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2017 Colorado Buffaloes football
2017 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
Record	5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike MacIntyre (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian Lindgren (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Darrin Chiaverini (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season

The 2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes were led by fifth-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, and played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder. They competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.

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2017 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Shay Fields	Sr
WR	`2`	Devin Ross	Sr
WR	`3`	Laviska Shenault	Fr
WR	`4`	Bryce Bobo	Sr
TE	`5`	George Frazier	Sr
WR	`6`	Johnny Huntley III	So
QB	`7`	Tyler Lytle	Fr
TB	`8`	Alex Fontenot	Fr
QB	`9`	T.J. Patterson	Sr
WR	`9`	Juwann Winfree	Jr
WR	`10`	Jaylon Jackson	Fr
QB	`12`	Steven Montez	So
WR	`13`	K.D. Nixon	Fr
WR	`14`	Jay MacIntyre	Jr
QB	`15`	Sam Noyer	Fr
QB	`16`	Tyler McGarry	Fr
WR	`17`	Kabion Ento	Sr
QB	`17`	Casey Marksberry	Fr
WR	`18`	Lee Walker	Jr
TB	`19`	Michael Adkins II	Sr
TB	`21`	Kyle Evans	Jr
WR	`22`	Maurice Bell	Fr
TB	`23`	Phillip Lindsay (C)	Sr
TB	`29`	Donovan Lee	Sr
TB	`30`	Riley Hillis	So
TB	`35`	Beau Bisharat	So
TE	`43`	Chris Bounds	So
TB	`45`	Tanner Grzesiek	Sr
OL	`53`	Heston Paige	Fr
OL	`55`	Brett Tonz	So
OL	`56`	Tim Lynott	So
OL	`60`	Dillon Middlemiss	So
OL	`61`	Kolter Smith	Fr
OL	`62`	Justin Eggers	So
OL	`64`	Aaron Haigler	So
OL	`65`	Colby Pursell	Fr
OL	`66`	Grant Polley	Fr
OL	`68`	Gerrad Kough	Sr
OL	`70`	Jacob Moretti	Fr
OL	`71`	Jack Shutack	So
OL	`73`	Isaac Miller	So
OL	`74`	Chance Lytle	Fr
OL	`75`	Josh Kaiser	Jr
OL	`76`	Jeromy Irwin (C)	Sr
OL	`77`	Hunter Vaughn	Fr
OL	`78`	William Sherman	Fr
OL	`79`	Jonathan Huckins	Sr
TE	`80`	Derek Coleman	Fr
TE	`81`	Eric Klemmer	Fr
WR	`82`	Tony Brown	Jr
WR	`83`	Erik Lawson	So
WR	`84`	Cameron Frazier	Jr
TE	`85`	Jared Poplawski	Fr
TE	`86`	Dylan Keeney	Jr
WR	`87`	Xavier Cochrane	Jr
WR	`88`	Curtis Chiaverini	Fr
WR	`89`	Kevin Dement	Sr
TE	`91`	Eddy Lopez	Jr
OL		Casey Roddick	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`1`	Afolabi Laguda (C)	Sr
DB	`2`	Ronnie Blackmon	Fr
DB	`3`	Derrion Rakestraw	Fr
DB	`4`	Dante Wigley	So
DE	`5`	George Frazier	Sr
DB	`5`	Trey Udoffia	Fr
DB	`6`	Evan Worthington	Jr
DB	`7`	Nick Fisher	Jr
DB	`8`	Anthony Julmisse	So
NT	`9`	Javier Edwards	Jr
LB	`10`	Dante Sparaco	Fr
OLB	`13`	Shamar Hamilton	Jr
CB	`14`	Chris Miller	Fr
ILB	`20`	Drew Lewis	Jr
DB	`21`	Darrell Hubbard	Jr
DB	`22`	Kyle Trego	Jr
DB	`23`	Isaiah Lewis	Fr
DB	`25`	Ryan Moeller	Sr
DB	`26`	Isaiah Oliver	Jr
CB	`27`	Kevin George	So
DB	`28`	Daniel Talley	Jr
DB	`29`	Uryan Hudson	Fr
ILB	`31`	Jonathan Van Diest	Fr
ILB	`32`	Rick Gamboa (C)	Jr
S	`33`	Chase Sanders	Fr
LB	`34`	Chase Newman	Fr
ILB	`36`	Akil Jones	Fr
DB	`37`	Lucas Cooper	So
LB	`38`	Brady Russell	Fr
DB	`39`	Jaisen Sanchez	Jr
OLB	`40`	Carson Wells	Fr
DB	`41`	Andrew Bergner	Sr
OLB	`42`	N.J. Falo	Jr
OLB	`44`	Jacob Callier	Fr
LB	`45`	Jacob Stoltenberg	Fr
ILB	`46`	Trent Headley	Sr
OLB	`47`	Nick Edridge	Fr
DE	`50`	Frank Umu	So
LB	`51`	Bryan Meek	Sr
DE	`52`	Leo Jackson III	Sr
ILB	`53`	Nate Landman	Fr
DE	`54`	Terrance Lang	Fr
DT	`56`	Jase Franke	Jr
OLB	`57`	Sam Bennion	Fr
DE	`59`	Timothy Coleman	Sr
DT	`72`	Lyle Tuiloma	So
DE	`90`	Terriek Roberts	Fr
OLB	`93`	Michael Mathewes	Jr
OLB	`95`	Derek McCartney (C)	Sr
OLB	`96`	Terran Hasselbach	Jr
DL	`97`	Mo Bandi	So
DL	`98`	Nico Magri	Fr
DT		Jalen Sami	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`15`	Chris Graham	Sr
K	`48`	James Stefanou	Fr
K	`49`	Davis Price	So
LS	`63`	J.T. Bale	So
LS	`69`	Devin Noth	Fr
P	`89`	Alex Kinney	Jr
P	`92`	Bailey Landwehr	Jr
K	`95`	Nick Porter	So

