2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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2020 Colorado Buffaloes football
Colorado Buffaloes wordmark.svg
Alamo Bowl, L 23–55 vs. Texas
Conference Pac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–2 (3–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Tyson Summers (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Folsom Field
Uniform
Colorado buffaloes football unif.png
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

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.

Contents

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.

Schedule

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]

Original 2020 Colorado Buffaloes schedule
DateOpponentSite
September 5at Colorado State* Canvas StadiumFort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
September 12 Fresno State* Folsom FieldBoulder, CO
September 19at Texas A&M* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX
September 26 Oregon Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 9at Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ
October 17 UCLA Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 24 Arizona State Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 31at USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA
November 7 Washington State Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
November 14at Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, CA
November 21at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA
November 28 Utah Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
November 75:00 p.m. UCLA ESPN2 W 48–42554
November 141:30 p.m.at Stanford ESPN W 35–32
November 218:00 p.m. Arizona State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPN2No Contest [4]
November 283:00 p.m. San Diego State *
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
P12N W 20–10
December 55:00 p.m.at Arizona FS1 W 24–13
December 1210:00 a.m. Utah No. 21
FOX L 21–38
December 197:00 p.m.vs. Oregon No. 25
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FS1No Contest [5]
December 297:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Texas *ESPNL 23–5510,822

[6]

Coaching staff

NameTitle
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 MichalowskiOutside linebackers coach
Mitch RodrigueOffensive line coach
Chris Wilson Defensive line coach

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

DateWeekAwardPlayerPosition
Nov. 91Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week [7] Jarek Broussard RB
Nov. 162Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week [7] Sam NoyerQB
Nov. 162Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week [7] Nate Landman LB
Nov. 299 [lower-alpha 1] Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week [8] Nate LandmanLB
Nov. 304Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week [7] Nate Landman (2)LB
Dec. 75Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week [7] Jarek Broussard (2)RB
  1. National week numbering

End of year awards

Individual

All-Pac-12 Team

1st Team [9]

2nd Team

Honorable mention

  • Frank Fillip (OL)
  • Terrance Lang (DL)
  • Isaiah Lewis (DB)
  • Casey Roddick (OL)
  • Dimitri Stanley (WR)
  • Carson Wells (LB)

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
6197 William Sherman OT New England Patriots

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References

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