2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2019 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mel Tucker (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jay Johnson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tyson Summers (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	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

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).

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

Preseason

Pac-12 media days

Pac-12 media poll

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

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

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown )	ESPN	W 52–31	66,997
September 7	1:30 p.m.	No. 25 Nebraska*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	FOX	W 34–31 OT	52,829
September 14	11:00 a.m.	P12N	L 23–30 OT	49,282
September 21	8:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 34–31	45,786
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Arizona	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 30–35	52,569
October 11	8:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	L 3–45	50,521
October 19	5:00 p.m.	at Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPNU	L 10–41	28,514
October 25	7:00 p.m.	USC	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN2	L 31–35	48,913
November 2	7:00 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 14–31	47,118
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Stanford	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 16–13	49,224
November 23	8:00 p.m.	ESPN	W 20–14	44,618
November 30	5:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	ABC	L 15–45	46,879
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

Source:^[2]

Game summaries

Vs. Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	14	3	7	31
Buffaloes	7	17	14	14	52

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 25 Cornhuskers	7	10	0	14	0	31
Buffaloes	0	0	7	24	3	34

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Falcons	6	14	0	3	7	30
Buffaloes	10	0	0	13	0	23

At Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	14	10	7	3	34
No. 24 Sun Devils	0	21	3	7	31

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	14	7	35
Buffaloes	3	17	7	3	30

At Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	3	0	0	0	3
No. 13 Ducks	7	17	14	7	45

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Colorado Oregon 1 11:37 9 75 3:23 Oregon Jacob Breeland 7-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Camden Lewis kick good 0 7 1 2:46 13 72 4:47 Colorado 27-yard field goal by James Stefanou 3 7 2 14:10 11 62 3:36 Oregon 32-yard field goal by Camden Lewis 3 10 2 7:39 7 69 2:42 Oregon Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 3 17 2 0:20 8 80 1:07 Oregon Jaylon Redd 3-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 3 24 3 12:54 5 40 1:23 Oregon Jaylon Redd 13-yard touchdown reception from Justin Herbert, Camden Lewis kick good 3 31 3 10:40 1 7 0:04 Oregon Cyrus Habibi-Likio 3-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 3 38 4 14:36 6 85 2:17 Oregon Cyrus Habibi-Likio 1-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good 3 45 "TOP" = Glossary of American football . 3 45

At Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	3	0	7	0	10
Cougars	21	3	7	10	41

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	7	7	14	35
Buffaloes	3	14	14	0	31

At UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	0	7	14
Bruins	17	0	7	7	31

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	3	3	0	7	13
Buffaloes	7	3	0	6	16

Washington

At Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	7	0	0	8	15
No. 6 Utes	0	17	14	14	45

Players drafted into the NFL

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