Some facts about the 2009 Colorado Buffaloes:
SCHOOL COLORS: Silver, gold and black
FOUNDED: 1876
ENROLLMENT: 29,500
LOCATED: Boulder, Colo.
COACH: Dan Hawkins, fourth season at Colorado (13-24), 14th overall (105-47-1)
2007 RECORD: 5-7 (2-6 4th Big 12 North)
LAST BOWL: 2007 Independence Bowl, lost to Alabama 30-24
STADIUM: Folsom Field (53,750)
RETURNING STARTERS: 13 (8 offense, 5 defense).
KEY PLAYERS: TB Darrell Scott, OL Ryan Miller, OL Nate Solder, CB Cha’pelle Brown, WR Scotty McKnight, LB Jeff Smart, TB Rodney Stewart, WR Markques Simas.
KEY RECRUITS: WR Andre Simmons, DE Nick Kasa, OT Bryce Givens, ILB Jon Major, DT Nate Bonsu, QB Clark Evans
KEY DEPARTURES: DT George Hypolite, WR Josh Smith, FS Ryan Walters, SS D.J. Dykes.
COACHSPEAK: “I’m never going to sell our guys short. I’m a big believer in your expectations and your vision, and what your standard is. It’s not about the wins. I didn’t guarantee anything. I didn’t promise anything. I didn’t threaten anything. That was never part of it.” —Hawkins, on his “10 wins, no excuses” comment in the offseason.
2009 SCHEDULE:
Sept. 6— Colorado State
Sept. 11— at Toledo
Sept. 19— Wyoming
Oct. 1— West Virginia
Oct. 10— at Texas
Oct. 17— Kansas
Oct 24— at Kansas State
Nov. 7— Texas A&M
Nov. 14— at Iowa State
Nov. 19— at Oklahoma State
Nov. 27— Nebraska
