2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2011 Colorado Buffaloes football
2011 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
Record	3–10 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jon Embree (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Bieniemy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Brown (1st season)
MVP	Toney Clemons; Tyler Hansen
Captains	Tyler Hansen; Jon Major; Ryan Miller; Anthony Perkins;
Home stadium	Folsom Field
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 7 Stanford x%	8	–	1	11	–	2
Washington	5	–	4	7	–	6
California	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oregon State	3	–	6	3	–	9
Washington State	2	–	7	4	–	8
South Division
No. 6 USC †	7	–	2	10	–	2
UCLA xy	5	–	4	6	–	8
Utah	4	–	5	8	–	5
Arizona State	4	–	5	6	–	7
Arizona	2	–	7	4	–	8
Colorado	2	–	7	3	–	10
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach and alumnus Jon Embree, the Buffaloes played their home games on-campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and were first-year members of the newly expanded Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 3–10, 2–7 in Pac-12 play, in a tie for last place in the South Division.

Preseason

Recruiting

National Signing Day was on February 2, 2011 and Colorado signed high school athletes from around the country.

College recruiting information (2011)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Brent Burnette QB	Maryville, TN	Arizona Western College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Jan 7, 2011
Brent Burnette QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Paulay Asiata OL	Honolulu, HI	Saint Louis School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2011
Paulay Asiata OL	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Jermaine Clark ATH/OLB	Winston-Salem, NC	Oak Ridge Military Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.70/4.6	Jan 23, 2011
Jermaine Clark ATH/OLB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
Malcolm Creer RB	Los Angeles, CA	Palisades Charter High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.52	Feb 2, 2011
Malcolm Creer RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
Brady Daigh LB	Denver, CO	Mullen High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	4.7/4.80	Jul 15, 2010
Brady Daigh LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 73
Steve Dorman QB	Somerset, TX	Somerset High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.8	Jan 14, 2011
Steve Dorman QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 72
Woodson Greer LB	Gardena, CA	Junípero Serra High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.7	Jan 17, 2011
Woodson Greer LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 74
Rashad Hall RB	Forest, VA	Oak Ridge Military Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Jan 23, 2011
Rashad Hall RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Will Harlos OLB	Somerset, TX	Somerset High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5/4.60	Jan 31, 2011
Will Harlos OLB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 76
Sherrard Harrington DB	Washington, D.C.	Howard D. Woodson High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.4	Jan 15, 2011
Sherrard Harrington DB	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Gregory Henderson DB/CB	Norco, CA	Norco High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Jan 22, 2011
Gregory Henderson DB/CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 66
Alex Kelley OL/C	Vista, CA	Vista High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–	Oct 4, 2010
Alex Kelley OL/C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Marc Mustoe OL/OT	Arvada, CO	Arvada West High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	5.3	Dec 11, 2010
Marc Mustoe OL/OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Stephan Nembot DE	Van Nuys, CA	Montclair College Preparatory School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 2, 2011
Stephan Nembot DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Will Oliver K	North Hollywood, CA	Harvard-Westlake School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Jan 26, 2011
Will Oliver K	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Juda Parker DE	Honolulu, HI	Saint Louis School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	–	Feb 1, 2011
Juda Parker DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
Nelson Spruce WR	Westlake Village, CA	Westlake High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Dec 18, 2010
Nelson Spruce WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 75
K.T. Tuumalo LB	Honolulu, HI	Punahou School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.7	Jan 19, 2011
K.T. Tuumalo LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 68
Kyle Washington ATH	Florence, AZ	Florence High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.70	Jan 30, 2011
Kyle Washington ATH	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 61
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2011 Colorado Recruits". Scout.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	8:15 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ESPN2	L 17–34	37,001	^[1]
September 10	1:30 p.m.	California*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	L 33–36 ^OT	49,532	^[2]
September 17	11:30 a.m.	vs. Colorado State*	Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FSN	W 28–14	57,186	^[3]
September 24	1:30 p.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN2	L 17–37	105,096	^[4]
October 1	1:30 p.m.	Washington State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	L 27–31	51,928	^[5]
October 8	5:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Versus	L 7–48	50,360	^[6]
October 15	1:30 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	RTRM	L 24–52	62,147	^[7]
October 22	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Oregon	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 2–45	52,123	^[8]
October 29	4:30 p.m.	at No. 23 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	RTRM	L 14–48	53,168	^[9]
November 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 USC	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 17–42	50,083	^[10]
November 12	12:30 p.m.	Arizona	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	W 48–29	48,111	^[11]
November 19	5:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	Versus	L 6–45	57,344
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at Utah	Rice–Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)	FSN	W 17–14	45,026
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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The California game on September 10 was designated as non-conference

