2009 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 2009 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Buffaloes were led by fourth-year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Folsom Field. The Buffaloes finished the season with a record of 3–9 and 2–6 in Big 12 play.

2009 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North
2009 record	3–9 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Kiesau (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Ron Collins (4th season)
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 53,750)
Uniform

2009 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
No. 14 Nebraska x		6	–	2					10	–	4
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	9
Kansas		1	–	7					5	–	7
Southern Division
No. 2 Texas x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Oklahoma State		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 21 Texas Tech		5	–	3					9	–	4
Oklahoma		5	–	3					8	–	5
Texas A&M		3	–	5					6	–	7
Baylor		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Texas 13, Nebraska 12
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	5:00 p.m.	Colorado State*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FSN	L 17–23	53,168[1]
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN	L 38–54	20,082[2]
September 19	1:30 p.m.	Wyoming*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	W 24–0	50,535[3]
October 1	5:45 p.m.	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	L 24–35	60,055[4]
October 10	5:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	L 14–38	101,152[5]
October 17	5:00 p.m.	No. 17 Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	W 34–30	51,146[6]
October 24	10:30 a.m.	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FCS	L 6–20	42,019[7]
October 31	11:30 a.m.	Missouri	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 17–36	45,634[8]
November 7	11:30 a.m.	Texas A&M	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	W 35–34	47,227[9]
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 10–17	43,208[10]
November 19	5:45 p.m.	at No. 12 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	L 28–31	50,080[11]
November 27	1:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–28	52,817[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "Colorado State Rams vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. September 6, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
2. "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score". ESPN. September 11, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
3. "Wyoming Cowboys vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. September 19, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
4. "Colorado Buffaloes vs. West Virginia Mountaineers Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
5. "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN. October 10, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
6. "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. October 17, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
7. "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 24, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
8. "Missouri Tigers vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. October 31, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
9. "Texas A&M vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. November 7, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
10. "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN. November 14, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
11. "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
12. "Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. November 27, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2010.