The 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, they 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 10–4, 8–1 in Pac-12 play to win their first Pac-12 South Division Title. They represented the South Division in the 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game where they lost to Washington. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State. It was their first winning season since 2005. This would be the last bowl game for the Buffaoes in a full season until 2024.
Personnel
Schedule
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Conference opponents not played this season: California; Washington was played in the conference championship game, but was not scheduled in the regular season
Rankings
Game summaries
Vs. Colorado State
Idaho State
At Michigan
At Oregon
Oregon State
At USC
Arizona State
At Stanford
UCLA
At Arizona
Washington State
Utah
vs Washington (Pac-12 Championship game)
vs Oklahoma State (Alamo Bowl)
Awards and honors
References
