2020 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Alamo Bowl, L 23–55 vs. Texas | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Record | 4–2 (3–1 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Darrin Chiaverini (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Tyson Summers (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Folsom Field |
Uniform | |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Washington x | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon y$ | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 21 USC xy | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes were led by first-year lead coach Karl Dorrell and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field as a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 3, the Pac-12 announced a resumption of the 2020 football season featuring a seven-game conference-only schedule, starting on November 7 and ending with the Pac-12 Championship game on December 18.
Schedule
Colorado had games scheduled against Colorado State, Fresno State and Texas A&M. These games were canceled on July 10, due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
On November 26, Colorado's scheduled game at USC for November 28 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the USC program. The Pac-12 then announced that Colorado would instead play San Diego State in a non-conference game at home on November 28.[3]
Original 2020 Colorado Buffaloes schedule | |||
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Date | Opponent | Site | |
September 5 | at Colorado State* | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | |
September 12 | Fresno State* | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
September 19 | at Texas A&M* | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | |
September 26 | Oregon | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
October 9 | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | |
October 17 | UCLA | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
October 24 | Arizona State | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
October 31 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | |
November 7 | Washington State | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
November 14 | at Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
November 21 | at Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | |
November 28 | Utah | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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November 7 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA | ESPN2 | W 48–42 | 554 | ||
November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Stanford | ESPN | W 35–32 | — | ||
| No Contest[4] | ||||||
November 28 | 3:00 p.m. | San Diego State* |
| P12N | W 20–10 | — | |
December 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at Arizona | FS1 | W 24–13 | — | ||
December 12 | 10:00 a.m. | Utah | No. 21 |
| FOX | L 21–38 | — |
vs. | No. 25 |
| No Contest[5] | ||||
December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Texas* | ESPN | L 23–55 | 10,822 | ||
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Coaching staff
Name | Title |
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Karl Dorrell | Head coach |
Darrin Chiaverini | Offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach |
Tyson Summers | Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach |
Taylor Embree | Tight ends coach |
Darian Hagan | Running backs coach |
Danny Langsdorf | Pass game coordinator/ quarterbacks coach |
Demetrice Martin | Cornerbacks coach |
Brett Maxie | Safeties coach |
Brian Michalowski | Outside linebackers coach |
Mitch Rodrigue | Offensive line coach |
Chris Wilson | Defensive line coach |
Awards and honors
Weekly awards
Date | Week | Award | Player | Position |
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Nov. 9 | 1 | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7] | Jarek Broussard | RB |
Nov. 16 | 2 | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7] | Sam Noyer | QB |
Nov. 16 | 2 | Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[7] | Nate Landman | LB |
Nov. 29 | 9[a] | Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week[8] | Nate Landman | LB |
Nov. 30 | 4 | Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[7] | Nate Landman (2) | LB |
Dec. 7 | 5 | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7] | Jarek Broussard (2) | RB |
- ^ National week numbering
End of year awards
Individual
- Jarek Broussard - Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year[9]
- Karl Dorrell - Pac-12 Coach of the Year[9]
- Brenden Rice - Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year Honorable Mention[9]
- Christian Gonzalez - Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Honorable Mention[9]
All-Pac-12 Team
1st Team[9]
- Jarek Broussard (RB)
- Nate Landman (LB)
2nd Team
- Sam Noyer (QB)
- William Sherman (OL)
- Mustafa Johnson (DL)
- Jaylen Jackson (ST)
Honorable mention
- Frank Fillip (OL)
- Terrance Lang (DL)
- Isaiah Lewis (DB)
- Casey Roddick (OL)
- Dimitri Stanley (WR)
- Carson Wells (LB)
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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6 | 197 | William Sherman | OT | New England Patriots |
References
- ^ Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "USC Game Canceled; San Diego State To Visit Boulder Saturday". cubuffs.com. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Saturday's CU-Arizona State Football Game Cancelled". cubuffs.com. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "CU-Oregon Football Game Canceled". cubuffs.com. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Colorado Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week Five". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Buffalo RB Jaret Patterson and Colorado LB Nate Landman Named Walter Camp FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN – Walter Camp Football Foundation".
- ^ a b c d e "2020 Pac-12 Football All-Conference honors and annual awards announced". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020.