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Colorado Football Team History


Colorado Buffaloes
University of Colorado
 Boulder, CO
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Folsom Stadium
Capacity: 51,655
Colors: Silver & Gold
Coach: Deion Sanders
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Colorado 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1890  
  1960 - Colorado lost to Kansas but was later awarded win by default due to an ineligible Kansas player (Bert Coan).
  2005 - On December 9, 2005, Barnett was forced to resign. Colorado then went on to play in the Champs Sports Bowl, losing to Clemson. Assistant Mike Hankwitz served as interim head coach for the game.
  2010 - Hawkins was fired on November 9 and associate head coach Brian Cabral was promoted to interim coach for the remainder of the season.
  2018 - MacIntyre was fired on November 18 and was replaced by Kurt Roper for the final game of the season.
  2022 - Karl Dorrell was fired on October 2. Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. was named the interim head coach of the Buffaloes for the remainder of the season.
 
Championships
National Championships
1990
Conference Championships
  1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1901, 1902, 1903
1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1934, 1935
1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1961, 1976, 1989
1990, 1991, 2001
Division Championships
  2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 730-547-36
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 730-547-36
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 1
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 264-288-10
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 429-214-17
 Away Record 283-312-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 88
 Losing Seasons (#1)45
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (1994)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2022)
 10 Win Seasons 8
 Most Points Scored in a Game 75 (10/26/1912)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 458 (1989)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 103 (11/22/1890)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 552 (2012)
 Largest Margin of Victory 75 (10/26/1912)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 103 (11/22/1890)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 124 (10/4/1980)
 Last Shutout 10/16/2021
 Last Time Shutout 9/18/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 236
 Been Shutout All-Time 107
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 21 (11/26/1908-10/5/1912)
 Longest Losing  10 (11/12/2005-10/7/2006)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 12-18-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 1-1-0
 Orange 2-3-0
 Fiesta 1-2-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  20-32
 2010-19  44-80
 2000-09  58-67
 1990-99 87-29
 1980-89 50-63-1
 1970-79 67-46-1
 1960-69 55-46-2
 1950-59 62-33-6
 1940-49 46-38-3
 1930-39 51-26-4
 1920-29 52-22-6
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Kansas in a Conference Game
Last Time: Colorado lost 45-52 in 2010.
All-Time:
 Colorado vs. Kansas 42-25-3 62.7% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. North Dakota State  31-26 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Nebraska  10-28 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Colorado State  9-28 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Baylor  38-31 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Central Florida  48-21 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Kansas State  28-31 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Arizona  34-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Cincinnati  34-23 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Texas Tech  41-27 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Utah  49-24 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Kansas  
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Oklahoma State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Scoring322-246
  Conference Record3-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record3-2
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona State 8-23-1
Baylor 7-33-0
Brigham Young 8-23-1
Colorado 7-33-1
Iowa State 8-23-1
Central Florida 4-62-3
Cincinnati 5-52-1
Houston 4-62-3
Kansas State 7-32-2
Texas Christian 6-42-2
Texas Tech 6-42-2
Arizona 4-61-3
Kansas 4-61-2
Utah 4-61-3
West Virginia 5-51-3
Oklahoma State 3-70-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Colorado & Colorado State have played 93 games.
Colorado has won 68 games.
Colorado State has won 23 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-38
 10 or more 122-141
 20 or more  112-73
 30 or more 85-25
 40 or more 42-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 18-0
 10 or more 104-179
 20 or more 63-167
 30 or more 24-131
 40 or more 4-74
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.