2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2010 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North
2010 record	5–7 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins (5th season, first 9 games) Brian Cabral (interim, final 3 games)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Kiesau (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Collins (5th season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 53,613)
Uniform
File:Big12-Uniform-CU-2010.png
Seasons

2010 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#20 Nebraska xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
#18 Missouri x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Kansas State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Colorado		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	9
South
#6 Oklahoma xy†		6	–	2					12	–	2
#13 Oklahoma State x		6	–	2					11	–	2
#19 Texas A&M x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Baylor		4	–	4					7	–	6
Texas Tech		3	–	5					8	–	5
Texas		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Dan Hawkins for the first nine games and interim head coach Brian Cabral for the final three games. Colorado played their homes game at Folsom Field. It was also the final season as members the Big 12 Conference in the North Division for Colorado, before joining the Pac-12 Conference for the 2011 season. The Buffaloes failed to qualify for a bowl game, as they finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Big 12 play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	The Mtn.	W 24–3	60,989
September 11	12:30 p.m.	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 7–52	55,440
September 18	1:30 p.m.	Hawai'i*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 31–13	47,840
October 2	5:00 p.m.	Georgia*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	W 29–27	52,855
October 9	5:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FSN	L 0–26	62,965
October 16	5:00 p.m.	Baylor	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS Central	L 25–31	48,953
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 24–27	47,655
October 30	7:15 p.m.	at No. 11 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN2	L 10–43	84,173
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 45–52	40,851
November 13	11:30 a.m.	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS Central	W 34–14	42,722
November 20	11:10 a.m.	Kansas State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	PPV	W 44–36	41,147
November 26	1:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 17–45	85,646
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

Georgia

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Georgia 3 14 7 3 27 • Colorado 7 7 15 0 29 Date: October 2 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST Source: [1] Scoring summary 1 7:47 COL Matthew Bahr 4-yard pass from Tyler Hansen (Aric Goodman kick) COL 7-0 1 4:58 UGA Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal COL 7-3 2 13:15 COL Brian Lockridge 1-yard run (Aric Goodman kick) COL 14-3 2 11:08 UGA A. J. Green 3-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) COL 14-10 2 7:53 UGA A. J. Green 39-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 17-14 3 10:40 UGA Marlon Brown 8-yard pass from Aaron Murray (Blair Walsh kick) UGA 24-14 3 7:46 COL Tyler Hansen 2-yard run (Cody Hawkins to Ryan Deehan pass) UGA 24-22 3 4:39 COL Rodney Stewart 11-yard run (Aric Goodman kick) COL 29-24 4 12:30 UGA Blair Walsh 20-yard field goal COL 29-27

Colorado honored the 1990 national championship team during the week.

Mid-season head coaching change

Fifth-year Head Coach Dan Hawkins was fired on November 9, 2010 by Colorado Athletic Director Mike Bohn. Three days prior to the dismissal, Hawkins' 3-5 (0-4) Buffaloes suffered a fourth quarter meltdown that saw the 2-6 (0-4) Kansas Jayhawks overcome a 28-point deficit and outscore Colorado 35-0 in the final 11:05 of the game. It was the biggest collapse in Colorado football history. Hawkins had never secured a winning season during his tenure at Colorado, finishing with a record of 19-39 and in the midst of a 17-game road losing streak. Bohn promoted Associate Head Coach Brian Cabral to fill in as interim Head Coach for the remainder of the 2010 season, as the University prepared for national search to replace Hawkins.