Team: Colorado Buffaloes
Stadium: Folsom Field
Conference: Big 12
Sport: College Football
Background: The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU or CU-Boulder) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. With its unique Tuscan sandstone architecture and its location nestled under the Flatiron rock formations of Boulder, the campus is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the United States.

CU has produced a number of astronauts, Nobel Prize laureates, and respected academics, but also has a reputation as a party school. In 2003, the Princeton Review awarded it as the top party school in the nation (USA), out of 351 entrants. CU is home of the Alferd Packer Grill, supposedly the only campus eatery in America named for a convicted cannibal.

Athletics:
Sports teams at the school are called Buffaloes. CU participates in the NCAA's Division I (I-A for football) as a member of the Northern Division of the Big Twelve Conference. The school mascot is Ralphie the Buffalo and the school colors are Silver and Gold, but are usually represented by Black and Gold.

In football, CU enjoys major rivalries with Colorado State University and Nebraska. The annual CU-CSU football game, dubbed the "Rocky Mountain Showdown," has been played in recent years in Denver at Mile High Stadium (and subsequently INVESCO Field at Mile High). Colorado and Nebraska traditionally finish their respective seasons in a nationally televised confrontation on the Friday following Thanksgiving.

In 2004, the football program was embroiled in a major sex scandal. It was reported that players had hosted parties for recruits featuring escorts and strippers. Several women, including former walk-on placekicker Katie Hnida, have alleged that they were raped by players. Soon after Hnida made her rape accusations, head football coach Gary Barnett was asked about her allegations in a news conference; he chose not to directly address Hnida's charges, but instead made disparaging remarks about her playing skills. Within days of his remarks, he was placed on administrative leave. An independent committee reviewed the entire CU football program, placing most of the blame for the scandal on the university administration. After the report was issued, Barnett was reinstated.