# 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 444 points while the defense allowed 240 points. Led by head coach Rick Neuheisel, the Buffaloes competed in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 pm | at No. 21 Wisconsin* | No. 14 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin | ABC | W 43–7 | 79,015 |
| September 9 | 7:45 pm | Colorado State* | No. 10 | Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | ESPN | W 42–14 | 52,848 |
| September 16 | 12:00 pm | Northeast Louisiana* | No. 9 | Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado | | W 66–14 | 49,223 |
| September 23 | 1:30 pm | No. 3 Texas A&M* | No. 7 | Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado (College GameDay) | ABC | W 29–21 | 53,849 |
| September 30 | 6:45 pm | at No. 10 Oklahoma | No. 4 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma (College GameDay) | ESPN | W 38–17 | 75,004 |
| October 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 24 Kansas | No. 4 | Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado | PSN | L 24–40 | 52,330 |
| October 21 | 11:00 am | at Iowa State | No. 9 | Cyclone StadiumAmes, Iowa | PSN | W 50–28 | 34,669 |
| October 28 | 1:30 pm | No. 2 Nebraska | No. 7 | Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado (rivalry) (College GameDay) | ABC | L 21–44 | 54,063 |
| November 4 | 1:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | No. 10 | Lewis FieldStillwater, Oklahoma | | W 45–32 | 30,050 |
| November 11 | 12:00 pm | Missouri | No. 9 | Folsom FieldBoulder, Colorado | PSN | W 21–0 | 50,645 |
| November 18 | 1:30 pm | at No. 7 Kansas State | No. 9 | KSU StadiumManhattan, Kansas (rivalry) | ABC | W 27–17 | 42,454 |
| January 1 | 11:30 am | vs. No. 12 Oregon* | No. 7 | Cotton BowlDallas (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | W 38–6 | 58,214 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 (6) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Coaches Poll | 13 | — | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 10 т | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |

## Game summaries
### At Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 4 Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| No. 10 Sooners | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 24 Jayhawks | 9 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
| No. 4 Buffaloes | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 2 Cornhuskers | 21 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 44 |
| No. 7 Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Vs. Oregon (Cotton Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Ducks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • No. 7 Buffaloes | 0 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 38 |

## Team players drafted into the NFL

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Heath Irwin | Guard | 4 | 101 | New England Patriots |
| Daryl Price | Defensive end | 4 | 128 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Bryan Stoltenberg | Center | 6 | 192 | San Diego Chargers |
| T.J. Cunningham | Defensive back | 6 | 209 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Kerry Hicks | Defensive tackle | 7 | 234 | Carolina Panthers |