2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2022 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	1–11 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Karl Dorrell (3rd season; first five games) Mike Sanford Jr. (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Sanford Jr. (1st season, first five games) Clay Patterson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Wilson (2nd season, first five games) Gerald Chatman (1st season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field (capacity: 50,183)
Uniform

2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 USC y		8	–	1					11	–	3
No. 10 Utah y$		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 8 Washington		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 15 Oregon		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 17 Oregon State		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 21 UCLA		6	–	3					9	–	4
Washington State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona		3	–	6					5	–	7
California		2	–	7					4	–	8
Arizona State†		1	–	7					1	–	9
Stanford		1	–	8					3	–	9
Colorado		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Utah 47, USC 24
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. After losing the first five games of the season, third-year head coach Karl Dorrell and defensive coordinator Chris Wilson were fired on October 2; offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. was named the interim head coach of the Buffaloes for the remainder of the season, who named Clay Patterson as the offensive coordinator and Gerald Chatman as the defensive coordinator.

This year was a disaster for the Buffaloes, finishing the season with only one win over California in overtime, their first one-win season since 2012 and their fourth since 1917. This was one of the worst seasons in program history as Colorado lost all but three games by at least 25 points.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The Buffaloes finished the 2021 season 4–8 and 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.

Schedule

The Colorado Buffaloes and the Pac-12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 16, 2021.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	TCU*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 13–38	47,868
September 10	1:30 p.m.	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	CBS	L 10–41	33,647
September 17	1:30 p.m.	at Minnesota*	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 7–49	42,101
September 24	12:00 p.m.	UCLA	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 17–45	42,848
October 1	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 20–43	36,591
October 15	12:00 p.m.	California	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 20–13 OT	50,471
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 9–42	27,679
October 29	5:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPNU	L 34–42	40,334
November 5	1:30 p.m.	No. 8 Oregon	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 10–49	42,089
November 11	7:30 p.m.	at No. 8 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FS1	L 17–55	61,206
November 19	6:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	P12N	L 7–54	67,969
November 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Utah	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)	P12N	L 21–63	33,474
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Victor Venn Fr WR 1 Montana Lemonious-Craig So WR 2 R. J. Sneed II GS WR 3 Chase Penry So WR 4 Jordyn Tyson Fr QB 5 J. T. Shrout So WR 6 Daniel Arias Sr QB 7 Owen McCown Fr RB 8 Alex Fontenot Sr QB 8 Oakie Salave'a Fr QB 9 Drew Carter So WR 10 Jaylon Jackson Sr WR 13 Maurice Bell Sr QB 14 Maddox Kopp Fr WR 15 Chase Sowell Fr QB 16 Colton Allen Fr TE 18 Caleb Fauria Fr RB 20 Deion Smith Jr RB 21 Jayle Stacks So RB 22 Anthony Hankerson Fr WR 23 Grant Page Fr WR 25 Jack Hestera Fr RB 27 Dominick Mastro So RB 33 Christian Sarem Fr TE 38 Brady Russell Sr RB 44 Charlie Offerdahl Fr OL 51 Jack Seavall So OL 52 Luke Eckardt Fr OL 53 Noah Fenske So OL 55 Van Wells Fr OL 56 Jackson Anderson Fr OL 60 Jake Wiley So OL 64 Austin Johnson So OT 65 Alex Harkey So OL 68 Edgar Amaya Fr OL 69 Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan So OL 70 Casey Roddick Jr OT 72 Travis Gray Fr OL 73 Ben Reznik Fr OL 74 John Ramirez Fr OT 75 Tommy Brown GS OL 76 Frank Fillip Jr OT 77 Carter Edwards Fr OL 79 Camden Dempsey Fr WR 80 Ty Robinson So WR 81 Chernet Estes Fr TE 82 Austin Smith Fr WR 83 Michael Harrison So WR 84 Cole Boscia Fr TE 86 Zach Courtney Fr TE 87 Erik Olsen Fr TE 88 Brady Kopetz Fr TE 89 Louis Passarello Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 0 Kaylin Moore So OLB 1 Guy Thomas Sr S 2 Jaylen Striker Jr S 3 Jeremy Mack Jr. So OLB 4 Jamar Montgomery Sr S 5 Tyrin Taylor So CB 6 Nikko Reed So ILB 7 Marvin Ham II So ILB 8 Josh Chandler-Semedo GS S 9 Dylan Dixson Fr OLB 10 Eoghan Kerry Fr ILB 12 Quinn Perry Sr DL 13 Justin Jackson Sr CB 15 Simeon Harris Fr S 16 Jordan Woolverton Fr S 17 Xavier Smith Fr ILB 20 Robert Barnes GS CB 21 Joshua Wiggins Fr CB 22 Toren Pittman So S 23 Isaiah Lewis Sr CB 25 Keyshon Mills Fr CB 26 Jason Oliver Fr CB 27 Nigel Bethel Jr. Jr OLB 28 Ben Finneseth Fr ILB 29 Isaac Hurtado So CB 30 Braden Keith Fr LB 31 Caiden Robertson So ILB 32 Aubrey Smith Fr OLB 33 Joshka Gustav So DB 34 Dante Capolungo Fr ILB 35 Mister Williams Fr S 37 Trey Ortega III So CB 38 Mac Willis So S 39 Austin Dahlke Fr OLB 40 Shakaun Bowser Fr S 41 Anthony Lyle Sr CB 42 Liam McGannon Fr S 43 Trevor Woods So OLB 44 Devin Grant Fr OLB 47 Kaden Ludwick Fr OLB 48 Zion Magalei Fr ILB 51 Thomas Notarainni Fr LB 52 Jack Remington Fr DE 54 Terrance Lang Sr DL 56 Mason Maddox Fr DE 90 Chance Main GS DL 91 Na'im Rodman Jr DL 92 Aaron Austin Fr DL 93 Ryan Williams Fr DL 95 Tyas Martin Fr DL 97 Allan Baugh Fr DL 99 Jalen Sami Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 36 Cole Becker So P 45 Noah Hubbard Fr P 49 Trent Carrizosa Fr LS 57 Cameron Warchuk Fr LS 85 Derek Bedell So K 98 Cristiano Palazzo Fr	Head coach Karl Dorrell 3rd season as HC Dismissed on Oct. 2 Mike Sanford Jr. 1st season as interim HC Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Sanford Jr. – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (until Oct. 2) Phil McGeoghan – Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Chris Wilson – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line (until Oct. 2) Gerald Chatman – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Clay Patterson – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Chris Reinert – Special Teams Coordinator Kyle DeVan – Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator Brett Maxie – Safeties/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator Mark Smith – Inside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Rod Chance – Cornerbacks Darian Hagan – Running Backs Jeff Smart – Linebackers Shannon Turley – Director, Strength and Conditioning Connor Gorny – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Darius Reese – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Jacob Ricketts – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Scott Sacuskie – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning Brandon Gibson – Quality Control, Offense Nicholas Gilbert – Quality Control, Offense Michael Downing – Quality Control, Defense Nate Dodson - Graduate Assistant John Gardner – Graduate Assistant Cordale Grundy – Graduate Assistant Kolter Smith – Graduate Assistant' Bryan McGinnis – Director, Football Operations Emily Funke – Assistant Director of Football Operations Chandler Dorrell – Director, Player Personnel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 11/6/22