="center"| 10-19 || .345 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2001-02 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 11-5 (4th) ||align="right"| .688 ||align="center"| 22-9 || .710 || NCAA
|-
|2002-03 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 11-5 (T3rd) ||align="right"| .688 ||align="center"| 24-10 || .706 || NCAA Regional
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2003-04 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 11-5 (4th) ||align="right"| .688 ||align="center"| 24-8 || .750 || NCAA Regional
|-
|2004-05 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 11-5 (3rd) ||align="right"| .688 ||align="center"| 22-8 || .733 || NCAA
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2005-06 || Ceal Barry ||align="center"| 2-14 (T11th) ||align="right"| .125 ||align="center"| 9-19 || .321 ||
|-
|2006-07 || Kathy McConnell-Miller ||align="center"| 6-10 (T7th) ||align="right"| .375 ||align="center"| 13-17 || .433 ||
|-style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2007-08 || Kathy McConnell-Miller || || || || ||
|- style="background:#CEBE70"
|colspan="2"| OVERALL || 270-145 || .651 || 599-350 || .631 ||
|- style="background:#CEBE70"
|colspan="2"| Big Eight Conference || 190-69 || .734 ||colspan="3" rowspan="2"|
|- style="background:#CEBE70"
|colspan="2"| Big 12 Conference || 80-80 || .500
|}
===Skiing===
The Ski team competes as a member of the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association as the Big 12 does not sponsor skiing. Colorado is one of the dominant programs in the NCAA in skiing winning '''16''' [[NCAA Skiing team championship|National Championships]], most recently in 2006, and is always nationally ranked and the only Big 12 school to win. Having the [[Rocky Mountains]] in your backyard doesn't seem to hurt, along with the world-class ski resorts.
===Cross Country===
Being at such a high altitude helps the runners in training. Colorado has won three [[NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship]]s (2001, 2004, and 2006) and two [[NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship]]s (2000 and 2004). The men's team also has won three individual titles ([[Adam Goucher]], [[Jorge Torres]], and [[Dathan Ritzenhein]]), while the women's side has won one ([[Kara Goucher]]).The men have also won all 12 Big 12 Conference Titles in the Conference's history. The women have won 11 of the 12 Conference Championships (all but 1998-99).
==Facilities==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ CU Athletic Facilities
|- style="background:#CEBE70"
| '''Facility Name''' || '''Teams''' || '''Capacity''' || '''Largest Crowd''' || '''Opened'''
|-
| [[Folsom Field]] || football || 53,750 || 54,972 || 1924
|-
| [[Coors Events Center]] || basketball, volleyball || 11,064 || 11,363 || 1979
|-
| Prentup Field || soccer || 800 || 1,871 || 2004
|-
| Potts Field || track and field || || 2,784 (Single Day); 6,000+ (3 Day total during 2008 Big 12 Track and Field Championships) || 1984
|-
| Balch Fieldhouse || indoor track || 4,000 || || 1937
|-
| South Campus Tennis Complex || tennis || || || 2003
|-
| Buffalo Ranch CC Course || cross country || || ||
|}
==Club Sports==
Colorado has a very active and developed club sports system with over 30 sports. Many sports used to be varsity sports but were disbanded in 1980 due to [[Title IX]] and some that overlap with varsity sports.
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* [[Baseball]]
* [[Rowing (sport)|Crew]]
* [[Cycling]]
* [[Dance]]
* [[Diving]]
* [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]
* [[Fencing]]
* [[Field hockey]]
* [[Fly fishing]]
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* [[Freestyle skiing]]
* Men's [[college hockey|ice hockey]]
* Women's ice hockey
* [[Kayak]]
* Men's [[lacrosse]]
* Women's lacrosse
* [[Racquetball]]
* Roller hockey
* Men's [[rugby football|rugby]]
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* Women's rugby
* [[Running]]
* [[Snowboarding]]
* Men's [[soccer]]
* Women's soccer
* Women's [[softball]]
* [[Swimming]]
* [[Taekwondo]]
* Co-ed [[tennis]]
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* [[Triathlon]]
* Men's [[Ultimate (sport)|ultimate]]
* Women's ultimate
* Men's [[volleyball]]
* Women's volleyball
* [[Water polo]]
* Men's [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]]
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==Notable Buffaloes==
*[[Byron White]] was a [[Supreme Court Justice]] after his football career.
*[[Adam Goucher]] is currently a professional runner who competed for the [[United States]] in the 2000 Olympic Games.
