television appearances Colorado has appeared on either national or regional television 328 times since the 1951 season, posting a 132-183-3 record in these games (71-68-2 in Boulder). The Buffaloes have been on national TV a total of 234 times, owning a 93-138-3 record (49-45-2 in Boulder). The first appearance on TV by Colorado was on Nov. 17, 1951, as the Nebraska game in Lincoln was broadcast to 19 states in the central part of the nation as part of the NCAA television testing program; an estimated 8-to-10 million people watched the Buffs win in impressive fashion, 36-14. An interesting fact is that the first college football game ever televised on ESPN involved Colorado, as the fledgling cable network on just its second day of existence broadcasted the Oregon-CU game on Sept. 8, 1979 (on a tape-delayed basis later that same day). A detailed look at Colorado’s all-time national and regional televised games (with announcers, if known): Date Opponent Site Result Network Type Play-By-Play Commentary Sidelines Nov. 17, 1951 Nebraska Lincoln W 36-14 NBC Regional Bill Stern Ray Michael none Oct. 8, 1955 Oregon Eugene W 13- 6 NBC Regional Oct. 22, 1955 Oklahoma Norman L 21-56 NBC Regional Len Morton none none Jan. 1, 1957 Clemson Miami (a) W 27-21 NBC National Jim Gibbons none Oct. 26, 1957 Oklahoma Norman L 13-14 NBC Regional Oct. 25, 1958 Nebraska BOULDER W 27-16 NBC Regional Nov. 4, 1961 Missouri BOULDER W 7- 6 ABC Regional Mel Allen none Jan. 1, 1962 Louisiana State Miami (a) L 7-25 NBC National Curt Gowdy none Sept. 23, 1967 Oregon Eugene W 17-13 ABC Regional Dec. 23, 1967 Miami, Fla. Houston (b) W 31-21 ABC National Chris Schenkel Sept. 28, 1968 California Berkeley L 0-10 ABC Regional Dec. 13, 1969 Alabama Memphis (c) W 47-33 ABC National Chris Schenkel Bud Wilkinson none Sept. 26, 1970 Penn State BOULDER W 41-13 ABC National Chris Schenkel Bud Wilkinson none Oct. 31, 1970 Nebraska BOULDER L 13-29 ABC Regional Chris Schenkel Bud Wilkinson none Dec. 12, 1970 Tulane Memphis (c) L 3-17 ABC National Oct. 30, 1971 Nebraska Lincoln L 7-31 ABC National Keith Jackson Bud Wilkinson none Dec. 31, 1971 Houston Houston (b) W 29-17 ABC National Oct. 21, 1972 Oklahoma BOULDER W 20-14 ABC National Keith Jackson Bud Wilkinson none Nov. 4, 1972 Nebraska BOULDER L 10-33 ABC National Keith Jackson Bud Wilkinson none Dec. 28, 1972 Auburn Jacksonville (d) L 3-24 ABC National Nov. 10, 1973 Kansas Lawrence L 15-17 ABC Regional Nov. 2, 1974 Nebraska BOULDER L 15-31 ABC Regional Nov. 16, 1974 Oklahoma State Stillwater W 37-20 ABC Regional Nov. 15, 1975 Kansas Lawrence W 24-21 ABC Regional Dec. 27, 1975 Texas Houston (b) L 21-38 ABC National Sept. 18, 1976 Washington Seattle W 21- 3 ABC Regional Keith Jackson none Jan. 1, 1977 Ohio State Miami (a) L 10-27 NBC National Jim Simpson John Brodie none Nov. 12, 1977 Oklahoma Norman L 14-52 ABC National Oct. 28, 1978 Missouri Columbia W 28-27 ABC Regional Nov. 18, 1978 Iowa