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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 1–11 (1–8 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Sanford Jr. (1st season, first five games) Clay Patterson (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chris Wilson (2nd season, first five games) Gerald Chatman (1st season) |
Home stadium | Folsom Field (capacity: 50,183) |
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No. 12 USC y | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Utah y$ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Washington | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Oregon | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Oregon State | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 UCLA | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Utah 47, USC 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. After losing the first five games of the season, third-year head coach Karl Dorrell and defensive coordinator Chris Wilson were fired on October 2; offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. was named the interim head coach of the Buffaloes for the remainder of the season, who named Clay Patterson as the offensive coordinator and Gerald Chatman as the defensive coordinator.[1]
The Buffaloes finished the season with only one win over California in overtime, their first one-win season since 2012 and their fourth since 1917. This was one of the worst seasons in program history as Colorado lost all but three games by at least 25 points.[2]
After the season on December 3, Deion Sanders was hired as the head coach for 2023. A Hall of Fame cornerback in the National Football League (NFL), he was previously the head coach for three years at Jackson State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Main article: 2021 Colorado Buffaloes football team |
The Buffaloes finished the 2021 season at 4–8 (3–6 in Pac-12, fifth in South Division).
The Colorado Buffaloes and the Pac-12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 16, 2021.[3][4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | TCU* | ESPN | L 13–38 | 47,868 | |
September 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Air Force* | CBS | L 10–41 | 33,647 | |
September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Minnesota* | ESPN2 | L 7–49 | 42,101 | |
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | UCLA |
| P12N | L 17–45 | 42,848 |
October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona | P12N | L 20–43 | 36,591 | |
October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | California |
| P12N | W 20–13 OT | 50,471 |
October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | P12N | L 9–42 | 27,679 | |
October 29 | 5:30 p.m. | Arizona State![]() |
| ESPNU | L 34–42 | 40,334 |
November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 8 Oregon |
| ESPN | L 10–49 | 42,089 |
November 11 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 8 USC | FS1 | L 17–55 | 61,206 | |
November 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Washington | P12N | L 7–54 | 67,969 | |
November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 14 Utah |
| P12N | L 21–63 | 33,474 |
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Roster |
See also: 2022 UCLA Bruins football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bruins | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
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Statistics | UCLA | COL |
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First downs | 25 | 19 |
Total yards | 515 | 309 |
Rushes/yards | 34–249 | 34–51 |
Passing yards | 266 | 258 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–29–0 | 26–42–1 |
Time of possession | 25:53 | 34:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UCLA | Passing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 19/23, 234 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Zach Charbonnet | 9 carries, 104 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Jake Bobo | 4 receptions, 53 yards | |
Colorado | Passing | Owen McCown | 26/42, 258 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Charlie Offerdahl | 14 carries, 47 yards | |
Receiving | Daniel Arias | 4 receptions, 82 yards |
See also: 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Wildcats | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Statistics | Colorado | Arizona |
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First downs | 20 | 36 |
Plays–yards | 61–340 | 83–673 |
Rushes–yards | 31–154 | 34–178 |
Passing yards | 186 | 495 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–30–0 | 34–49–0 |
Time of possession | 24:43 | 35:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado | Passing | Owen McCown | 14/30, 186 yds, TD |
Rushing | Anthony Hankerson | 12 car, 68 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Jordyn Tyson | 1 rec, 42 yds | |
Arizona | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 33/46, 484 yds, 6 TD |
Rushing | Michael Wiley | 16 car, 77 yds | |
Receiving | Jacob Cowing | 12 rec, 180 yds, TD |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Golden Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
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Statistics | COL | CAL |
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First downs | 17 | 19 |
Total yards | 328 | 297 |
Rushes/yards | 35–118 | 22–35 |
Passing yards | 210 | 262 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–34–1 | 29–52–1 |
Time of possession | 29:54 | 30:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado | Passing | Owen McCown | 13/21, 104 yards, INT |
Rushing | Deion Smith | 12 carries, 48 yards | |
Receiving | Montana Lemonious-Craig | 8 receptions, 119 yards, TD | |
California | Passing | Jack Plummer | 29/52, 262 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 16 carries, 47 yards | |
Receiving | Mavin Anderson | 6 receptions, 61 yards |
See also: 2022 Oregon State Beavers football team |
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
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6-6 | November 6th, 2021 | Colorado |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
Beavers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sun Devils | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Buffaloes | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Statistics | Arizona State | Colorado |
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Plays–yards | – | – |
Rushes–yards | – | – |
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Passing: comp–att–int | – | – |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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See also: 2022 Oregon Ducks football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8 Ducks | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
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Statistics | COL | ORE |
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First downs | 20 | 21 |
Total yards | 367 | 479 |
Rushes/yards | 36–120 | 39–195 |
Passing yards | 247 | 284 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–34–2 | 22–27–0 |
Time of possession | 31:24 | 28:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado | Passing | J. T. Shrout | 17/34, 247 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Anthony Hankerson | 11 carries, 54 yards | |
Receiving | Jordyn Tyson | 5 receptions, 137 yards, TD | |
Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 20/24, 274 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Bucky Irving | 11 carries, 120 yards | |
Receiving | Kris Hutson | 4 receptions, 80 yards |
See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
No. 8 Trojans | 2 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 55 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
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Statistics | USC | COL |
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First downs | 27 | 14 |
Total yards | 351 | 259 |
Rushes/yards | 41–185 | 35–135 |
Passing yards | 346 | 124 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–33–1 | 11–21–1 |
Time of possession | 34:30 | 25:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 14/26, 268 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Austin Jones | 11 carries, 74 yards | |
Receiving | Kyle Ford | 3 receptions, 73 yards | |
Colorado | Passing | J. T. Shrout | 11/21, 124 yards, INT |
Rushing | Alex Fontenot | 20 carries, 108 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jack Hestera | 3 receptions, 39 yards |
See also: 2022 Washington Huskies football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
No. 17 Huskies | 14 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 54 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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Statistics | COL | WASH |
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First downs | 10 | 29 |
Plays–yards | 55–202 | 81–575 |
Rushes–yards | 79 | 280 |
Passing yards | 123 | 295 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 7–22–1 | 23–38–1 |
Time of possession | 27:17 | 32:43 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado | Passing | J. T. Shrout | 6/18, 120 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Alex Fontenot | 11 carries, 71 yds | |
Receiving | Montana Lemonious-Craig | 1 reception, 69 yds, 1 TD | |
Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 19/31, 229 yds, 1 TD |
Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa / Cameron Davis |
11 carries, 107 yds, 2 TDs / 12 carries, 59 yds, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 8 receptions, 98 yds |
See also: 2022 Utah Utes football team and Rumble in the Rockies |
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
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33–32–3 | November 26, 2021 | Utah Utes |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 14 Utes | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
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Statistics | UTAH | COL |
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First downs | 32 | 12 |
Total yards | 662 | 185 |
Rushes/yards | 43–383 | 25–62 |
Passing yards | 279 | 123 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–24–1 | 15–28–0 |
Time of possession | 35:20 | 24:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 17/19, 234 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 10 carries, 117 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Dalton Kincaid | 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD | |
Colorado | Passing | Maddox Kopp | 15/28, 123 yards, TD |
Rushing | Anthony Hankerson | 8 carries, 46 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Brady Russell | 4 receptions, 39 yards |