2019 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJay Johnson (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorTyson Summers (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Uniform
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 5 Oregon x$  8 –1   12 –2  
California  4 –5   8 –5  
Washington  4 –5   8 –5  
Oregon State  4 –5   5 –7  
Washington State  3 –6   6 –7  
Stanford  3 –6   4 –8  
South Division
No. 16 Utah x  8 –1   11 –3  
USC  7 –2   8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5   8 –5  
UCLA  4 –5   4 –8  
Colorado  3 –6   5 –7  
Arizona  2 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Oregon 37, Utah 15
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameTitle
Mel TuckerHead coach
Darrin ChiaveriniAssistant head coach/wide receivers coach
Jay JohnsonOffensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach
Tyson SummersDefensive coordinator/safeties coach
Jimmy BrumbaughDefensive line coach
Ross ElsInside linebackers/special teams Coach
Darian HaganRunning backs coach
Chris KapilovicOffensive line coach/Run Game Coordinator
Brian MichalowskiOutside linebackers coach
Al PupunuTight ends coach
Travares TillmanDefensive backs coach

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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 308:00 p.m.vs. Colorado State*
ESPNW 52–3166,997
September 71:30 p.m.No. 25 Nebraska*
FOXW 34–31 OT52,829
September 1411:00 a.m.Air Force*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
P12NL 23–30 OT49,282
September 218:00 p.m.at No. 24 Arizona State
P12NW 34–3145,786
October 52:30 p.m.Arizona
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
P12NL 30–3552,569
October 118:00 p.m.at No. 13 Oregon
FS1L 3–4550,521
October 195:00 p.m.at Washington State
ESPNUL 10–4128,514
October 257:00 p.m.USC
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPN2L 31–3548,913
November 27:00 p.m.at UCLA
P12NL 14–3147,118
November 91:00 p.m.Stanforddagger
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
P12NW 16–1349,224
November 238:00 p.m.Washington
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPNW 20–1444,618
November 305:30 p.m.at No. 6 Utah
ABCL 15–4546,879
Source:[2]

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 4OT Total
No. 25 Cornhuskers 7 10 0 140 31
Buffaloes 0 0 7 243 34

Air Force

1 2 3 4OT Total
Falcons 6 14 0 37 30
Buffaloes 10 0 0 130 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

At Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 3 0 7 0 10
Cougars 21 3 7 10 41

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 7 7 14 35
Buffaloes 3 14 14 0 31

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 34Total
Huskies 0 0 7714
Buffaloes 3 10 7020

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

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

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
242Laviska ShenaultWRJacksonville Jaguars
3103Davion TaylorOLBPhiladelphia Eagles
7226Arlington HambrightOTChicago Bears

References

  1. ↑ "Utah picked as Pac-12 favorite in preseason media poll". pac-12.com. July 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2019 Colorado Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
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