The 2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Dan Hawkins for the first nine games and interim head coach Brian Cabral for the final three games. Colorado played their homes game at Folsom Field. It was also the final season as members the Big 12 Conference in the North Division for Colorado, before joining the Pac-12 Conference for the 2011 season, the Buffaloes would return to the Big 12 in 2024. 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 Kansas, allowing 35 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to lose the game 52–45.
Hawkins was fired on November 9 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 Kansas Jayhawks 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 Brian Cabral to fill in as interim Head Coach for the remainder of the 2010 season, as the University prepared for a national search to replace Hawkins.
Schedule
Game summaries
Georgia
Statistics UGACOLO First downs 20 18 Total yards 409 393 Rushing yards 188 235 Passing yards 221 158 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 26:00 34:00 Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Passing Aaron Murray 16/27, 221 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Caleb King 12 rushes, 100 yards Receiving A. J. Green 7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD Colorado Passing Tyler Hansen 13/20, 158 yards, TD, INT Rushing Rodney Stewart 19 rushes, 149 yards, TD Receiving Will Jefferson Jr. 1 reception, 46 yards
Colorado honored the 1990 national championship team during the week.
At Kansas
Statistics COLOKU First downs 31 27 Total yards 464 453 Rushing yards 142 201 Passing yards 322 252 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 30:09 29:51 Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing Cody Hawkins 29/44, 322 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Rodney Stewart 27 rushes, 175 yards, 3 TD Receiving Paul Richardson 11 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD Kansas Passing Quinn Mecham 23/28, 252 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing James Sims 20 rushes, 123 yards, 4 TD Receiving Johnathan Wilson 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD
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