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The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado Boulder in the Pac-12 Conference South Division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 25 head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1890. The university adopted the nickname Buffaloes in 1934 after previously being known as the Silver and Gold, Silver Helmets, Yellow Jackets, Hornets, Arapahoes, Big Horns, Grizzlies and Frontiersmen.[1] Colorado played without a head coach during their first four years. The team first joined a conference in 1893 when they became a member of the Colorado Football Association. They joined the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference in 1909, immediately followed by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1910. Before the 1938 season, Colorado joined the Mountain States (Skyline) Conference. They joined the Big Seven Conference in 1948, which was renamed the Big Eight Conference in 1958 when Oklahoma State joined/rejoined the Conference.[2] The Buffaloes became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996 when the Big Eight disbanded.[3] The Buffaloes have played in 1,139 games during their 120 seasons. In those seasons, nine coaches have led Colorado to postseason bowl games: Bunny Oakes, Dallas Ward, Bud Davis, Eddie Crowder, Bill Mallory, Bill McCartney, Rick Neuheisel, Gary Barnett, and Dan Hawkins. Nine coaches have won conference championships with the Buffaloes: Fred Folsom, Myron Witham, William Saunders, Oakes, Jim Yeager, Sonny Grandelius, Mallory, McCartney, and Barnett.

McCartney is the all-time leader in games coached, with 153, and total wins, with 93. Folsom had the longest tenure as head coach, remaining in the position for 15 seasons. Harry Heller and Willis Keinholtz are tied for the highest overall winning percentage. Each served a single season and won eight of his nine games for a winning percentage of .889. Of coaches who served more than one season, Folsom leads with a .765 winning percentage. Jon Embree is, in terms of overall winning percentage, the worst coach the Buffaloes have had with a .160 winning percentage. Former Colorado head coach Bill McCartney was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013 and is the only CU coach to have won several national coach of the year honors, with all of them coming in 1989. Barnett won conference coach of the year honors in 2001 and 2004. Mike MacIntyre was hired on December 10, 2012.[4]

Key[]

Key to symbols in coaches list
General Overall Conference Postseason[6]
No. Order of coaches[7] GC Games coached CW Conference wins PW Postseason wins
DC Division championships OW Overall wins CL Conference losses PL Postseason losses
CC Conference championships OL Overall losses CT Conference ties PT Postseason ties
NC National championships OT Overall ties[9] C% Conference winning percentage
dagger Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O% Overall winning percentage[11]


Coaches[]

No. Name Term GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% PW PL CCs Awards
1 Heller, HarryHarry Heller 1894 9 8 1 &100000000000000001000000 .889 &00000000000000050000005 &100000000000000001000000 &100000000000000001000000 1.000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
2 Folsom, FredFred Folsom 1895–1899, 1901–1902, 1908–1915[A 1] 103 77 23 &00000000000000020000002 .765 &000000000000003700000037 &000000000000001300000013 &00000000000000010000001 .735 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &000000000000001000000010 &10000000000000000000000
3 Mortimer, T. C.T. C. Mortimer 1900 10 6 4 &100000000000000001000000 .600 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000020000002 &100000000000000001000000 .333 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
4 Cropp, DaveDave Cropp 1903–1904 19 14 4 &00000000000000010000001 .763 &00000000000000070000007 &00000000000000010000001 &100000000000000001000000 .875 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
5 Keinholtz, WillisWillis Keinholtz 1905 9 8 1 &100000000000000001000000 .889 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
6 Castleman, FrankFrank Castleman 1906–1907 17 7 6 &00000000000000040000004 .529 &00000000000000040000004 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000020000002 .556 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
7 Evans, Melbourne "Bob"Melbourne "Bob" Evans 1916–1917 15 7 7 &00000000000000010000001 .500 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000070000007 &100000000000000001000000 .417 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
8 Mills, Enoch J.Enoch J. Mills 1918–1919 11 4 6 &00000000000000010000001 .409 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000050000005 &00000000000000010000001 .389 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
9 Witham, MyronMyron Witham 1920–1931 96 63 26 &00000000000000070000007 .693 &000000000000005000000050 &000000000000002000000020 &00000000000000070000007 .695 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000000000
10 Saunders, WilliamWilliam Saunders 1932–1934 24 15 7 &00000000000000020000002 .667 &000000000000001300000013 &00000000000000070000007 &100000000000000001000000 .650 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000
11 Oakes, BunnyBunny Oakes 1935–1939 41 25 15 &00000000000000010000001 .622 &000000000000002400000024 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000010000001 .790 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000030000003 &10000000000000000000000
12 Potts, FrankFrank Potts 1940, 1944–1945 25 16 8 &00000000000000010000001 .660 &00000000000000090000009 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000010000001 .792 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
13 Yeager, JimJim Yeager 1941–1943, 1946–1947 43 24 17 &00000000000000020000002 .581 &000000000000001600000016 &00000000000000080000008 &00000000000000020000002 .654 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000000000
14 Ward, DallasDallas Ward 1948–1958 110 63 41 &00000000000000060000006 .600 &000000000000003100000031 &000000000000002900000029 &00000000000000040000004 .516 &00000000000000010000001 &100000000000000001000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
15 Grandelius, SonnySonny Grandelius 1959–1961 31 20 11 &100000000000000001000000 .645 &000000000000001500000015 &00000000000000050000005 &100000000000000001000000 .750 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000
16 Davis, BudBud Davis 1962 10 2 8 &100000000000000001000000 .200 &00000000000000010000001 &00000000000000060000006 &100000000000000001000000 .143 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
17 Crowder, EddieEddie Crowder 1963–1973 118 67 49 &00000000000000020000002 .576 &000000000000003900000039 &000000000000003700000037 &00000000000000010000001 .590 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000020000002 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
18 Mallory, BillBill Mallory 1974–1978 57 35 21 &00000000000000010000001 .623 &000000000000001800000018 &000000000000001600000016 &00000000000000010000001 .529 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000
19 Fairbanks, ChuckChuck Fairbanks 1979–1981 33 7 26 &100000000000000001000000 .212 &00000000000000050000005 &000000000000001600000016 &100000000000000001000000 .238 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
20 McCartney, BillBill McCartney 1982–1994 153 93 55 &00000000000000050000005 .624 &000000000000005800000058 &000000000000002900000029 &00000000000000040000004 .659 &00000000000000030000003 &00000000000000060000006 &00000000000000030000003

Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1989)[13]
AFCA Coach of the Year (1989)[14]
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1989)[15]

21 Neuheisel, RickRick Neuheisel 1995–1998 47 33 14 &100000000000000001000000 .702 &000000000000001900000019 &000000000000001200000012 &100000000000000001000000 .613 &00000000000000030000003 &100000000000000001000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
22 Barnett, GaryGary Barnett 1999–2005 88 49 39 &10000000000000000000000 .557 &000000000000003400000034 &000000000000002200000022 &10000000000000000000000 .607 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000020000002 &00000000000000010000001 Big 12 AP Coach of the Year (2001, 2004)[16][17]
23 Hawkins, DanDan Hawkins 2006–2010 49 16 33 &10000000000000000000000 .327 &000000000000001000000010 &000000000000002200000022 &10000000000000000000000 .313 &100000000000000001000000 &00000000000000010000001 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
24 Embree, JonJon Embree 2011–2012 25 4 21 &10000000000000000000000 .160 &00000000000000030000003 &000000000000001500000015 &10000000000000000000000 .167 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000
25 MacIntyre, MikeMike MacIntyre 2013–2018 49 20 29 &10000000000000000000000 .408 11 26 &10000000000000000000000 .297 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 &10000000000000000000000 Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2016)[18]

Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2016)[19]

Notes[]

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  4. Kyle Ringo (2012-12-10). "Football: CU Buffs hire San Jose State's Mike MacIntyre to lead football program". http://www.buffzone.com/cu-news/ci_22161228/cu-buffs-hire-mike-macintyre-lead-football-program. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  5. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011) (PDF). Bowl/All-Star Game Records. Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2011/Bowls.pdf. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  6. Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[5]
  7. A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  8. Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today (McLean, Virginia). Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  9. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[8]
  10. Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times (New York City). Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/06/sports/college-football-big-plays-help-paterno-to-200th.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  11. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[10]
  12. "2010 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record Book". University of Colorado Buffaloes. p. 129. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316071818/http://www.cubuffs.com/fls/600/football/2010_Info_Guide/coaching_records_pg129.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=600. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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  18. Nick Kosmider (November 29, 2016). "Colorado Buffaloes’ Mike MacIntyre named Pac-12 football coach of the year". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/29/mike-macintyre-pac-12-coach-of-the-year-2016-colorado-buffaloes/. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  19. Bailey, Jeff. "Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre named Walter Camp Coach of the Year". http://www.denverpost.com/2016/12/01/mike-macintyre-named-walter-camp-coach-of-year-2016/. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

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