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American college football season
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.
Preseason
Pac-12 media days
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)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1
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Utah
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206 (33)
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2
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USC
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167 (2)
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3
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Arizona State
|
118
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UCLA
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118
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5
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Arizona
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85
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6
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Colorado
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46
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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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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rams
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
Buffaloes
|
7
|
17
|
14
|
14 |
52 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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67–22–2
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Aug. 31, 2018
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W, 45–13
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Nebraska
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
No. 25 Cornhuskers
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7
|
10
|
0
|
14 | 0 |
31 |
Buffaloes
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0
|
0
|
7
|
24 | 3 |
34 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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20–49–2
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Sep. 8, 2018
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W, 33–28
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Air Force
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1
|
2
|
3
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4 | OT |
Total |
Falcons
|
6
|
14
|
0
|
3 | 7 |
30 |
Buffaloes
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
13 | 0 |
23 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
12–5
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Oct. 5, 1974
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W, 28–27
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at Arizona State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
3 |
34 |
No. 24 Sun Devils
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0
|
21
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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3–8
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Oct. 6, 2018
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W, 28–21
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Arizona
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
35 |
Buffaloes
|
3
|
17
|
7
|
3 |
30 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
14–7
|
Nov. 2, 2018
|
L, 34–42
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at Oregon
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
No. 13 Ducks
|
7
|
17
|
14
|
7 |
45 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
9–12
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Sep. 24, 2016
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W, 41–38
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Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
|
TOP
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Colorado
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Oregon
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1
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11:37
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9
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75
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3:23
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Oregon
|
Jacob Breeland 7-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Camden Lewis kick good
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
2:46
|
13
|
72
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4:47
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Colorado
|
27-yard field goal by James Stefanou
|
3
|
7
|
2
|
14:10
|
11
|
62
|
3:36
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Oregon
|
32-yard field goal by Camden Lewis
|
3
|
10
|
2
|
7:39
|
7
|
69
|
2:42
|
Oregon
|
Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good
|
3
|
17
|
2
|
0:20
|
8
|
80
|
1:07
|
Oregon
|
Jaylon Redd 3-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good
|
3
|
24
|
3
|
12:54
|
5
|
40
|
1:23
|
Oregon
|
Jaylon Redd 13-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Camden Lewis kick good
|
3
|
31
|
3
|
10:40
|
1
|
7
|
0:04
|
Oregon
|
Cyrus Habibi-Likio 3-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good
|
3
|
38
|
4
|
14:36
|
6
|
85
|
2:17
|
Oregon
|
Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good
|
3
|
45
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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3
|
45
|
|
at Washington State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Cougars
|
21
|
3
|
7
|
10 |
41 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
6–6
|
Nov. 10, 2018
|
L, 7–31
|
USC
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
Buffaloes
|
3
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
31 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
0–13
|
Oct. 13, 2018
|
L, 20–31
|
at UCLA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Bruins
|
17
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
4–10
|
Sep. 28, 2018
|
W, 38–16
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Stanford
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cardinal
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
Buffaloes
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
6 |
16 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
4–6
|
Oct. 22, 2016
|
W, 10–5
|
Washington
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Huskies
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
14 |
Buffaloes
|
3
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
5–12–1
|
Oct. 20, 2018
|
L, 13–27
|
at Utah
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
15 |
No. 6 Utes
|
0
|
17
|
14
|
14 |
45 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
32–30–3
|
Nov. 17, 2018
|
L, 7–30
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Players drafted into the NFL
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