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American college football season
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 |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado State* | | | ESPN | W 44–7 | 69,850 |
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Idaho State* | | | P12N | W 56–7 | 39,505 |
September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Michigan* | | | BTN | L 28–45 | 110,042 |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Oregon | | | P12N | W 41–38 | 53,974 |
October 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | | | P12N | W 47–6 | 46,839 |
October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at USC | No. 21 | | P12N | L 17–21 | 68,302 |
October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | P12N | W 40–16 | 48,588 |
October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Stanford | | | P12N | W 10–5 | 44,535 |
| 7:00 p.m. | UCLA | No. 15 | | FS1 | W 20–10 | 43,761 |
November 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 12 | | FS1 | W 49–24 | 41,068 |
November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 Washington State | No. 10 | | FOX | W 38–24 | 48,658 |
November 26 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 22 Utah | No. 9 | | FOX | W 27–22 | 52,301 |
December 2 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Washington | No. 8 | | FOX | L 10–41 | 47,118 |
December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State* | No. 10 | | ESPN | L 8–38 | 59,815 |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | RV | RV | — | RV | 21 | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
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Coaches | — | RV | RV | — | RV | 23 | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
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CFP | Not released | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | Not released |
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Game summaries
vs. Colorado State
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1
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2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Buffaloes
|
21
|
10
|
6
|
7 |
44 |
Idaho State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bengals
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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
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#21 Buffaloes
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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
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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
Period |
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, 2016
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. MT
- TV: FOX
- Source[2]
Game information
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- 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).
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- Top Passers
- Top Rushers
- Top Receiving
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vs Washington (Pac-12 Championship Game)
Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies (Pac-12 Championship Game)
Period |
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, 2016
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MT
- Game attendance: 47,118
- TV: FOX
Game information
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- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
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- Top Passers
- Top Rushers
- Top Receiving
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vs Oklahoma State (Alamo Bowl)
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
#13 Cowboys
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3
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
#11 Buffaloes
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0
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
8 |
Awards and honors
References
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