The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. The team competes in the Pac-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference, and will rejoin the Big 12 beginning in the 2024 season. 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 716–520–36 (.577 winning percentage) as of the 2022 season. Colorado won the 1990 National Championship.
The Buffaloes began playing football in 1890, and have had a number of successful seasons over the years. They won their first conference championship in 1901, and have won a total of 27 conference championships. The Buffaloes also won the national championship in 1990, defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the Fiesta Bowl.
The Buffaloes have had a number of notable players over the years, including Byron "Whizzer" White, Bob Brown, and Kordell Stewart. White was a Heisman Trophy winner in 1937, and Brown was a two-time All-American. Stewart was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 1996, and led the Buffaloes to a 10-2 record and a win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.
