The 2019 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the

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in the Pac-12 Conference during the

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. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Buffaloes played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and finished at 5–7 (3–6 in Pac-12, fifth in the South Division). Previously the defensive coordinator at

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, Tucker left after just one season at CU for

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of the

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Preseason

Pac-12 media days

Pac-12 media poll

In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, Colorado was voted to finish in last place in the South Division.

Coaching staff

Schedule

Colorado's 2019 schedule began on Friday, August 30 with a non-conference neutral site game against in-state rival Colorado State in Denver. The Buffaloes will then play two more non-conference games at home, first against traditional Big Eight Conference rival

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, now a member of the

, and then against in-state foe

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, a member of the

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along with Colorado State. In Pac-12 Conference play, Colorado will play the other members of the South Division and draws

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, Stanford,

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, and

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from the North Division. They will not play

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as part of the regular season. :

Game summaries

Vs. Colorado State

Nebraska

Air Force

At Arizona State

Arizona

At Oregon

At Washington State

USC

At UCLA

Stanford

Washington

At Utah

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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