2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2010 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference Big 12 Conference North
2010 record 5–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach Dan Hawkins (first 9 games)
Brian Cabral (final 3 games)[1]
Offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau
Defensive coordinator Ron Collins
Home stadium Folsom Field
(Capacity: 53,613)
Uniform
2010 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
#20 Nebraska xy   6 2         10 4  
#18 Missouri x   6 2         10 3  
Kansas State   3 5         7 6  
Iowa State   3 5         5 7  
Colorado   2 6         5 7  
Kansas   1 7         3 9  
Southern Division
#6 Oklahoma xy$   6 2         12 2  
#13 Oklahoma State x   6 2         11 2  
#19 Texas A&M x   6 2         9 4  
Baylor   4 4         7 6  
Texas Tech   3 5         8 5  
Texas   2 6         5 7  
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Dan Hawkins for the first nine games and interim head coach Brian Cabral for the final three games. Colorado played their homes game at Folsom Field. It was also the final season as members the Big 12 Conference in the North Division for Colorado, before joining the Pac-12 Conference for the 2011 season. The Buffaloes failed to qualify for a bowl game, as they finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Big 12 play.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 12:00 PM vs. Colorado State* Invesco Field at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) The Mtn. W 243   60,989[2]
September 11 12:30 PM at California* California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA FSN L 752   55,440[3]
September 18 1:30 PM Hawai'i* Folsom FieldBoulder, CO W 3113   47,840[4]
October 2 5:00 PM Georgia* Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FSN W 2927   52,855[5]
October 9 5:00 PM at #22 Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO FSN L 026   62,965[6]
October 16 5:00 PM Baylor Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FCS Central L 2531   48,953[7]
October 23 1:30 PM Texas Tech Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 2427   47,655[8] 
October 30 7:15 PM at #11 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK ESPN2 L 1043   84,173[9]
November 6 12:00 PM at Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS L 4552   40,851[10]
November 13 11:30 AM Iowa State Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FCS Central W 3414   42,722[11]
November 20 11:10 AM Kansas State Folsom Field • Boulder, CO PPV W 4436   41,147[12]
November 26 1:30 PM at #15 Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ABC L 17–45   85,646[13]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time Zone.

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Game notes

Georgia

1 234Total
Georgia 3 1473 27
Colorado 7 7150 29
  • Source:

Colorado honored the 1990 national championship team during the week.

Mid-season head coaching change

Fifth-year Head Coach Dan Hawkins was fired on November 9, 2010 by Colorado Athletic Director Mike Bohn.[1] Three days prior to the dismissal, Hawkins' 3-5 (0-4) Buffaloes suffered a fourth quarter meltdown that saw the 2-6 (0-4) Kansas Jayhawks overcome a 28-point deficit and outscore Colorado 35-0 in the final 11:05 of the game. It was the biggest collapse in Colorado football history. Hawkins had never secured a winning season during his tenure at Colorado, finishing with a record of 19-39 and in the midst of a 17-game road losing streak. Bohn promoted Associate Head Coach Brian Cabral to fill in as interim Head Coach for the remainder of the 2010 season, as the University prepared for national search to replace Hawkins.[1][15]

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