2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes were led by fifth-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, and played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.
2017 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
2017 record | 5–7 (2–7 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Brian Lindgren (5th season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Darrin Chiaverini (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | D. J. Eliot (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Folsom Field (Capacity: 50,183) |
Uniform | |
2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Stanford xy | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Washington x | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 12 USC xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
In 2016, the Buffaloes were a surprise team in the Pac-12, winning the South division for the first time after having finished last in each of the previous five seasons. After losing to Washington in the Pac-12 Championship Game, they were invited to play in the Alamo Bowl, where they lost to Oklahoma State, 8–38. Their final record was 10–4, 8–1 in Pac-12 conference play. Head coach Mike MacIntyre was awarded the AP Coach of the Year Award for his team's turnaround and success.[1]
Schedule
Colorado announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18, 2017.[2] In Pac-12 conference play, they did not play cross-divisional foes Oregon and Stanford.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado State* | P12N | W 17–3 | 73,932 | |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Texas State* | P12N | W 37–3 | 43,822 | |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* |
| P12N | W 41–21 | 44,318 |
September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 7 Washington |
| FS1 | L 10–37 | 47,666 |
September 30 | 8:30 p.m. | at UCLA | ESPN2 | L 23–27 | 61,338 | |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona |
| P12N | L 42–45 | 49,976 |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | P12N | W 36–33 | 33,785 | |
October 21 | 8:45 p.m. | at No. 15 Washington State | ESPN | L 0–28 | 31,461 | |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | California |
| P12N | W 44–28 | 47,216 |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | P12N | L 30–41 | 44,553 | |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 USC |
| FOX | L 24–38 | 49,337 |
November 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at Utah | FS1 | L 13–34 | 46,022 | |
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Coaching staff
Name | Title |
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Mike MacIntyre | Head Coach |
Darrin Chiaverini | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator |
D. J. Eliot | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach |
Brian Lindgren | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach |
Klayton Adams | Offensive Line Coach |
Gary Bernardi | Tight Ends & H-Backs Coach |
Shadon Brown | Secondary Coach |
Ross Els | Inside Linebackers Coach |
Darian Hagan | Running Backs Coach |
Jim Jeffcoat | Defensive Line Coach |
Source:[4]
Game summaries
vs. Colorado State
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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64–22–2 | September 2, 2016 | Colorado, 44–7 |
vs. Texas State
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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First meeting | — | — |
vs. Northern Colorado
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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9–2 | October 12, 1934 | Northern Colorado, 13–7 |
vs. Washington
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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5–10–1 | December 2, 2016 | Washington, 41–10 |
at UCLA
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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3–9 | November 3, 2016 | Colorado, 20–10 |
vs. Arizona
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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14–5 | November 12, 2016 | Colorado, 49–24 |
at Oregon State
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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4–5 | October 1, 2016 | Colorado, 47–6 |
at Washington State
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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6–4 | November 19, 2016 | Colorado, 38–24 |
vs. California
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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3–5 | September 27, 2014 | California, 59–562OT |
at Arizona State
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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1–7 | October 15, 2016 | Colorado, 40–16 |
vs. USC
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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0–11 | October 8, 2016 | USC, 21–17 |
at Utah
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Overall Record | Previous Meeting | Previous Winner |
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32–28–3 | November 26, 2016 | Colorado, 27–22 |
Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- Graham, Pat. College football: Colorado's Mike MacIntyre wins AP Coach of the Year. The Associated Press. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- Plati, David. Pac-12 Announces 2017 Football Schedules. CUBuffs.com. University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- Spring 2017 Football Roster. CUBuffs.com. University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- "Colorado State vs. Colorado box score". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- "Texas State vs. Colorado box score". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- "Northern Colorado vs. Colorado box score". CUBuffs.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.