2010 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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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
. They were members of the Big 12 Conference
in the North Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Big 12 play.
overcome a 28-point deficit and outscore Colorado 35-0 in the final 11:05 of the game. 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 national search to replace Hawkins.
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
. The team was coached by fifth-year head coach Dan Hawkins for the first nine games and interim head coach Brian Cabral
Brian Cabral
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for the final three games. Colorado played their homes game at Folsom Field
Folsom Field
Folsom Field is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Colorado, at Boulder, Colorado. Opened in 1924, it is the home field of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pacific-12 Conference; until July 2011, Colorado was a member of the Big 12 Conference. The horseshoe-shaped stadium...
. They were members of the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
in the North Division. They finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in Big 12 play.
Schedule
Mid-season head coaching change
Fifth-year Head Coach Dan Hawkins was fired on November 9, 2010 by Colorado Athletic Director Mike Bohn. Three days prior to the dismissal, Hawkins' 3-5 (0-4) Buffaloes suffered a record-setting fourth quarter meltdown that saw the 2-6 (0-4) Kansas Jayhawks2010 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 2010 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season which was the school's 121st season...
overcome a 28-point deficit and outscore Colorado 35-0 in the final 11:05 of the game. 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
Brian Cabral
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to fill in as interim Head Coach for the remainder of the 2010 season, as the University prepared for national search to replace Hawkins.