State BOULDER L 16-20 ABC Regional Sept. 8, 1979 Oregon BOULDER L 19-33 ESPN National Jerry Gross Irv Brown none Oct. 6, 1984 Missouri Columbia L 17-52 *KATZ Regional Ray Scott Eddie Crowder none Oct. 27, 1984 Oklahoma State Stillwater L 14-20 *KATZ Regional Ray Scott Eddie Crowder none Oct. 26, 1985 Nebraska Lincoln L 7-17 ABC National Tim Brant Lee Grosscup none Nov. 2, 1985 Oklahoma State BOULDER L 11-14 Raycom Regional Kevin Kiley Kevin Slaten none Dec. 30, 1985 Washington Anaheim (e) L 17-20 *Lorimar National Barry Tompkins Lou Holtz Geoff Witcher Sept. 27, 1986 Arizona BOULDER L 21-24 Raycom Regional Jim Thacker Steve Davis none Oct. 11, 1986 Missouri Columbia W 17-12 Raycom Regional Jim Thacker Steve Davis none Nov. 1, 1986 Oklahoma State Stillwater W 31-14 Raycom Regional Jim Thacker Steve Davis none Nov. 15, 1986 Oklahoma BOULDER L 0-28 Raycom Regional Jim Thacker Steve Davis none Dec. 31, 1986 Baylor Houston (b) L 9-21 *Raycom National Merle Harmon Kevin Kiley none Oct. 24, 1987 Oklahoma Norman L 6-24 ESPN National Jim Kelly Kevin Kiley none Nov. 28, 1987 Nebraska BOULDER L 7-24 ESPN National Bob Rathbun Lee Corso none Oct. 22, 1988 Oklahoma BOULDER L 14-17 ESPN National Bob Carpenter Kevin Kiley Chris Fowler Dec. 29, 1988 Brigham Young Anaheim (e) L 17-20 Raycom National Mike Haffner Jim Grabowski none Sept. 4, 1989 Texas BOULDER W 27- 6 ESPN National Mike Patrick Gene Washington none Sept. 16, 1989 Illinois BOULDER W 38- 7 CBS National Jim Nantz Pat Haden John Dockery Nov. 4, 1989 Nebraska BOULDER W 27-21 CBS National Jim Nantz Pat Haden John Dockery Jan. 1, 1990 Notre Dame Miami (a) L 6-21 NBC National Dick Enberg Bill Walsh O.J. Simpson Aug. 26, 1990 Tennessee Anaheim (f) T 31-31 NBC National Don Criqui Bill Walsh Ahmad Rashad Sept. 6, 1990 Stanford BOULDER W 21-17 ESPN National Mike Patrick Steve Davis none 349 Television Appearances, continued Date Opponent Site Result Network Type Play-By-Play Commentary Sidelines Sept. 15, 1990 Illinois Champaign L 22-23 ABC National Brent Musburger Dick Vermeil Mark Jones Sept. 22, 1990 Texas Austin W 29-22 ESPN National Ron Franklin Gary Danielson none Oct. 27, 1990 Oklahoma BOULDER W 32-23 CBS National Jim Nantz Tim Brant John Dockery Nov. 3, 1990 Nebraska Lincoln W 27-12 ESPN National Sean McDonough Mike Gottfried Kevin Guthrie Jan. 1, 1991 Notre Dame Miami (a) W 10- 9 NBC Regional Dick Enberg Bill Walsh John Dockery Sept. 7, 1991 Wyoming BOULDER W 30-13 ESPN National Ron Franklin Mike Gottfried Adrian Karsten Sept. 28, 1991 Stanford Palo Alto L 21-28 ABC Regional Mark Jones Tim Brant none Oct. 19, 1991 Oklahoma Norman W 34-17 ABC Regional Steve Zabriskie John Spagnola none Nov. 2, 1991 Nebraska BOULDER T 19-19 ESPN National Ron Franklin Mike Gottfried Adrian Karsten Dec. 28, 1991 Alabama Miami (g) L 25-30 CBS National Jim Nantz Dan Fouts Andrea Joyce Sept. 26, 1992 Iowa BOULDER W 28-12 ABC Regional Mark Jones Tim Brant none Oct. 8, 1992 