*[[Chauncey Billups]] is the starting [[point guard]] for the [[Detroit Pistons]]. He was named the [[National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Finals MVP]] in [[2004 NBA Finals|2004]]
*[[Jeremy Bloom]] played football and skied internationally finishing 6th in the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in the moguls and is currently in the [[National Football League|NFL]]. He also sued the NCAA and lost, having to give up football for Colorado in [[2004]] because he received endorsement money for skiing.
*[[Bill Toomey]] won the gold medal in the [[decathlon]] at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]]
==Rivalries==
===University of Nebraska===
A traditional college football rivalry with the [[University of Nebraska-Lincoln|University of Nebraska]] [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|Cornhuskers]] re-started in the early 1980s (many historical documents show the importance of this game going back to 1898) when Bill McCartney declared the conference opponent to be their rival. His theory was since Nebraska was such a powerhouse team, if Colorado was able to beat them then they would be a good team. Colorado began to repeatedly threaten Nebraska in the late 1980's, following their win over the Huskers in 1986, and then surpassed the Huskers for the Big 8 crown in 1989.
The rivalry continued in the late 1980s. Colorado traveled to Nebraska to play for the Big 8 title in 1990. The Buffs won the game, 27-12, en route to their first National Championship.
In 1990, Colorado beat Nebraska in Lincoln, for the first time in 23 years. Between 1996 and 2000, the series was extremely competitive, with the margin of victory by NU in those five years being only 15 points combined. In 2001 Nebraska came to Folsom Field undefeated and left at the short end of a nationally televised 62-36 loss. Other sports have then taken on Nebraska also as their rival.
Nebraska currently leads the football series against Colorado 46-17-2.
===Colorado State University===
Colorado's in-state rival is [[Colorado State University]]. The two schools are separated by about 50 miles and both schools consider it important and noteworthy to beat the other school for bragging rights for the next year. The two football teams annually compete in the [[Rocky Mountain Showdown]] for the Centennial Cup. The trophy takes its name from the state of [[Colorado]]'s nickname of "The Centennial State".
==University of Colorado Athletic Hall-of-Fame==
Criteria for automatic selection: Three-time all-conference selection, two-time All-American, trophy winner and/or previously retired jersey.
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;Class of [[1998]]
:[[Byron White]] (football, basketball, baseball, track, 1935-38)<ref name="CUHOF1">{{cite web | url=http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4457&SPID=274&DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=608576 | title=CU Athletic Hall Of Fame To Induct Five, 1959 NCAA Ski Champions | publisher=CUBuffs.com | author=David Plati | date=2006-09-14 | accessdate=2007-01-09 | language=English | format=HTML}}</ref>
;Class of [[1999]]
:Gil Cruter (track, 1934-37)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Burdette "Burdie" Haldorson (basketball, 1952-55)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:William "Kayo" Lam (football, 1933-35)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Joe Romig]] (football, 1959-61)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Lisa Van Goor (basketball, 1981-85)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
;Class of [[2000]]
:David Bolen (track, 1946-48)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[James Heuga|Jimmie Heuga]] (skiing, 1961-63)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Dean Lahr (wrestling, 1962-64)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Pat Patten (wrestling, cross country, track, 1940-47)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
;Class of [[2002]]
:[[Dick Anderson]] (football, 1965-67)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Harry Carlson (baseball coach, athletic director, 1927-65)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Darian Hagan]] (football, 1988-91) <ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Carroll Hardy]] (baseball, football, track, 1951-54)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Hale Irwin]] (golf, football, 1964-67)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Russell "Sox" Walseth (men’s and women’s basketball coach, 1956-76 and 1980-83)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
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;Class of [[2004]]
:Don Branby (football, basketball, baseball, 1949-52)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Eddie Crowder]] (football coach, athletic director 1963-84)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Cliff Meely (basketball, 1968-71)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Frank Potts (track coach, 1927-68)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Shelley Sheetz (basketball, 1991-95)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Bill Toomey]] (track, 1959-61)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:John Wooten (football, 1956-58)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
;Class of [[2006]]
:1959 NCAA Champion Ski Team<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Bobby Anderson]] (football)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Fred Casotti (sports information director, historian)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Adam Goucher]] (cross country, track, 1994-97)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:Bill Marolt (skiing champion, skiing coach, athletic director)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
