BOULDER — The Colorado Buffaloes football team will host five Pac-12 teams in 2012, and will open its season with in-state rival Colorado State.
The Pac-12 released its full conference schedule today.
CU’s season opens Sept. 1 in Denver with the annual Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown against Colorado State at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The home opener in Boulder follows a week later against Sacramento State.
Of the five Pac-12 games set in Boulder, one game is scheduled to be nationally televised on Thursday, Oct. 11 when Arizona State makes its first appearance at Folsom Field since 2006.
CU completes non-league play on Sept. 15 with a game at Fresno State, a series which the Buffs lead 4-1.
Colorado opens Pac-12 league play on the road at Washington State on Sept. 22, and then returns home to face UCLA on Sept. 29.
After a bye, ASU comes to Boulder for an ESPN Thursday night game. The Buffs finish off October with road games at Southern California (Oct. 20) and Oregon (Oct. 27).
The Buffs have three of their last four games at home. Stanford travels to Boulder for the first time since 1990 on Nov. 3 for the Buffs homecoming weekend. On Nov. 10, Colorado will visit Tucson for the first time since the 1999 Bowl when it plays Arizona. On Nov. 17, Washington returns to Folsom Field for the first time since 2000.
The second annual Pac-12 Championship Game is set for Nov. 30, at the campus site of the division winner with the best record or highest ranking in the BCS Standings.
2012 Colorado Football Schedule
Date ……… Opponent….. ……………. Site
Sept. 1……. Colorado State ……….. Denver
Sept. 8…… SACRAMENTO STATE… Boulder
Sept. 15….. at Fresno State…………. Fresno
Sept. 22….. at Washington State…. Pullman
Sept. 29 …. UCLA……………………..Boulder
Oct. 6 …… Bye week
Oct. 11….. ARIZONA STATE ……….Boulder
Oct. 20…… at Southern Cal ……….. Los Angeles
Oct. 27…… at Oregon………………… Eugene
Nov. 3 …….STANFORD ……………… Boulder
Nov. 10 …. at Arizona………………….Tucson
Nov. 17 …. WASHINGTON ………….. Boulder
Nove. 23 … UTAH………………………….Boulder
Nov. 30 ….. Pac-12 Championship … TBA
