2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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.
Personnel
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. vs. Colorado State * ESPN W 44–769,850 September 10 3:30 p.m. Idaho State * P12N W 56–739,505 September 17 1:30 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan * BTN L 28–45110,042 September 24 3:30 p.m. at Oregon P12N W 41–3853,974 October 1 12:30 p.m. Oregon State P12N W 47–646,839 October 8 2:00 p.m. at USC No. 21 P12N L 17–2168,302 October 15 6:00 p.m. Arizona State P12N W 40–1648,588 October 22 1:00 p.m. at Stanford P12N W 10–544,535 7:00 p.m. UCLA No. 15 FS1 W 20–1043,761 November 12 8:00 p.m. at Arizona No. 12 FS1 W 49–2441,068 November 19 1:30 p.m. No. 22 Washington State No. 10 FOX W 38–2448,658 November 26 5:30 p.m. No. 22 Utah No. 9 FOX W 27–2252,301 December 2 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Washington No. 8 FOX L 10–4147,118 December 29 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State * No. 10 ESPN L 8–3859,815
Source: [ 1] Conference opponents not played this season: California ; Washington was played in the conference championship game, but was not scheduled in the regular season
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — RV RV — RV 21 RV RV 23 21 16 12 9 9 11 17 Coaches — RV RV — RV 23 RV RV 23 20 15 12 9 9 11 15 CFP Not released 15 12 10 9 8 10 Not released
Game summaries
Vs. Colorado State
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
0
0
7
7
Buffaloes
21
10
6
7
44
Idaho State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
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
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Buffaloes
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
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
Quarter
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, 2016Game time : 5:30 p.m. MTGame attendance : 52,301TV : FOX Source [ 2]
Game information
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).
Top passers Top rushers UTAH – Joe Williams – 26 carries, 97 yards
COLO – Sefo Liufau – 21 carries, 59 yards, TD Top receiving UTAH – Tim Patrick – 5 receptions, 78 yards
COLO – Devin Ross – 9 receptions, 94 yards
Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies (Pac-12 Championship game)
Quarter
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, 2016Game time : 7:00 p.m. MTGame attendance : 47,118TV : FOX
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receiving
1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Cowboys
3
14
14
7
38
#11 Buffaloes
0
0
0
8
8
Awards and honors
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
