2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2020 Colorado Buffaloes football
Alamo Bowl, L 23–55 vs. Texas
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–2 (3–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrin Chiaverini (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTyson Summers (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

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
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)
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
November 75:00 p.m.UCLA
ESPN2W 48–42554
November 141:30 p.m.at Stanford
ESPNW 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
P12NW 20–10—
December 55:00 p.m.at Arizona
FS1W 24–13—
December 1210:00 a.m.UtahNo. 21
FOXL 21–38—
December 197:00 p.m.vs. OregonNo. 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

Name Title
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

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

Date Week Award Player Position
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[a] 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
  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

See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 197 Will Sherman OT New England Patriots

References

  1. ^ "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "USC Game Canceled; San Diego State To Visit Boulder Saturday". cubuffs.com. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Saturday's CU-Arizona State Football Game Cancelled". cubuffs.com. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  5. ^ "CU-Oregon Football Game Canceled". cubuffs.com. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Colorado Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week Five". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Buffalo RB Jaret Patterson and Colorado LB Nate Landman Named Walter Camp FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN – Walter Camp Football Foundation".
  9. ^ a b c d e "2020 Pac-12 Football All-Conference honors and annual awards announced". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2020.