2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes were led by first-year head coach Mel Tucker and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field. They competed as a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.
2019 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
2019 record | 5–7 (3–6 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jay Johnson (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tyson Summers (1st season) |
Home stadium | Folsom Field (Capacity: 50,183) |
Uniform | |
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No. 5 Oregon x$ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 16 Utah x | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Pac-12 media poll
In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, Colorado was voted to finish in last place in the South Division.[1]
Media poll (South Division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Utah | 206 (33) |
2 | USC | 167 (2) |
3 | Arizona State | 118 |
UCLA | 118 | |
5 | Arizona | 85 |
6 | Colorado | 46 |
Schedule
Colorado's 2019 schedule began on Friday, August 30 with a non-conference neutral site game against in-state rival Colorado State in Denver. The Buffaloes will then play two more non-conference games at home, first against traditional Big Eight Conference rival Nebraska, now a member of the Big Ten Conference, and then against in-state foe Air Force, a member of the Mountain West Conference along with Colorado State. In Pac-12 Conference play, Colorado will play the other members of the South Division and draws Oregon, Stanford, Washington, and Washington State from the North Division. They will not play California or Oregon State as part of the regular season.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado State* | ESPN | W 52–31 | 66,997 | |
September 7 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 25 Nebraska* | FOX | W 34–31 OT | 52,829 | |
September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Air Force* |
| P12N | L 23–30 OT | 49,282 |
September 21 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Arizona State | P12N | W 34–31 | 45,786 | |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Arizona |
| P12N | L 30–35 | 52,569 |
October 11 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Oregon | FS1 | L 3–45 | 50,521 | |
October 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at Washington State | ESPNU | L 10–41 | 28,514 | |
October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | USC |
| ESPN2 | L 31–35 | 48,913 |
November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCLA | P12N | L 14–31 | 47,118 | |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Stanford |
| P12N | W 16–13 | 49,224 |
November 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Washington |
| ESPN | W 20–14 | 44,618 |
November 30 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Utah | ABC | L 15–45 | 46,879 | |
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Source:[2]
Game summaries
vs. Colorado State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
Nebraska
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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No. 25 Cornhuskers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 34 |
Air Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Falcons | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Buffaloes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
at Arizona State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
No. 24 Sun Devils | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Buffaloes | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
at Oregon
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 13 Ducks | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
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at Washington State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Cougars | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
USC
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Trojans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Buffaloes | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at UCLA
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bruins | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Stanford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Washington
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Buffaloes | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
No. 6 Utes | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
2 | 42 | Laviska Shenault | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars |
3 | 103 | Davion Taylor | OLB | Philadelphia Eagles |
7 | 226 | Arlington Hambright | OT | Chicago Bears |
References
- "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
- "2019 Colorado Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.