page_title: Colorado Buffaloes football
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Colorado Buffaloes football / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Colorado Buffaloes football team.
context_page_description: The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pac-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12, they were members of the Big Eight Conference. The CU football team has played at Folsom Field since 1924. The Buffs all-time record is 694–493–36 prior to the Valero Alamo Bowl at the end of the 2016 season. Colorado won a National Championship in 1990. The football program is 23rd on the all-time win list and 30th in all-time winning percentage.
context_section_description: Beginning in 1890, Colorado football has enjoyed much success throughout its more than 125 years of competitive play.
  The Buffaloes have appeared in numerous bowl games (28 appearances in bowl games (12–16), 36th all-time), and won 27 conference championships, 5 division championships and a national championship.
  Folsom Field was built in 1924, and since then, Colorado has a 308–169–14 record at home through the 2016 season. The road game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers on November 24, 2006 was Colorado's 1,100th football game.  The game on September 12, 2015 against Massachusetts was the school's 1,200th football game.
caption: Colorado's first Football Team in 1890.
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