2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes were led by first-year lead coach Karl Dorrell and played their home games on campus at Folsom Field as a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020 Colorado Buffaloes football
Alamo Bowl, L 23–55 vs. Texas
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record4–2 (3–1 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrin Chiaverini (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorTyson Summers (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFolsom Field
(Capacity: 50,183)
Uniform
2020 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Washington x  3 –1   3 –1  
Oregon y$  4 –2   4 –3  
Stanford  4 –2   4 –2  
California  1 –3   1 –3  
Washington State  1 –3   1 –3  
Oregon State  2 –5   2 –5  
South Division
No. 21 USC xy  5 –0   5 –1  
Colorado  3 –1   4 –2  
Utah  3 –2   3 –2  
Arizona State  2 –2   2 –2  
UCLA  3 –4   3 –4  
Arizona  0 –5   0 –5  
Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pac-12 suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on November 6. In addition to the title game on December 18, the conference seeded all remaining teams for a game during that weekend.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 3, the Pac-12 announced a resumption of the 2020 football season featuring a seven-game conference-only schedule, starting on November 7 and ending with the Pac-12 Championship game on December 18.

Schedule

Colorado had games scheduled against Colorado State, Fresno State and Texas A&M. These games were canceled on July 10, due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

On November 26, Colorado's scheduled game at USC for November 28 was canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak within the USC program. The Pac-12 then announced that Colorado would instead play San Diego State in a non-conference game at home on November 28.[3]

Original 2020 Colorado Buffaloes schedule
Date Opponent Site
September 5at Colorado State*Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
September 12Fresno State*Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
September 19at Texas A&M*Kyle Field • College Station, TX
September 26OregonFolsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 9at ArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
October 17UCLAFolsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 24Arizona StateFolsom Field • Boulder, CO
October 31at USCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
November 7Washington StateFolsom Field • Boulder, CO
November 14at StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
November 21at WashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WA
November 28UtahFolsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies)
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
November 75:00 p.m.UCLA
ESPN2W 48–42554
November 141:30 p.m.at Stanford
ESPNW 35–32—
November 218:00 p.m.Arizona State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ESPN2No Contest[4]
November 283:00 p.m.San Diego State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
P12NW 20–10—
December 55:00 p.m.at Arizona
FS1W 24–13—
December 1210:00 a.m.UtahNo. 21
FOXL 21–38—
December 197:00 p.m.vs. OregonNo. 25
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FS1No Contest[5]
December 297:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Texas*
ESPNL 23–5510,822

[6]

Coaching staff
NameTitle
Karl DorrellHead coach
Darrin ChiaveriniOffensive coordinator/wide receivers coach
Tyson SummersDefensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach
Taylor EmbreeTight ends coach
Darian HaganRunning backs coach
Danny LangsdorfPass game coordinator/ quarterbacks coach
Demetrice MartinCornerbacks coach
Brett MaxieSafeties coach
Brian MichalowskiOutside linebackers coach
Mitch RodrigueOffensive line coach
Chris WilsonDefensive line coach

Awards and honors

Weekly awards
Date Week Award Player Position
Nov. 91Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7]Jarek BroussardRB
Nov. 162Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7]Sam NoyerQB
Nov. 162Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[7]Nate LandmanLB
Nov. 299[lower-alpha 1]Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week[8]Nate LandmanLB
Nov. 304Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[7]Nate Landman (2)LB
Dec. 75Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week[7]Jarek Broussard (2)RB
  1. National week numbering

Individual

All-Pac-12 Team

1st Team[9]

2nd Team

  • Sam Noyer (QB)
  • William Sherman (OL)
  • Mustafa Johnson (DL)
  • Jaylen Jackson (ST)

Honorable mention

  • Frank Fillip (OL)
  • Terrance Lang (DL)
  • Isaiah Lewis (DB)
  • Casey Roddick (OL)
  • Dimitri Stanley (WR)
  • Carson Wells (LB)

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6197William ShermanOTNew England Patriots

References
  1. Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. "USC Game Canceled; San Diego State To Visit Boulder Saturday". cubuffs.com. November 26, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  4. "Saturday's CU-Arizona State Football Game Cancelled". cubuffs.com. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  5. "CU-Oregon Football Game Canceled". cubuffs.com. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  6. "2020 Colorado Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. "Pac-12 Football Players of the Week - Week Five | Pac-12". pac-12.com.
  8. "Buffalo RB Jaret Patterson and Colorado LB Nate Landman Named Walter Camp FBS Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN – Walter Camp Football Foundation".
  9. "2020 Pac-12 Football All-Conference honors and annual awards announced | Pac-12". pac-12.com.
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