2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Colorado Buffaloes football
	2011 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
2011 record	3–10 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jon Embree (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Bieniemy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Brown (1st season)
MVP	Toney Clemons; Tyler Hansen
Captain	Tyler Hansen
Captain	Jon Major
Captain	Ryan Miller
Captain	Anthony Perkins
Home stadium	Folsom Field; (Capacity: 53,613)
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

Template:2011 Pac-12 football standings The 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach and alumnus Jon Embree, the Buffaloes played their home games on-campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and were first-year members of the newly expanded Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 3–10, 2–7 in Pac-12 play, in a tie for last place in the South Division.

Preseason[]

Recruiting[]

National Signing Day was on February 2, 2011 and Colorado signed high school athletes from around the country.

2011 Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Brent Burnette QB	Maryville, TN	Arizona Western College	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Jan 7, 2011
Brent Burnette QB	Scout: Rivals:
Paulay Asiata OL	Honolulu, HI	Saint Louis School	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2011
Paulay Asiata OL	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Jermaine Clark ATH/OLB	Winston-Salem, NC	Oak Ridge Military Academy	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.70/4.6	Jan 23, 2011
Jermaine Clark ATH/OLB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 45
Malcolm Creer RB	Los Angeles, CA	Palisades Charter High School	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.52	Feb 2, 2011
Malcolm Creer RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 45
Brady Daigh LB	Denver, CO	Mullen High School	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	222 lb (101 kg)	4.7/4.80	Jul 15, 2010
Brady Daigh LB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 73
Steve Dorman QB	Somerset, TX	Somerset High School	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.8	Jan 14, 2011
Steve Dorman QB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 72
Woodson Greer LB	Gardena, CA	Junípero Serra High School	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.7	Jan 17, 2011
Woodson Greer LB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 74
Rashad Hall RB	Forest, VA	Oak Ridge Military Academy	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Jan 23, 2011
Rashad Hall RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Will Harlos OLB	Somerset, TX	Somerset High School	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5/4.60	Jan 31, 2011
Will Harlos OLB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Sherrard Harrington DB	Washington, D.C.	Howard D. Woodson High School	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.4	Jan 15, 2011
Sherrard Harrington DB	Scout:N/A Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Gregory Henderson DB/CB	Norco, CA	Norco High School	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Jan 22, 2011
Gregory Henderson DB/CB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 66
Alex Kelley OL/C	Vista, CA	Vista High School	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Oct 4, 2010
Alex Kelley OL/C	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Marc Mustoe OL/OT	Arvada, CO	Arvada West High School	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)	270 lb (120 kg)	5.3	Dec 11, 2010
Marc Mustoe OL/OT	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 78
Stephan Nembot DE	Van Nuys, CA	Montclair College Preparatory School	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2011
Stephan Nembot DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 78
Will Oliver K	North Hollywood, CA	Harvard-Westlake School	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Jan 26, 2011
Will Oliver K	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Juda Parker DE	Honolulu, HI	Saint Louis School	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	230 lb (100 kg)	–	Feb 1, 2011
Juda Parker DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Nelson Spruce WR	Westlake Village, CA	Westlake High School	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Dec 18, 2010
Nelson Spruce WR	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
K.T. Tuumalo LB	Honolulu, HI	Punahou School	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.7	Jan 19, 2011
K.T. Tuumalo LB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 68
Kyle Washington ATH	Florence, AZ	Florence High School	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.70	Jan 30, 2011
Kyle Washington ATH	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 45
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 61
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2011 Colorado Recruits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=8&yr=2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2011.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:15 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN2	L 17–34	37,001^[1]
September 10	1:30 p.m.	California*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	L 33–36 ^OT	49,532^[2]
September 17	11:30 a.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FSN	W 28–14	57,186^[3]
September 24	1:30 p.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN2	L 17–37	105,096^[4]
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Washington State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	L 27–31	51,928^[5]
October 8	5:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Versus	L 7–48	50,360^[6]
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	RTRM	L 24–52	62,147^[7]
October 22	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Oregon	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 2–45	52,123^[8]
October 29	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	RTRM	L 14–48	53,168^[9]
November 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 USC	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 17–42	50,083^[10]
November 12	12:30 p.m.	Arizona	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	W 48–29	48,111^[11]
November 19	5:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Versus	L 6–45	57,344
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	FSN	W 17–14	45,026
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries[]

Hawaii[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Buffaloes	0	0	14	3	17
Warriors	3	14	7	10	34

