American college football season
2019 Colorado Buffaloes football |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
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Division | South Division |
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Record | 5–7 (3–6 Pac-12) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Jay Johnson (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
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Defensive coordinator | Tyson Summers (1st season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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Uniform |
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The 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mel Tucker, the Buffaloes played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and finished at 5–7 (3–6 in Pac-12, fifth in the South Division).
Previously the defensive coordinator at Georgia, Tucker left after just one season at CU for Michigan State of the Big Ten Conference.
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) |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Utah | 206 (33) |
2 | USC | 167 (2) |
3 | Arizona State | 118 |
UCLA | 118 |
5 | Arizona | 85 |
6 | Colorado | 46 |
Coaching staff
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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Game summaries
Vs. Colorado State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
Nebraska
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 25 Cornhuskers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 34 |
Air Force
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Falcons | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Buffaloes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
At Arizona State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
No. 24 Sun Devils | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Buffaloes | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
At Oregon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 13 Ducks | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | Colorado | Oregon | 1 | 11:37 | 9 | 75 | 3:23 | Oregon | Jacob Breeland 7-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Camden Lewis kick good | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2:46 | 13 | 72 | 4:47 | Colorado | 27-yard field goal by James Stefanou | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14:10 | 11 | 62 | 3:36 | 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. | 3 | 45 | |
At Washington State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Cougars | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
USC
USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Trojans | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Buffaloes | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
- Date: October 25, 2019
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 48,913
- TV: ESPN2
Game information |
- First quarter
- USC (14:01) – #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 37 yard run TD
(#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 7–0 - COL (9:04) – #48 James Stefanou 22 yard Field Goal – USC 7–3
- Second quarter
- COL (14:55) – #12 Steven Montez to #3 K.D. Nixon 7 yard pass TD
(#48 James Stefanou kick) – COL 10–7 - COL (5:52) – #12 Steven Montez to #3 K.D. Nixon 7 yard pass TD
(#48 James Stefanou kick) – COL 17–7 - USC (2:48) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #23 Kenan Christon 3 yard pass TD
(#40 Chase McGrath kick) – COL 17–14 - Third quarter
- COL (14:15) – #12 Steven Montez to #2 Laviska Shenault Jr. 71 yard pass TD
(#48 James Stefanou kick) – COL 24–14 - USC (12:15) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns 21 yard pass TD
(#40 Chase McGrath kick) – COL 24–21 - COL (9:16) – #12 Steven Montez 17 yard run TD
(#48 James Stefanou kick) – COL 31–21 - Fourth quarter
- USC (11:25) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 44 yard pass TD
(#40 Chase McGrath kick) – COL 31–28 - USC (2:15) – #9 Kedon Slovis to #6 Michael Pittman Jr. 37 yard pass TD
(#40 Chase McGrath kick) – USC 35–31 | - Passing
- Rushing
- USC – #23 Kenan Christon – 14 Runs 76 Yds
- COL – #8 Alex Fontenot – 16 Runs 57 Yds
- Receiving
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At UCLA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bruins | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Stanford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Washington
Washington at Colorado – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Buffaloes | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
- Date: November 23, 2019
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. PST
- Game attendance: 44,618
- TV: FOX
Game information |
- Top passers
- Top rushers
- UW – Richard Newton: 12 rushes, 32 yards, 1 touchdown
- CU – Alex Fontenot: 24 rushes, 105 yards, 1 touchdown
- Top receiving
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At Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
No. 6 Utes | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Players drafted into the NFL
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.
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