2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2010 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Record5–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Kiesau (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRon Collins (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Uniform
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  
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 would return to the Big 12 in 2024. 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 a national search to replace Hawkins.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.vs. Colorado State*
The Mtn.W 24–360,989[3]
September 1112:30 p.m.at California*
FSNL 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 Missouri
FSNL 0–2662,965[7]
October 165:00 p.m.Baylor
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FCS CentralL 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 Oklahoma
ESPN2L 10–4384,173[10]
November 612:00 p.m.at Kansas
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 Nebraska
ABCL 17–4585,646[14]

[15]

Game summaries

Georgia

See also: 2010 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Georgia Bulldogs at Colorado Buffaloes – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 14 7327
Buffaloes 7 7 15029

at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 52,855
  • TV: FSN
  • Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • COLO – Matthew Bahr 4-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Aric Goodman kick), 7:47. Buffaloes 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:13.
  • UGA – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 4:58. Buffaloes 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 9 yards, 2:37.

Second quarter

  • COLO – Brian Lockridge 1-yard run (Aric Goodman kick), 13:15. Buffaloes 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:15.
  • UGA – A. J. Green 3-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick), 11:08. Buffaloes 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:07.
  • UGA – A. J. Green 39-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick), 7:53. Bulldogs 17–14. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:07.

Third quarter

  • UGA – Marlon Brown 8-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick), 10:40. Bulldogs 24–14. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:15.
  • COLO – Tyler Hansen 2-yard run (Cody Hawkins pass to Ryan Deehan), 7:46. Bulldogs 24–22. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:47.
  • COLO – Rodney Stewart 11-yard run (Aric Goodman kick), 4:39. Buffaloes 29–24. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 0:55.

Fourth quarter

  • UGA – Blair Walsh 20-yard field goal, 12:30. Buffaloes 29–27. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:32.
Statistics UGA COLO
First downs 20 18
Total yards 409 393
Rushing yards 188 235
Passing yards 221 158
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 26:00 34:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Passing Aaron Murray 16/27, 221 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Caleb King 12 rushes, 100 yards
Receiving A. J. Green 7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
Colorado Passing Tyler Hansen 13/20, 158 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Rodney Stewart 19 rushes, 149 yards, TD
Receiving Will Jefferson Jr. 1 reception, 46 yards

Colorado honored the 1990 national championship team during the week.

At Kansas

See also: 2010 Kansas Jayhawks football team
Colorado Buffaloes at Kansas Jayhawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 14 21 3745
Jayhawks 3 7 73552

at Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST / 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 40,851
Game information
First quarter
  • COLO – Rodney Stewart 7-yard run (Aric Goodman kick), 9:22. Buffaloes 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:38.
  • KU – Jacob Branstetter 23-yard field goal, 4:02. Buffaloes 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:15.
  • COLO – Paul Richardson 62-yard pass from Cody Hawkins (Aric Goodman kick), 1:25. Buffaloes 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37.

Second quarter

  • COLO – Paul Richardson 4-yard pass from Cody Hawkins (Aric Goodman kick), 9:35. Buffaloes 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:18.
  • COLO – Rodney Stewart 1-yard run (Aric Goodman kick), 2:05. Buffaloes 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:53.
  • KU – D. J. Beshears 19-yard pass from Quinn Mecham (Jacob Branstetter kick), 0:49. Buffaloes 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 1:10.
  • COLO – DeVaughn Thornton 12-yard pass from Cody Hawkins (Aric Goodman kick), 0:03. Buffaloes 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 0:41.

Third quarter

  • COLO – Aric Goodman 38-yard field goal, 9:57. Buffaloes 38–10. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:15.
  • KU – James Sims 1-yard run (Jacob Branstetter kick), 3:16. Buffaloes 38–17. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:35.

Fourth quarter

  • COLO – Rodney Stewart 8-yard run (Aric Goodman kick), 14:52. Buffaloes 45–17. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:18.
  • KU – James Sims 13-yard run (Jacob Branstetter kick), 11:05. Buffaloes 45–24. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:42.
  • KU – Johnathan Wilson 38-yard pass from Quinn Mecham (Jacob Branstetter kick), 9:26. Buffaloes 45–31. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:39.
  • KU – Tyler Patmon 28-yard fumble return (Jacob Branstetter kick), 7:12. Buffaloes 45–38.
  • KU – James Sims 6-yard run (Jacob Branstetter kick), 4:30. Tied 45–45. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:59.
  • KU – James Sims 28-yard run (Jacob Branstetter kick), 0:52. Jayhawks 52–45. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:57.
Statistics COLO KU
First downs 31 27
Total yards 464 453
Rushing yards 142 201
Passing yards 322 252
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 30:09 29:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Cody Hawkins 29/44, 322 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rodney Stewart 27 rushes, 175 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Paul Richardson 11 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD
Kansas Passing Quinn Mecham 23/28, 252 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing James Sims 20 rushes, 123 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Johnathan Wilson 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD

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