2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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.

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 →

2017 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Schedule

Colorado announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18, 2017.^[1] In Pac-12 conference play, they did not play cross-divisional foes Oregon and Stanford.

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

Source:^[2]

Coaching staff

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

Source:^[3]

Game summaries

Vs. Colorado State

See also: 2017 Colorado State Rams football team

Colorado State vs. Colorado
(Rocky Mountain Showdown)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	3	0	0	3
• Buffaloes	10	7	0	0	17

• Date: September 1
• Location: Sports Authority Field
  Denver, CO
• Game start: 6:07 p.m. MDT
• Elapsed time: 3:11
• Game attendance: 73,932
• Game weather: Mostly Sunny
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• Television network: P12N

• Sources:^[4]

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
64–22–2	September 2, 2016	Colorado, 44–7

Vs. Texas State

See also: 2017 Texas State Bobcats football team

Texas State at Colorado

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

• Date: September 9
• Location: Folsom Field
  Boulder, CO
• Game start: 12:02 p.m. MDT
• Elapsed time: 3:01
• Game attendance: 43,822
• Game weather: Sunny
• Referee: Steve Strimling
• Television network: P12N

• Sources:^[5]

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
First meeting	—	—

Vs. Northern Colorado

See also: 2017 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Northern Colorado at Colorado

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

• Date: September 16
• Location: Folsom Field
  Boulder, CO
• Game start: 12:01 p.m. MDT
• Elapsed time: 3:22
• Game attendance: 44,318
• Game weather: Cloudy
• Referee: Steve Strimling
• Television network: P12N

• Sources:^[6]

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
9–2	October 12, 1934	Northern Colorado, 13–7

Vs. Washington

See also: 2017 Washington Huskies football team

Washington at Colorado

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

• Date: September 23
• Location: Folsom Field
  Boulder, CO
• Game start: 8:12 p.m. MDT
• Game attendance: 47,666
• Game weather: 45° • Rainy • Wind NE @ 8 mph
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, and Holly Sonders

• Sources:

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
5–10–1	December 2, 2016	Washington, 41–10

At UCLA

See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team

Colorado at UCLA

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	7	3	10	3	23
• Bruins	7	7	7	6	27

• Date: September 30
• Location: Rose Bowl
  Pasadena, CA

• Sources:

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
3–9	November 3, 2016	Colorado, 20–10

Vs. Arizona

See also: 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team

Arizona at Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wildcats	14	7	14	10	45
Buffaloes	7	7	7	21	42

• Date: October 7
• Location: Folsom Field
  Boulder, CO

• Sources:

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
14–5	November 12, 2016	Colorado, 49–24

At Oregon State

See also: 2017 Oregon State Beavers football team

Colorado at Oregon State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buffaloes	7	7	7	15	36
Beavers	10	9	7	7	33

• Date: October 14
• Location: Reser Stadium
  Corvallis, OR

• Sources:

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
4–5	October 1, 2016	Colorado, 47–6

At Washington State

See also: 2017 Washington State Cougars football team

Colorado at Washington State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	0	0	0	0
• No. 15 Cougars	0	14	7	7	28

• Date: October 21
• Location: Martin Stadium
  Pullman, WA

• Sources:

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
6–4	November 19, 2016	Colorado, 38–24

Vs. California

See also: 2017 California Golden Bears football team

California at Colorado
(homecoming Game)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	7	0	14	28
• Buffaloes	14	13	0	17	44

• Date: October 28
• Location: Folsom Field
  Boulder, CO

• Sources:

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
3–5	September 27, 2014	California, 59–562OT

At Arizona State

See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Colorado at Arizona State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	3	14	10	3	30
• Sun Devils	0	14	3	24	41

• Date: November 4
• Location: Sun Devil Stadium
  Tempe, AZ

• Sources:

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
1–7	October 15, 2016	Colorado, 40–16

Vs. USC

See also: 2017 USC Trojans football team

USC at Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Trojans	0	20	10	8	38
Buffaloes	0	0	14	10	24

• Date: November 11
• Location: Folsom Field
  Boulder, CO
• Game start: 2:05 p.m. MDT
• Elapsed time: 3:35
• Game attendance: 49,337
• Game weather: Mostly Sunny; 59°F; wind 3 mph NE
• Referee: Terry Leyden
• TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman and Holly Sonders

• Sources:

Scoring summary

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

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
0–11	October 8, 2016	USC, 21–17

At Utah

See also: 2017 Utah Utes football team

Colorado at Utah
(Rumble in the Rockies)

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	0	7	6	13
• Utes	14	14	3	3	34

• Date: November 25
• Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium
  Salt Lake City, UT

• Sources:

Overall record	Previous meeting	Previous winner
32–28–3	November 26, 2016	Colorado, 27–22

