# 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.

## Schedule

Colorado announced their 2017 football schedule on January 18, 2017. 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 FieldDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | P12N | W 17–3 | 73,932 |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Texas State* | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | W 37–3 | 43,822 |
| September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado* | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | W 41–21 | 44,318 |
| September 23 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 7 Washington | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | FS1 | L 10–37 | 47,666 |
| September 30 | 8:30 p.m. | at UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ESPN2 | L 23–27 | 61,338 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | L 42–45 | 49,976 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Oregon State | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 36–33 | 33,785 |
| October 21 | 8:45 p.m. | at No. 15 Washington State | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | ESPN | L 0–28 | 31,461 |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | California | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | W 44–28 | 47,216 |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | L 30–41 | 44,553 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 USC | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | FOX | L 24–38 | 49,337 |
| November 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at Utah | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies) | FS1 | L 13–34 | 46,022 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## 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 |
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## Game summaries
### Vs. Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Buffaloes | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 64–22–2 | September 2, 2016 | Colorado, 44–7 |

### Vs. Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 37 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| First meeting | — | — |

### Vs. Northern Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • Buffaloes | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 9–2 | October 12, 1934 | Northern Colorado, 13–7 |

### Vs. Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 7 Huskies | 0 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 37 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 5–10–1 | December 2, 2016 | Washington, 41–10 |

### At UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| • Bruins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 3–9 | November 3, 2016 | Colorado, 20–10 |

### Vs. Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 14–5 | November 12, 2016 | Colorado, 49–24 |

### At Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 36 |
| Beavers | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 4–5 | October 1, 2016 | Colorado, 47–6 |

### At Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • No. 15 Cougars | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 6–4 | November 19, 2016 | Colorado, 38–24 |

### Vs. California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| • Buffaloes | 14 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 44 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 3–5 | September 27, 2014 | California, 59–56$^{2OT}$ |

### At Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| • Sun Devils | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 41 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 1–7 | October 15, 2016 | Colorado, 40–16 |

### Vs. USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Trojans | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 38 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 0–11 | October 8, 2016 | USC, 21–17 |

### At Utah

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| • Utes | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 32–28–3 | November 26, 2016 | Colorado, 27–22 |