:[[Bill McCartney]] (football coach, 1982-94)<ref name="CUHOF1" />
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<!-- these players were listed here but not in the reference used, they should not be added back in unless a reference can be found stating they are in CU's hall of fame
;Class of [[1999]]
:Ken Charlton (basketball)
:[[Darian Hagan]] (football)
:Mark Scrutton (cross country & track)
:Bridget Turner (basketball)
;Class of [[2000]]
:Kelly Campbell (volleyball)
:Chuck Gardner (basketball)
:[[Ben Kelly]] (football)
;Class of [[1998]]
:[[Eric Bienemy]] (football)
:Deon Figures (football)
:Joe Garten (football)
:Barry Helton (football)
:Chris Hudson (football)
:Jay Leeuwenburg (football)
:Kanavis McGhee (football)
:[[Cliff Meely]] (basketball)
:Mickey Pruitt (football)
:Matt Russell (football)
:[[Rashaan Salaam]] (football)
:Shelley Sheetz (basketball)
:Nicole Vranesh (volleyball)
:[[Alfred Williams]] (football) -->
==Traditions==
The University has had several fight songs that have lost and gained popularity over the years. The oldest, "Glory Colorado", is sung to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and has been around nearly as long as the school. Glory Colorado is considered to represent all campuses of the University. "Go Colorado" was originally sung exclusively by the Glee Club at football games, though it is now played and known almost exclusively by members of the Golden Buffalo Marching Band. The most popular of the three fight songs and the most widely recognized is "Fight CU." Originally sung by the football team, the song has gained enough popularity that few people outside the band know that it is not the only fight song of the university. The original version included the line "fight, fight for every yard" but the line was changed to "fight, fight for victory" to allow the song to be used for all sports, not just football.
===Mascot===
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The Mascot present at all football games is the [[Ralphie]], a live [[American Bison|buffalo]], and Chip, a costumed mascot who was selected to the 2003 Capital One All-America Mascot Team. Ralphie is actually Ralphie IV and leads the football onto the field at the beginning of the first and second halves. The tradition begin in 1934 after the selection of ''Buffaloes'' as a nickname when a group of student paid [[United States Dollar|$]]25 to rent a buffalo calf and cowboy as his keeper for the last game of the season. The calf was the son of Killer, a famed bison at Trails End Ranch in [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins, CO]]. It took the cowboy and four students to keep the calf under control on the sidelines, a 7-0 win at the University of Denver on Thanksgiving Day.
===Colors===
The official school colors are [[silver]] and [[gold]], adopted in [[1888]] as a symbol of the mineral wealth of the state. In [[1959]], the athletic teams started using [[black]] and [[yellow]] because silver and gold ended up looking like dirty white and dirty yellow. The colors have stuck and most people don't even know the school colors are silver and gold.
On [[May 28]], [[1981 in sports|1981]], black was curiously replaced by "[[Sky Blue]]" by a mandate of the CU Board of Regents, to represent the color of the Colorado sky.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.helmethut.com/College/Colorado/coloradoindex.html | title=Colorado | publisher=Helmet Hut | accessdate=2006-12-31 | language=English | format=HTML}}</ref><ref name="colorlogo" /> However, this color was different than the blue uniforms of the [[United States Air Force Academy|U.S. Air Force Academy]]. After three years, the blue was changed in [[1984 in sports|1984]] to a darker shade, though still unpopular. In black and white photographs the players' numbers are nearly invisible. During a difficult 1-10 season, football [[head coach]] [[Bill McCartney]] employed black "throwback" jerseys for an emotional lift for the games against [[Oklahoma Sooners|Oklahoma]] and [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|Nebraska]], without success.
In April [[1985 in sports|1985]], the CU athletic teams were given the option of blue or black. The football team chose to wear black, and at [[Folsom Field]] the background for the signature "Colorado" arc (at the base of the seats behind the south end zone), blue for four years, was repainted black as well. On the football uniforms, the blue was reduced to a stripe on the sleeve for three seasons (1985-87) before being dropped completely in [[1988 in sports|1988]]. In [[2007 in sports|2007]], CU debuted new football jerseys that reintegrated [[silver]] as a uniform color.<ref>[http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3843&SPID=255&DB_OEM_ID=600&ATCLID=920540 CU Unveils New Football Uniforms - CUBuffs.com—Official Athletics Web site of the University of Colorado<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.cubuffs.com/ Official Colorado athletics site]
*[http://www.colorado.edu/sacs/rec-center/programs/club-sports/index.html Club Sports]
*[http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&KEY=&ATCLID=24649 Link to audio versions of songs]
==References==
* {{cite book
| last = Davis
| first = William E. "Bud"
| authorlink = William E. Davis
| coauthors =
| year = 1965
| title = Glory Colorado! A history of the University of Colorado, 1858-1963
| publisher = Prutt Press, Inc.
| location = Boulder, CO
| id = LD1178 .D35
}}
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