American college football season
2016 Colorado Buffaloes football Conference Pac-12 Conference Division South Division Coaches No. 15 AP No. 17 2016 record 10–4 (8–1 Pac-12) Head coach Co-offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren (4th season)Co-offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini (1st season)Offensive scheme Spread Defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt (2nd season)Base defense 4–3 Home stadium Folsom Field (Capacity: 50,183)Seasons
The 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by fourth-year head coach Mike MacIntyre , they played their home games on-campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 10–4, 8–1 in Pac-12 play to win their first Pac-12 South Division Title. They represented the South Division in the 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game where they lost to Washington . They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State. It was their first winning season since 2005.
Previous season [ ]
Colorado finished the 2015 season 4-9, 1-8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.
Personnel [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. vs. Colorado State * Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (rivalry )ESPN W 44–769,850
September 10 3:30 p.m. Idaho State * P12N W 56–739,505
September 17 1:30 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan * Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 28–45110,042
September 24 3:30 p.m. at Oregon P12N W 41–3853,974
October 1 12:30 p.m. Oregon State P12N W 47–646,839
October 8 2:00 p.m. at USC No. 21 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA P12N L 17–2168,302
October 15 6:00 p.m. Arizona State P12N W 40–1648,588
October 22 1:00 p.m. at Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA P12N W 10–544,535
7:00 p.m. UCLA No. 21 FS1 W 20–1043,761
November 12 8:00 p.m. at Arizona No. 16 FS1 W 49–2441,068
November 19 1:30 p.m. No. 20 Washington State No. 12 FOX W 38–2448,658
November 26 5:30 p.m. No. 21 Utah No. 9 FOX W 27–2252,301
December 2 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Washington No. 9 FOX L 10–4147,118
December 29 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State * No. 11 ESPN L 8–3859,815
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
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Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
NR
RV
RV
NR
RV
21
RV
RV
23
21
16
12
9
9
11
17
Coaches
NR
RV
RV
NR
RV
23
RV
RV
23
20
15
12
9
9
11
15
CFP
Not released
15
12
10
9
8
10
Not released
Game summaries [ ]
vs. Colorado State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
0
0
7
7
Buffaloes
21
10
6
7
44
Idaho State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
0
7
0
7
Buffaloes
14
35
7
0
56
at Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buffaloes
21
0
7
0
28
#4 Wolverines
7
17
14
7
45
at Oregon [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buffaloes
16
10
7
8
41
Ducks
7
10
21
0
38
Oregon State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Beavers
3
3
0
0
6
Buffaloes
13
24
3
7
47
at USC [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Buffaloes
0
0
7
10
17
Trojans
7
7
0
7
21
Arizona State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Sun Devils
7
3
3
3
16
Buffaloes
7
16
10
7
40
at Stanford [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buffaloes
0
7
0
3
10
Cardinal
3
0
0
2
5
UCLA [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bruins
7
3
0
0
10
#21 Buffaloes
7
0
3
10
20
at Arizona [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Buffaloes
7
21
14
7
49
Wildcats
0
10
0
14
24
Washington State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Cougars
14
3
7
0
24
#12 Buffaloes
7
7
14
10
38
Utah [ ]
#22 Utah Utes at #9 Colorado Buffaloes
1
2
3 4 Total
#22 Utes
7
0
6 9 22
#9 Buffaloes
7
6
7 7 27
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Date : November 26, 2016Game time : 5:30 p.m. MTTV : FOX Source [2]
Game information
First Quarter
(9:17) UTAH TD: Boobie Hobbs 55-yard punt return (Andy Phillips PAT).
(0:00) COLO TD: Sefo Liufau 2-yard rush (Davis Price PAT).
Second Quarter
(9;20) COLO FG: Chris Graham 25-yard field goal.
(5:21) COLO FG: Chris Graham 19-yard field goal.
Third Quarter
(11:54) UTAH FG: Andy Phillips 22-yard field goal.
(2:58) UTAH FG: Andy Phillips 22-yard field goal.
(0:00) COLO TD: Sefo Liufau 6-yard pass to Shay Fields (Davis Price PAT).
Fourth Quarter
(13:53) UTAH FG: Andy Phillips 23-yard field goal.
(10:56) COLO TD: Kenneth Olugbode 10-yard fumble return (Davis Price PAT).
(1:3$) UTAH TD: Troy Williams 7-yard pass to Demari Simpkins (2-pt. no good).
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
vs Washington (Pac-12 Championship Game) [ ]
Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies (Pac-12 Championship Game)
1
2
3 4 Total
#9 Buffaloes
7
0
3 0 10
#4 Huskies
7
7
17 10 41
at Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
Date : December 2, 2016Game time : 7:00 p.m. MTGame attendance : 47,118TV : FOX
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receiving
vs Oklahoma State (Alamo Bowl) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Cowboys
3
14
14
7
38
#11 Buffaloes
0
0
0
8
8
Awards and honors [ ]
References [ ]
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