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2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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).

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
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Previously the defensive coordinator at Georgia, Tucker left after just one season at CU for Michigan State of the Big Ten Conference.

Preseason edit

Pac-12 media days edit

Pac-12 media poll edit

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 edit

Name Title
Mel Tucker Head coach
Darrin Chiaverini Assistant head coach/wide receivers coach
Jay Johnson Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach
Tyson Summers Defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Jimmy Brumbaugh Defensive line coach
Ross Els Inside linebackers/special teams Coach
Darian Hagan Running backs coach
Chris Kapilovic Offensive line coach/Run Game Coordinator
Brian Michalowski Outside linebackers coach
Al Pupunu Tight ends coach
Travares Tillman Defensive backs coach

Schedule edit

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.Stanford 
  • 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 edit

Vs. Colorado State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 14 3 7 31
Buffaloes 7 17 14 14 52
See also: 2019 Colorado State Rams football team

Nebraska edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 25 Cornhuskers 7 10 0 140 31
Buffaloes 0 0 7 243 34
See also: 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Air Force edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Falcons 6 14 0 37 30
Buffaloes 10 0 0 130 23
See also: 2019 Air Force Falcons football team

At Arizona State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 14 10 7 3 34
No. 24 Sun Devils 0 21 3 7 31
See also: 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 14 7 35
Buffaloes 3 17 7 3 30
See also: 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team

At Oregon edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 3 0 0 0 3
No. 13 Ducks 7 17 14 7 45
See also: 2019 Oregon Ducks football team

At Washington State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 3 0 7 0 10
Cougars 21 3 7 10 41
See also: 2019 Washington State Cougars football team

USC edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 7 7 14 35
Buffaloes 3 14 14 0 31
See also: 2019 USC Trojans football team

At UCLA edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 7 0 7 14
Bruins 17 0 7 7 31
See also: 2019 UCLA Bruins football team

Stanford edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinal 3 3 0 7 13
Buffaloes 7 3 0 6 16
See also: 2019 Stanford Cardinal football team

Washington edit

See also: 2019 Washington Huskies football team
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 edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 0 0 8 15
No. 6 Utes 0 17 14 14 45
See also: 2019 Utah Utes football team

Players drafted into the NFL edit

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
2 42 Laviska Shenault WR Jacksonville Jaguars
3 103 Davion Taylor OLB Philadelphia Eagles
7 226 Arlington Hambright OT Chicago Bears

References edit

  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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