Colorado lost their 18th consecutive road game with their 34–17 loss to Hawaii on September 3 in Jon Embree's debut as Colorado head coach. The Buffaloes' last road win came on October 27, 2007 against Texas Tech. Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz ran for a career-best 121 yards and three touchdowns and threw for one touchdown and 20 completions on 33 attempts. Although Hawaii led most of the evening, Colorado made it interesting at the start of the fourth quarter, and took advantage of a fumble by Moniz; the Buffaloes cut the lead to 24–17 with a 34-yard field goal by placekicker Will Oliver. That was the last Colorado score, as Hawaii scored the game's last 10 points to secure the win.^[13]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring Information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring Information	Colorado	Hawaii
1	9:49	9	63	3:16	Hawaii	38-yard field goal by Kenton Chun	0	3
2	10:39	1	57	0:10	Hawaii	Bryant Moniz 57-yard touchdown run, Kenton Chun kick good	0	10
2	0:24	7	87	1:50	Hawaii	Bryant Moniz 14-yard touchdown run, Kenton Chun kick good	0	17
3	12:02	6	73	2:50	Colorado	Paul Richardson 15-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	7	17
3	5:59	10	48	5:53	Hawaii	Bryant Moniz 1-yard touchdown run, Kenton Chun kick good	7	24
3	1:51	4	63	1:08	Colorado	Paul Richardson 21-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	14	24
4	14:51	5	17	1:53	Colorado	34-yard field goal by Will Oliver	17	24
4	6:17	8	45	4:05	Hawaii	Joey Iosefa 22-yard touchdown reception from Bryant Moniz, Kenton Chun kick good	17	31
4	4:52	4	6	0:16	Hawaii	22-yard field goal by Tyler Hadden	17	34
"TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	34

California[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Golden Bears	0	16	7	7	36
Buffaloes	3	3	14	10	33

Although both teams are members of the Pac-12, this game counted as a non-conference game in the standings as this game was scheduled before Colorado joined the Pac-12.^[14]

Things started off rough for Cal, but after a failure at 4th and goal for Colorado and later a field goal, Cal capitalized on the momentum shift and raced out to a 16–6 lead at halftime. Cal continue to score, but the Buffaloes rebounded strongly by outgaining Cal offensively and later tied the game. In overtime, Colorado was held to a field goal and Zach Maynard later connected to Keenan Allen for a game-winning touchdown.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring Information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring Information	California	Colorado
1	2:51	6	50	2:15	Colorado	27-yard field goal by Will Oliver	0	3
2	14:14	10	81	3:33	California	Nico Dumont 2-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, Gior Tavecchio kick no good (blocked)	6	3
2	9:21	7	52	2:22	California	39-yard field goal by Gior Tavecchio	9	3
2	4:18	11	46	5:03	Colorado	52-yard field goal by Will Oliver	9	6
2	1:13	7	62	2:49	California	Anthony Miller 7-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, Gior Tavecchio kick good	16	6
3	10:30	10	80	4:30	Colorado	Ryan Deehan 37-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	16	13
3	4:28	4	35	1:52	California	Anthony Miller 20-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, Gior Tavecchio kick good	23	13
3	1:41	8	86	2:41	Colorado	Paul Richardson 66-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	23	20
4	14:48	2	78	0:52	Colorado	Paul Richardson 78-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	23	27
4	9:55	11	80	4:53	California	C.J. Anderson 19-yard touchdown run, Gior Tavecchio kick good	30	27
4	0:30	16	70	6:40	Colorado	32-yard field goal by Will Oliver	30	30
OT		6	20		Colorado	22-yard field goal by Will Oliver	30	33
OT		6	25		California	Keenan Allen 5-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, no kick attempt	36	33
"TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							36	33

Colorado State[]

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Ohio State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Buffaloes	0	7	3	7	17
Buckeyes	10	10	14	3	37

Washington State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cougars	7	3	7	14	31
Buffaloes	3	10	7	7	27

Stanford[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Buffaloes	0	7	0	0	7
#7 Cardinal	13	14	14	7	48

Washington[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Buffaloes	7	3	7	7	24
Huskies	21	17	7	7	52

Oregon[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#9 Ducks	29	6	10	0	45
Buffaloes	0	0	2	0	2

Notes: Darragh O'Neill punts four balls inside the five yard-line, one causing the Ducks to retreat in their end zone from the momentum of the punt, and them being tackled forcing a safety, the Buffaloes' only score.

