2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2015 Colorado Buffaloes football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
2015 record	4–9 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike MacIntyre (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Lindgren (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Pro–style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Leavitt (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 50,183)

2015 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
#3 Stanford x$		8	–	1		12	–	2
#19 Oregon		7	–	2		9	–	4
Washington State		6	–	3		9	–	4
California		4	–	5		8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5		7	–	6
Oregon State		0	–	9		2	–	10
South Division
USC xy		6	–	3		8	–	6
#17 Utah x		6	–	3		10	–	3
UCLA		5	–	4		8	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5		6	–	7
Arizona		3	–	6		7	–	6
Colorado		1	–	8		4	–	9
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, the Buffaloes played their home games on-campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 4–9, 1–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.

Previous season

Colorado finished the 2014 season with a record of 2–10, 0–9 in Pac-12 play, and last place in the South Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	L 20–28	24,255
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Massachusetts*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	P12N	W 48–14	35,094
September 19	5:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	CBSSN	W 27–24 ^OT	66,253
September 26	11:30 a.m.	Nicholls State*	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	P12N	W 48–0	37,302
October 3	8:00 p.m.	Oregon	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 24–41	46,222
October 10	8:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 23–48	44,157
October 17	7:00 p.m.	Arizona	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	FS1	L 31–38	39,666
October 24	8:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 17–13	36,977
October 31	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24 UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 31–35	51,508
November 7	11:00 a.m.	No. 9 Stanford	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	P12N	L 10–42	40,142
November 13	7:00 p.m.	USC	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ESPN2	L 24–27	37,905
November 21	8:45 p.m.	at #24 Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ESPN2	L 3–27	25,121
November 28	12:30 p.m.	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	P12N	L 14–20	45,823
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Game Notes

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	14	3	3	20
Rainbow Warriors	8	10	7	3	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2014	CU, 21–12

Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	7	7	0	0	14
Buffaloes	14	17	17	0	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	CU, 41–38

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	14	0	3	7	0	24
Buffaloes	0	10	7	7	3	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
62–22–2	2014	CSU, 31–17

Nicholls State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
Buffaloes	21	3	17	7	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	7	10	14	10	41
Buffaloes	7	10	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–12	2014	Ore, 44–10

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	7	3	7	6	23
Sun Devils	17	7	14	10	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–7	2014	ASU, 38–24

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	17	0	0	21	38
Buffaloes	7	10	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–4	2014	Zona, 38–20

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	3	7	0	7	17
Beavers	7	3	0	3	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2014	OSU, 36–31

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	6	10	15	31
Bruins	7	14	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–8	2014	UCLA, 40–37

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	7	21	7	7	42
Buffaloes	7	0	3	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2012	Stan, 48–0

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	3	14	7	27
Buffaloes	7	10	0	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–9	2014	USC, 56–28

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	0	3	0	3
#24 Cougars	7	7	3	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	2012	CU, 35–34

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	0	7	14
Utes	7	3	10	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–27–3	2014	Utah, 38–34

References

↑ "2015 Colorado Buffaloes Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder Department of Athletics. February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.

Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues	Campus fields (pre-1898) Gamble Field (1898–1924) Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown Nebraska Utah: Rumble in the Rockies

Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" "Golden Buffalo" Marching band Fifth Down Game (1990) Miracle at Michigan

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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