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American college football season
The 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by fourth-year head coach Mike MacIntyre , they played their home games on-campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 10–4, 8–1 in Pac-12 play to win their first Pac-12 South Division Title. They represented the South Division in the 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game where they lost to Washington . They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State. It was their first winning season since 2005.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 6:00 p.m. vs. Colorado State * ESPN W 44–769,850 September 10 3:30 p.m. Idaho State * P12N W 56–739,505 September 17 1:30 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan * BTN L 28–45110,042 September 24 3:30 p.m. at Oregon P12N W 41–3853,974 October 1 12:30 p.m. Oregon State P12N W 47–646,839 October 8 2:00 p.m. at USC No. 21 P12N L 17–2168,302 October 15 6:00 p.m. Arizona State P12N W 40–1648,588 October 22 1:00 p.m. at Stanford P12N W 10–544,535 7:00 p.m. UCLA No. 15 FS1 W 20–1043,761 November 12 8:00 p.m. at Arizona No. 12 FS1 W 49–2441,068 November 19 1:30 p.m. No. 22 Washington State No. 10 FOX W 38–2448,658 November 26 5:30 p.m. No. 22 Utah No. 9 FOX W 27–2252,301 December 2 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Washington No. 8 FOX L 10–4147,118 December 29 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State * No. 10 ESPN L 8–3859,815
Source: [ 1] Conference opponents not played this season: California ; Washington was played in the conference championship game, but was not scheduled in the regular season
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — RV RV — RV 21 RV RV 23 21 16 12 9 9 11 17 Coaches — RV RV — RV 23 RV RV 23 20 15 12 9 9 11 15 CFP Not released 15 12 10 9 8 10 Not released
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
0
0
7
7
Buffaloes
21
10
6
7
44
1
2
3
4
Total
Bengals
0
0
7
0
7
Buffaloes
14
35
7
0
56
1
2
3
4
Total
Buffaloes
21
0
7
0
28
#4 Wolverines
7
17
14
7
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Buffaloes
16
10
7
8
41
Ducks
7
10
21
0
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Beavers
3
3
0
0
6
Buffaloes
13
24
3
7
47
1
2
3
4
Total
#21 Buffaloes
0
0
7
10
17
Trojans
7
7
0
7
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Sun Devils
7
3
3
3
16
Buffaloes
7
16
10
7
40
1
2
3
4
Total
Buffaloes
0
7
0
3
10
Cardinal
3
0
0
2
5
1
2
3
4
Total
Bruins
7
3
0
0
10
#21 Buffaloes
7
0
3
10
20
1
2
3
4
Total
#16 Buffaloes
7
21
14
7
49
Wildcats
0
10
0
14
24
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Cougars
14
3
7
0
24
#12 Buffaloes
7
7
14
10
38
#22 Utah Utes at #9 Colorado Buffaloes
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
#22 Utes
7
0
6 9 22
#9 Buffaloes 7
6
7 7 27
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Date : November 26, 2016Game time : 5:30 p.m. MTGame attendance : 52,301TV : FOX Source [ 2]
Game information
First quarter (9:17) UTAH TD: Boobie Hobbs 55-yard punt return (Andy Phillips PAT).
(0:00) COLO TD: Sefo Liufau 2-yard rush (Davis Price PAT). Second quarter (9;20) COLO FG: Chris Graham 25-yard field goal.
(5:21) COLO FG: Chris Graham 19-yard field goal. Third quarter (11:54) UTAH FG: Andy Phillips 22-yard field goal.
(2:58) UTAH FG: Andy Phillips 22-yard field goal.
(0:00) COLO TD: Sefo Liufau 6-yard pass to Shay Fields (Davis Price PAT). Fourth quarter (13:53) UTAH FG: Andy Phillips 23-yard field goal.
(10:56) COLO TD: Kenneth Olugbode 10-yard fumble return (Davis Price PAT).
(1:3$) UTAH TD: Troy Williams 7-yard pass to Demari Simpkins (2-pt. no good).
Top passers Top rushers UTAH – Joe Williams – 26 carries, 97 yards
COLO – Sefo Liufau – 21 carries, 59 yards, TD Top receiving UTAH – Tim Patrick – 5 receptions, 78 yards
COLO – Devin Ross – 9 receptions, 94 yards
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Colorado Buffaloes vs Washington Huskies (Pac-12 Championship game)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
#9 Buffaloes
7
0
3 0 10
#4 Huskies 7
7
17 10 41
at Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
Date : December 2, 2016Game time : 7:00 p.m. MTGame attendance : 47,118TV : FOX
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receiving
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1
2
3
4
Total
#13 Cowboys
3
14
14
7
38
#11 Buffaloes
0
0
0
8
8
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
