2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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2010
Dan Hawkins (5th season, first 9 games)
  • Brian Cabral (interim, final 3 games)[1]
  • Offensive coordinatorEric Kiesau (2nd season)
    Defensive coordinatorRon Collins (5th season)
    Home stadiumFolsom Field
    (Capacity: 53,613)
    Uniform
    Seasons
    2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
    Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    North Division
    No. 20 Nebraska xy   6 2     10 4  
    No. 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  
    South Division
    No. 6 Oklahoma xy$   6 2     12 2  
    No. 13 Oklahoma State x   6 2     11 2  
    No. 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  
    • $ – 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

    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, which included a historical collapse in their game against Kansas
    , allowing 35 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to lose the game 52–45.

    Hawkins was fired on November 9 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 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][2]

    Schedule

    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 412:00 p.m.vs. The Mtn.W 24–360,989[3]
    September 1112:30 p.m.at
    FSN
    L 7–5255,440[4]
    September 181:30 p.m.Hawai'i*W 31–1347,840[5]
    October 25:00 p.m.Georgia*
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    FSNW 29–2752,855[6]
    October 95:00 p.m.at No. 22 MissouriFSNL 0–2662,965[7]
    October 165:00 p.m.
    FCS Central
    L 25–3148,953[8]
    October 231:30 p.m.Texas Techdagger
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    L 24–2747,655[9] 
    October 307:15 p.m.at No. 11 OklahomaESPN2L 10–4384,173[10]
    November 612:00 p.m.at
    Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
  • L 45–5240,851[11]
    November 1311:30 a.m.Iowa State
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    FCS CentralW 34–1442,722[12]
    November 2011:10 a.m.Kansas State
    PPVW 44–3641,147[13]
    November 261:30 p.m.at No. 15
    Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
  • ABCL 17–4585,646[14]

    [15]

    Game summaries

    Georgia

    1 234Total
    Georgia 3 1473 27
    Colorado 7 7150 29
    • Date: October 2
    • Location:
      EST

    Colorado honored the 1990 national championship team during the week.

    References

    1. ^ a b c "Hawkins fired as Colorado football coach". AP / Rivals.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
    2. ^ Axelrod, Ethan (November 9, 2010). "Dan Hawkins Fired As University Of Colorado Football Coach". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
    3. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Colorado State Rams Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
    4. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. California Golden Bears Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
    5. ^ "Hawaii Warriors vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
    6. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
    7. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Missouri Tigers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
    8. ^ "Baylor Bears vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". BaylorBears.com. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
    9. ^ "Texas Tech Red Raiders vs Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
    10. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
    11. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
    12. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
    13. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
    14. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
    15. ^ "Football - 2010 Schedule/Results". The Official Home of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2010.