Roster

2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Shay Fields Sr WR 2 Devin Ross Sr WR 3 Laviska Shenault Fr WR 4 Bryce Bobo Sr TE 5 George Frazier Sr WR 6 Johnny Huntley III So QB 7 Tyler Lytle Fr TB 8 Alex Fontenot Fr QB 9 T.J. Patterson Sr WR 9 Juwann Winfree  Jr WR 10 Jaylon Jackson Fr QB 12 Steven Montez So WR 13 K.D. Nixon Fr WR 14 Jay MacIntyre Jr QB 15 Sam Noyer  Fr QB 16 Tyler McGarry  Fr WR 17 Kabion Ento Sr QB 17 Casey Marksberry  Fr WR 18 Lee Walker Jr TB 19 Michael Adkins II Sr TB 21 Kyle Evans Jr WR 22 Maurice Bell Fr TB 23 Phillip Lindsay (C) Sr TB 29 Donovan Lee Sr TB 30 Riley Hillis So TB 35 Beau Bisharat So TE 43 Chris Bounds So TB 45 Tanner Grzesiek Sr OL 53 Heston Paige Fr OL 55 Brett Tonz So OL 56 Tim Lynott So OL 60 Dillon Middlemiss So OL 61 Kolter Smith  Fr OL 62 Justin Eggers So OL 64 Aaron Haigler So OL 65 Colby Pursell Fr OL 66 Grant Polley Fr OL 68 Gerrad Kough Sr OL 70 Jacob Moretti Fr OL 71 Jack Shutack So OL 73 Isaac Miller So OL 74 Chance Lytle Fr OL 75 Josh Kaiser Jr OL 76 Jeromy Irwin (C) Sr OL 77 Hunter Vaughn  Fr OL 78 Will Sherman Fr OL 79 Jonathan Huckins Sr TE 80 Derek Coleman Fr TE 81 Eric Klemmer Fr WR 82 Tony Brown Jr WR 83 Erik Lawson So WR 84 Cameron Frazier Jr TE 85 Jared Poplawski Fr TE 86 Dylan Keeney Jr WR 87 Xavier Cochrane Jr WR 88 Curtis Chiaverini Fr WR 89 Kevin Dement Sr TE 91 Eddy Lopez Jr OL Casey Roddick Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Afolabi Laguda (C) Sr DB 2 Ronnie Blackmon  Fr DB 3 Derrion Rakestraw  Fr DB 4 Dante Wigley So DE 5 George Frazier Sr DB 5 Trey Udoffia  Fr DB 6 Evan Worthington Jr DB 7 Nick Fisher Jr DB 8 Anthony Julmisse So NT 9 Javier Edwards Jr LB 10 Dante Sparaco Fr OLB 13 Shamar Hamilton Jr CB 14 Chris Miller Fr ILB 20 Drew Lewis Jr DB 21 Darrell Hubbard Jr DB 22 Kyle Trego Jr DB 23 Isaiah Lewis Fr DB 25 Ryan Moeller Sr DB 26 Isaiah Oliver Jr CB 27 Kevin George So DB 28 Daniel Talley Jr DB 29 Uryan Hudson  Fr ILB 31 Jonathan Van Diest Fr ILB 32 Rick Gamboa (C) Jr S 33 Chase Sanders  Fr LB 34 Chase Newman Fr ILB 36 Akil Jones  Fr DB 37 Lucas Cooper So LB 38 Brady Russell Fr DB 39 Jaisen Sanchez Jr OLB 40 Carson Wells Fr DB 41 Andrew Bergner Sr OLB 42 N.J. Falo Jr OLB 44 Jacob Callier Fr LB 45 Jacob Stoltenberg  Fr ILB 46 Trent Headley Sr OLB 47 Nick Edridge Fr DE 50 Frank Umu So LB 51 Bryan Meek Sr DE 52 Leo Jackson III Sr ILB 53 Nate Landman Fr DE 54 Terrance Lang Fr DT 56 Jase Franke Jr OLB 57 Sam Bennion  Fr DE 59 Timothy Coleman Sr DT 72 Lyle Tuiloma So DE 90 Terriek Roberts  Fr OLB 93 Michael Mathewes Jr OLB 95 Derek McCartney (C) Sr OLB 96 Terran Hasselbach Jr DL 97 Mo Bandi So DL 98 Nico Magri Fr DT Jalen Sami Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 15 Chris Graham Sr K 48 James Stefanou Fr K 49 Davis Price So LS 63 J.T. Bale So LS 69 Devin Noth Fr P 89 Alex Kinney Jr P 92 Bailey Landwehr Jr K 95 Nick Porter So	Head coach Mike MacIntyre Coordinators/assistant coaches Darrin Chiaverini (co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator) D. J. Eliot (defensive coordinator / linebackers) Brian Lindgren (co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Klayton Adams (offensive line) Gary Bernardi (tight ends / halfbacks) Shadon Brown (secondary) Ross Els (inside linebackers) Darian Hagan (running backs) Jim Jeffcoat (defensive line) Chidera Uzo-Diribe (graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 19, 2017