2020_Colorado_Buffaloes_football_team
2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team
American college football season
The 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes were led by first-year lead coach Karl Dorrell and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field as a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division | South Division |
| Record | 4–2 (3–1 Pac-12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Darrin Chiaverini (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Tyson Summers (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington x | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon y$ | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 USC xy | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 3, the Pac-12 announced a resumption of the 2020 football season featuring a seven-game conference-only schedule, starting on November 7 and ending with the Pac-12 Championship game on December 18.
Colorado had games scheduled against Colorado State, Fresno State and Texas A&M. These games were canceled on July 10, due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
On November 26, Colorado's scheduled game at USC for November 28 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the USC program. The Pac-12 then announced that Colorado would instead play San Diego State in a non-conference game at home on November 28.[3]
More information Original 2020 Colorado Buffaloes schedule, Date ...
| Original 2020 Colorado Buffaloes schedule | |||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | |
| September 5 | at Colorado State* | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | |
| September 12 | Fresno State* | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
| September 19 | at Texas A&M* | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | |
| September 26 | Oregon | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
| October 9 | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | |
| October 17 | UCLA | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
| October 24 | Arizona State | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
| October 31 | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | |
| November 7 | Washington State | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | |
| November 14 | at Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | |
| November 21 | at Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | |
| November 28 | Utah | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) | |
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| November 7 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA | ESPN2 | W 48–42 | 554 | ||
| November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Stanford | ESPN | W 35–32 | — | ||
| No Contest[4] | ||||||
| November 28 | 3:00 p.m. | San Diego State* |
| P12N | W 20–10 | — | |
| December 5 | 5:00 p.m. | at Arizona | FS1 | W 24–13 | — | ||
| December 12 | 10:00 a.m. | Utah | No. 21 |
| FOX | L 21–38 | — |
| vs. | No. 25 |
| No Contest[5] | ||||
| December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Texas* | ESPN | L 23–55 | 10,822 | ||
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More information Name, Title ...
| Name | Title |
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| Karl Dorrell | Head coach |
| Darrin Chiaverini | Offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach |
| Tyson Summers | Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach |
| Taylor Embree | Tight ends coach |
| Darian Hagan | Running backs coach |
| Danny Langsdorf | Pass game coordinator/ quarterbacks coach |
| Demetrice Martin | Cornerbacks coach |
| Brett Maxie | Safeties coach |
| Brian Michalowski | Outside linebackers coach |
| Mitch Rodrigue | Offensive line coach |
| Chris Wilson | Defensive line coach |
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Weekly awards
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| Date | Week | Award | Player | Position |
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| Nov. 9 | 1 | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7] | Jarek Broussard | RB |
| Nov. 16 | 2 | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7] | Sam Noyer | QB |
| Nov. 16 | 2 | Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[7] | Nate Landman | LB |
| Nov. 29 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week[8] | Nate Landman | LB |
| Nov. 30 | 4 | Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[7] | Nate Landman (2) | LB |
| Dec. 7 | 5 | Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7] | Jarek Broussard (2) | RB |
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End of year awards
Individual
- Jarek Broussard - Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year[9]
- Karl Dorrell - Pac-12 Coach of the Year[9]
- Brenden Rice - Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year Honorable Mention[9]
- Christian Gonzalez - Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Honorable Mention[9]
All-Pac-12 Team
1st Team[9]
- Jarek Broussard (RB)
- Nate Landman (LB)
2nd Team
- Sam Noyer (QB)
- William Sherman (OL)
- Mustafa Johnson (DL)
- Jaylen Jackson (ST)
Honorable mention
- Frank Fillip (OL)
- Terrance Lang (DL)
- Isaiah Lewis (DB)
- Casey Roddick (OL)
- Dimitri Stanley (WR)
- Carson Wells (LB)
See also: 2021 NFL draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 6 | 197 | William Sherman | OT | New England Patriots |
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- Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "USC Game Canceled; San Diego State To Visit Boulder Saturday". cubuffs.com. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- "Saturday's CU-Arizona State Football Game Cancelled". cubuffs.com. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "CU-Oregon Football Game Canceled". cubuffs.com. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- "2020 Colorado Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.