Arizona State[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Buffaloes	0	7	0	7	14
#23 Sun Devils	21	10	10	7	48

USC[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
#21 Trojans	7	21	7	7	42
Buffaloes	7	3	0	7	17

Arizona[]

by Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	3	7	7	12	29
• Colorado	7	13	14	14	48

Date: November 12
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST

Colorado recorded their first ever Pac-12 win and avoided the first winless season in Folsom Field history.^[16]

UCLA[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Buffaloes	0	6	0	0	6
Bruins	21	0	3	21	45

First Quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaqell Evans 54-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Tyler Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 14-yard run (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 5-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick)

Second Quarter scoring: CU – Toney Clemons 20-yard pass from Tyler Hansen ( Will Oliver kick failed)

Third Quarter scoring: UCLA – Gonzalez 22-yard field goal

Fourth Quarter scoring: UCLA – Fauria 15-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Nelson Rosario 11-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Malcolm Jones 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick)

Utah[]

by Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colorado	7	3	7	0	17
Utah	0	0	14	0	14

Date: November 25
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 1:30 p.m. MST

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Roster[]

2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`63`	Adkins, EthanEthan Adkins	7.0 !Sr
FB	`47`	Ahles, TylerTyler Ahles	7.0 !Sr
TB	`33`	Allen, CordaryCordary Allen	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
OL	`50`	Asiata, PaulayPaulay Asiata	1.0 !Fr
TE	`43`	Bahr, MatthewMatthew Bahr	7.0 !Sr
OL	`59`	Bakhtari, DavidDavid Bakhtari	3.0 !So
OL	`66`	Behrens, BlakeBlake Behrens	7.0 !Sr
QB	`10`	Burnette, BrentBrent Burnette	5.0 !Jr
WR	`4`	Canty, KeenanKeenan Canty	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
WR	`35`	Cefalo, KyleKyle Cefalo	7.0 !Sr
OL	`60`	Clark, DavidDavid Clark	7.0 !Sr
WR	`17`	Clemons, ToneyToney Clemons	7.0 !Sr
C	`64`	Cotner, BradBrad Cotner	1.0 !Fr
OL	`54`	Crabb, KaiwiKaiwi Crabb	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
TB	`44`	Creer, MalcolmMalcolm Creer	1.0 !Fr
OL	`68`	Daniels, ShawnShawn Daniels	7.0 !Sr
OL	`53`	Dannewitz, RyanRyan Dannewitz	5.0 !Jr
WR	`82`	Darden, JarrodJarrod Darden	3.0 !So
TE	`34`	Deehan, RyanRyan Deehan	7.0 !Sr
QB	`12`	Dorman, Stevie JoeStevie Joe Dorman	1.0 !Fr
WR	`89`	Ebner, DrewDrew Ebner	1.0 !Fr
WR	`83`	Ebner, DustinDustin Ebner	5.0 !Jr
WR	`15`	Espinoza, JasonJason Espinoza	7.0 !Sr
TE	`99`	Fernandez, ScottScott Fernandez	3.0 !So
TB	`29`	Ford, JoshJosh Ford	3.0 !So
ATH	`22`	Goodson, D.D.D.D. Goodson	1.0 !Fr
WR	`2`	Gray, LoganLogan Gray	7.0 !Sr
OL	`76`	Handler, GusGus Handler	3.0 !So
QB	`9`	Hansen, TylerTyler Hansen	7.0 !Sr
FB	`49`	Harrington, EvanEvan Harrington	7.0 !Sr
OL	`75`	Harris, JackJack Harris	3.0 !So
QB	`8`	Hirschman, NickNick Hirschman	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
TB	`26`	Jones, TonyTony Jones	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
OL	`71`	Lewis, AlexAlex Lewis	1.0 !Fr
TB	`20`	Lockridge, BrianBrian Lockridge	7.0 !Sr
WR	`87`	McCulloch, TylerTyler McCulloch	1.0 !Fr
OL	`73`	Miller, RyanRyan Miller	7.0 !Sr
OL	`52`	Munyer, DanielDaniel Munyer	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
OL	`72`	Mustoe, MarcMarc Mustoe	1.0 !Fr
WR	`27`	Papillon, TommyTommy Papillon	3.0 !So
FB	`38`	Plimpton, NickNick Plimpton	1.0 !Fr
WR	`6`	Richardson, PaulPaul Richardson	3.0 !So
QB	`14`	Schrock, JohnJohn Schrock	1.0 !Fr
TE	`88`	Slavin, KyleKyle Slavin	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
WR	`22`	Spruce, NelsonNelson Spruce	1.0 !Fr
TB	`5`	Stewart, RodneyRodney Stewart	7.0 !Sr
