2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2017 Colorado Buffaloes football
2017 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
Record	5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike MacIntyre (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Brian Lindgren (5th season); Darrin Chiaverini (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes were led by fifth-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, and played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.

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Record5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)

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2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy	7	–	2	9	–	5
No. 16 Washington x	7	–	2	10	–	3
Washington State	6	–	3	9	–	4
Oregon	4	–	5	7	–	6
California	2	–	7	5	–	7
Oregon State	0	–	9	1	–	11
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$	8	–	1	11	–	3
Arizona State	6	–	3	7	–	6
Arizona	5	–	4	7	–	6
UCLA	4	–	5	6	–	7
Utah	3	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado	2	–	7	5	–	7
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Sports Authority Field Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	P12N	W 17–3	73,932
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 37–3	43,822
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 41–21	44,318
September 23	8:00 p.m.	No. 7 Washington	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FS1	L 10–37	47,666
September 30	8:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN2	L 23–27	61,338
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Arizona	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 42–45	49,976
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 36–33	33,785
October 21	8:45 p.m.	at No. 15 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 0–28	31,461
October 28	12:00 p.m.	California	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 44–28	47,216
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 30–41	44,553
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 USC	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FOX	L 24–38	49,337
November 25	8:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	FS1	L 13–34	46,022
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Name	Title
Mike MacIntyre	Head coach
Darrin Chiaverini	Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator
D. J. Eliot	Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach
Brian Lindgren	Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Klayton Adams	Offensive line coach
Gary Bernardi	Tight ends & h-backs coach
Shadon Brown	Secondary coach
Ross Els	Inside linebackers coach
Darian Hagan	Running backs coach
Jim Jeffcoat	Defensive line coach

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	3	0	3
• Buffaloes	7	7	17	6	37

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	7	0	21
• Buffaloes	14	14	3	10	41

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 7 Huskies	0	10	14	13	37
Buffaloes	7	0	3	0	10

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2017 Colorado Buffaloes football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike MacIntyre (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Brian Lindgren (5th season) Darrin Chiaverini (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Uniform

Seasons ← 2016 2018 →


Q2	11:59	USC	Pittman Jr. 10-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick)	USC 7–0

Q2	7:51	USC	Burnett 18-yard pass from Darnold (McGrath kick)	USC 14–0

Q2	0:19	USC	Harris 34-yard interception return (kick failed)	USC 20–0

Q3	9:14	USC	Darnold 24-yard run (McGrath kick)	USC 27–0

Q3	8:34	COLO	Winfree 79-yard pass from Montez (Stefanou kick)	USC 27–7

Q3	5:30	COLO	Lindsay 1-yard run (Stefanou kick)	USC 27–14

Q3	2:13	USC	McGrath 26-yard field goal	USC 30–14

Q4	12:42	COLO	Stefanou 39-yard field goal	USC 30–17

Q4	8:56	USC	Jones 22-yard run (Krommenhoek pass from Darnold)	USC 38–17

Q4	7:35	COLO	Winfree 57-yard pass from Montez (Stefanou kick)	USC 38–24