Missouri Columbia W 6- 0 ESPN National Ron Franklin Mike Gottfried Jerry Punch Oct. 17, 1992 Oklahoma BOULDER T 24-24 ESPN National Ron Franklin Mike Gottfried Adrian Karsten Oct. 31, 1992 Nebraska Lincoln L 7-52 ESPN National Brad Nessler Gary Danielson Jerry Punch Jan. 1, 1993 Syracuse Tempe (h) L 22-26 NBC National Charlie Jones Todd Christensen Beasley Reece Sept. 4, 1993 Texas BOULDER W 36-14 ESPN National Ron Franklin Mike Gottfried Adrian Karsten Sept. 18, 1993 Stanford Palo Alto L 37-41 ESPN National Brad Nessler Gary Danielson Rick Walker Sept. 25, 1993 Miami, Fla. BOULDER L 29-35 ABC National Keith Jackson Bob Griese Jack Arute Oct. 16, 1993 Oklahoma Norman W 27-10 ABC Regional Steve Zabriskie Ron Pitts Dean Blevins Oct. 30, 1993 Nebraska BOULDER L 17-21 ABC Regional Mark Jones Tim Brant none Dec. 25, 1993 Fresno State Honolulu (I) W 41-30 ABC National Mark Jones Tim Brant Jack Arute Sept. 17, 1994 Wisconsin BOULDER W 55-17 ESPN National Brad Nessler Gary Danielson Adrian Karsten Sept. 24, 1994 Michigan Ann Arbor W 27-26 ABC Regional Keith Jackson Bob Griese Lynn Swann Oct. 1, 1994 Texas Austin W 34-31 ABC Regional Keith Jackson Bob Griese Lynn Swann Oct. 15, 1994 Oklahoma BOULDER W 45- 7 ESPN National Brad Nessler Gary Danielson Adrian Karsten Oct. 22, 1994 Kansas State BOULDER W 35-21 ESPN National Ron Franklin Mike Gottfried Mike Adamle Oct. 29, 1994 Nebraska Lincoln L 7-24 ABC National Keith Jackson Bob Griese Lynn Swann Jan. 2, 1995 Notre Dame Tempe (h) W 41-24 NBC National Charlie Jones Randy Cross Dan Hicks Sept. 2, 1995 Wisconsin Madison W 43- 7 ABC National Brent Musburger Dick Vermeil Jack Arute Sept. 9, 1995 Colorado State BOULDER W 42-14 ESPN National Brad Nessler Gary Danielson Jerry Punch Sept. 23, 1995 Texas A&M BOULDER W 29-21 ABC Regional Keith Jackson Bob Griese Lynn Swann Sept. 30, 1995 Oklahoma Norman W 38-17 ESPN National Ron Franklin Mike Gottfried Mike Adamle Oct. 28, 1995 Nebraska BOULDER L 21-44 ABC Regional Keith Jackson Bob Griese Lynn Swann Nov. 18, 1995 Kansas State Manhattan W 27-17 ABC Regional Roger Twibell Brian Holloway none Jan. 1, 1996 Oregon Dallas (j) W 38- 6 CBS National Tim Ryan Doug Flutie Bill MacAtee Aug. 31, 1996 Washington State BOULDER W 37-19 ABC Regional Brent Musburger Dick Vermeil Jack Arute Sept. 7, 1996 Colorado State Fort Collins W 48-34 ESPN2 National Dave Barnett Todd Christensen none Sept. 14, 1996 Michigan BOULDER L 13-20 ABC Regional Keith Jackson Bob Griese Lynn Swann Sept. 28, 1996 Texas A&M College Station W 24-10 ABC Regional Terry Gannon Tim Brant Lewis Johnson Oct. 12, 1996 Oklahoma State BOULDER W 35-13 FSN National Drew Goodman Dave Lapham Greg Lucas Oct. 19, 1996 Kansas Lawrence W 20- 7 FSN Regional Ron Thulin Steve Davis Brian Neuner Oct. 26, 1996 Texas BOULDER W 28-24 ABC Regional Mark Jones John Spagnola Dean Blevins Nov. 16, 1996 Kansas State BOULDER W 12- 0 FSN National Drew Goodman Dave Lapham Lisa Malosky Nov.