The 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the

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during the

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. The Buffaloes were led by first-year lead coach

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and played their home games on campus at

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as a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the

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. On September 3, the Pac-12 announced a resumption of the 2020 football season featuring a seven-game conference-only schedule, starting on November 7 and ending with the Pac-12 Championship game on December 18.

Previous season

The Buffaloes finished the 2019 season 5–7 and 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division.

Coaching staff

Schedule

Colorado had games scheduled against Colorado State,

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and

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. These games were canceled on July 10, due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

End of year awards

Individual Awards

* Jarek Broussard - Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year *

- Pac-12 Coach of the Year * Brenden Rice - Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year Honorable Mention * Christian Gonzalez - Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Honorable Mention

All-Pac-12 Team

1st Team * Jarek Broussard (RB) *

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(LB) 2nd Team * Sam Noyer (QB) *

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(OL) * Mustafa Johnson (DL) * Jaylen Jackson (ST) Honorable Mention * Frank Fillip (OL) * Terrance Lang (DL) * Isaiah Lewis (DB) * Casey Roddick (OL) * Dimitri Stanley (WR) * Carson Wells (LB)

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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