Head coach

Mike MacIntyre

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Darrin Chiaverini (co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers / recruiting coordinator)
D. J. Eliot (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Brian Lindgren (co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
Klayton Adams (offensive line)
Gary Bernardi (tight ends / halfbacks)
Shadon Brown (secondary)
Ross Els (inside linebackers)
Darian Hagan (running backs)
Jim Jeffcoat (defensive line)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 19, 2017

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Sports Authority Field Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	P12N	W 17–3	73,932
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Texas State*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 37–3	43,822
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 41–21	44,318
September 23	8:00 p.m.	No. 7 Washington	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FS1	L 10–37	47,666
September 30	8:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN2	L 23–27	61,338
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Arizona	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	L 42–45	49,976
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 36–33	33,785
October 21	8:45 p.m.	at No. 15 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 0–28	31,461
October 28	12:00 p.m.	California	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 44–28	47,216
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 30–41	44,553
November 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 12 USC	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FOX	L 24–38	49,337
November 25	8:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	FS1	L 13–34	46,022
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Vs. Texas State

Vs. Northern Colorado

Vs. Washington

At UCLA

Vs. Arizona

At Oregon State

At Washington State

Vs. California

At Arizona State

Vs. USC

At Utah

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2017 Colorado Buffaloes football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike MacIntyre (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian Lindgren (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Darrin Chiaverini (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Uniform

Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 20 Stanford xy	7	–	2	9	–	5
No. 16 Washington x	7	–	2	10	–	3
Washington State	6	–	3	9	–	4
Oregon	4	–	5	7	–	6
California	2	–	7	5	–	7
Oregon State	0	–	9	1	–	11
South Division
No. 12 USC xy$	8	–	1	11	–	3
Arizona State	6	–	3	7	–	6
Arizona	5	–	4	7	–	6
UCLA	4	–	5	6	–	7
Utah	3	–	6	7	–	6
Colorado	2	–	7	5	–	7
Championship: USC 31, Stanford 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Name	Title
Mike MacIntyre	Head coach
Darrin Chiaverini	Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator
D. J. Eliot	Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach
Brian Lindgren	Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
Klayton Adams	Offensive line coach
Gary Bernardi	Tight ends & h-backs coach
Shadon Brown	Secondary coach
Ross Els	Inside linebackers coach
Darian Hagan	Running backs coach
Jim Jeffcoat	Defensive line coach