The 2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the

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in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach

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for the first nine games and interim head coach

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for the final three games. Colorado played their homes game at

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. It was also the final season as members the

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in the North Division for Colorado, before joining the

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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, which included a historical collapse in their game against

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, allowing 35 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to lose the game 52-45.

Schedule

Game summaries

Georgia

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Colorado honored the 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team, 1990 national championship team during the week.

Mid-season head coaching change

Fifth-year Head Coach

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)

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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

to fill in as interim Head Coach for the remainder of the 2010 season, as the University prepared for national search to replace Hawkins.

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