OL	`79`	Tau, SioneSione Tau	7.0 !Sr
TE	`85`	Thornton, DaVaughnDaVaughn Thornton	3.0 !So
WR	`86`	Turbow, AlexAlex Turbow	3.0 !So
WR	`81`	Vincent, AustinAustin Vincent	1.0 !Fr
TE	`84`	Wood, AlexAlex Wood	3.0 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`21`	Bell, JeredJered Bell	3.0 !So
DL	`94`	Bonsu, NateNate Bonsu	3.0 !So
DB	`40`	Brisco, BrandonBrandon Brisco	1.0 !Fr
DB	`30`	Clark, JermaneJermane Clark	1.0 !Fr
DT	`50`	Cunningham, CurtisCurtis Cunningham	7.0 !Sr
LB	`54`	Daigh, BradyBrady Daigh	1.0 !Fr
DB	`27`	Ewing, VinceVince Ewing	5.0 !Jr
OLB	`55`	Goldberg, DavidDavid Goldberg	7.0 !Sr
DB	`14`	Gorman, JustinJustin Gorman	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
LB	`37`	Greer, WoodsonWoodson Greer	1.0 !Fr
DB	`28`	Harlos, WillWill Harlos	1.0 !Fr
DB	`23`	Harrington, SherradSherrad Harrington	1.0 !Fr
OLB	`17`	Hartigan, JoshJosh Hartigan	7.0 !Sr
DB	`18`	Hawkins, JonathanJonathan Hawkins	7.0 !Sr
DB	`20`	Henderson, GregGreg Henderson	1.0 !Fr
DB	`22`	Jaffe, ArthurArthur Jaffe	7.0 !Sr
DE	`44`	Kasa, NickNick Kasa	5.0 !Jr
DL	`97`	Koch, KyleKyle Koch	1.0 !Fr
ILB	`12`	Mahnke, PatrickPatrick Mahnke	7.0 !Sr
OLB	`31`	Major, JonJon Major	5.0 !Jr
DB	`36`	Marquez, JordanJordan Marquez	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DB	`39`	Moten, JoshJosh Moten	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DE	`90`	Nembot, StephaneStephane Nembot	1.0 !Fr
DE	`58`	Nichols, AndreAndre Nichols	1.0 !Fr
OLB	`48`	Nobriga, LiloaLiloa Nobriga	3.0 !So
DT	`93`	Obi, ConradConrad Obi	7.0 !Sr
DB	`25`	Olatoye, AyodejiAyodeji Olatoye	3.0 !So
DB	`13`	Orms, ParkerParker Orms	3.0 !So
OLB	`2`	Parker, JudaJuda Parker	1.0 !Fr
DT	`83`	Pericak, WillWill Pericak	5.0 !Jr
DB	`7`	Perkins, AnthonyAnthony Perkins	7.0 !Sr
DB	`26`	Polk, RayRay Polk	5.0 !Jr
DE	`95`	Poremba, TonyTony Poremba	7.0 !Sr
DL	`91`	Poston, KirkKirk Poston	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DB	`16`	Pugh, MakiriMakiri Pugh	5.0 !Jr
DL	`70`	Richter, EricEric Richter	5.0 !Jr
ILB	`3`	Rippy, DouglasDouglas Rippy	5.0 !Jr
DB	`19`	Sandersfield, TravisTravis Sandersfield	7.0 !Sr
OLB	`34`	Shaw, HunterHunter Shaw	1.0 !Fr
DB	`41`	Smith, TerrelTerrel Smith	3.0 !So
DB	`38`	Thompson, RiverRiver Thompson	1.0 !Fr
LB	`42`	Tu'umalo, K.T.K.T. Tu'umalo	1.0 !Fr
DE	`51`	Tuso, JohnJohn Tuso	1.0 !Fr
DE	`9`	Uzo-Diribe, ChideraChidera Uzo-Diribe	3.0 !So
DB	`32`	Vigo, PaulPaul Vigo	3.0 !So
LB	`92`	Walker, CaseyCasey Walker	1.0 !Fr
DB	`4`	Washington, KyleKyle Washington	1.0 !Fr
ILB	`5`	Webb, DerrickDerrick Webb	3.0 !So
ILB	`45`	Williams, LowellLowell Williams	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
DB	`33`	Yates, RichardRichard Yates	1.0 !Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`8`	Brundage, MarkMark Brundage	7.0 !Sr
K	`40`	Castor, JustinJustin Castor	3.0 !So
P	`15`	Grossnickle, ZachZach Grossnickle	3.0 !So
LS	`69`	Iverson, RyanRyan Iverson	3.0 !So
LS	`57`	Jones, ClaytonClayton Jones	1.0 !Fr
LS	`65`	LaMar, KeeganKeegan LaMar	1.0 !Fr
P	`8`	O'Neill, DarraghDarragh O'Neill	1.0 !Fr
K	`91`	Oliver, WillWill Oliver	1.0 !Fr

Head coach

Jon Embree

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Eric Bieniemy – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
Greg Brown – Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
Rip Scherer – Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks
J.D. Brookhart – Offensive Passing Game Coordinator/Tight Ends/Special Teams
Brian Cabral – Run Game Coordinator/Linebackers
Bobby Kennedy – Wide Receivers
Steve Marshall – Offensive Line
Kanavis McGhee – Defensive Line
Mike Tuiasosopo – Defensive Line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References[]

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↑ "Colorado Holds Off Utah, Snaps 23-Game Road Losing Streak". ESPN. November 25, 2011. http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313290254. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

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