Game summaries

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	0	14	3	17
Warriors	3	14	7	10	34

Colorado lost their 18th consecutive road game with their 34–17 loss to Hawaii on September 3 in Jon Embree's debut as Colorado head coach. The Buffaloes' last road win came on October 27, 2007 against Texas Tech. Hawaii quarterback Bryant Moniz ran for a career-best 121 yards and three touchdowns and threw for one touchdown and 20 completions on 33 attempts. Although Hawaii led most of the evening, Colorado made it interesting at the start of the fourth quarter, and took advantage of a fumble by Moniz; the Buffaloes cut the lead to 24–17 with a 34-yard field goal by placekicker Will Oliver. That was the last Colorado score, as Hawaii scored the game's last 10 points to secure the win.^[13]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Colorado	Hawaii
1	9:49	9	63	3:16	Hawaii	38-yard field goal by Kenton Chun	0	3
2	10:39	1	57	0:10	Hawaii	Bryant Moniz 57-yard touchdown run, Kenton Chun kick good	0	10
2	0:24	7	87	1:50	Hawaii	Bryant Moniz 14-yard touchdown run, Kenton Chun kick good	0	17
3	12:02	6	73	2:50	Colorado	Paul Richardson 15-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	7	17
3	5:59	10	48	5:53	Hawaii	Bryant Moniz 1-yard touchdown run, Kenton Chun kick good	7	24
3	1:51	4	63	1:08	Colorado	Paul Richardson 21-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	14	24
4	14:51	5	17	1:53	Colorado	34-yard field goal by Will Oliver	17	24
4	6:17	8	45	4:05	Hawaii	Joey Iosefa 22-yard touchdown reception from Bryant Moniz, Kenton Chun kick good	17	31
4	4:52	4	6	0:16	Hawaii	22-yard field goal by Tyler Hadden	17	34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	34

California

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Bears	0	16	7	7	6	36
Buffaloes	3	3	14	10	3	33

Although both teams are members of the Pac-12, this game counted as a non-conference game in the standings as this game was scheduled before Colorado joined the Pac-12.^[14]

Things started off rough for Cal, but after a failure at 4th and goal for Colorado and later a field goal, Cal capitalized on the momentum shift and raced out to a 16–6 lead at halftime. Cal continue to score, but the Buffaloes rebounded strongly by outgaining Cal offensively and later tied the game. In overtime, Colorado was held to a field goal and Zach Maynard later connected to Keenan Allen for a game-winning touchdown.

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	California	Colorado
1	2:51	6	50	2:15	Colorado	27-yard field goal by Will Oliver	0	3
2	14:14	10	81	3:33	California	Nico Dumont 2-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, Gior Tavecchio kick no good (blocked)	6	3
2	9:21	7	52	2:22	California	39-yard field goal by Gior Tavecchio	9	3
2	4:18	11	46	5:03	Colorado	52-yard field goal by Will Oliver	9	6
2	1:13	7	62	2:49	California	Anthony Miller 7-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, Gior Tavecchio kick good	16	6
3	10:30	10	80	4:30	Colorado	Ryan Deehan 37-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	16	13
3	4:28	4	35	1:52	California	Anthony Miller 20-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, Gior Tavecchio kick good	23	13
3	1:41	8	86	2:41	Colorado	Paul Richardson 66-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	23	20
4	14:48	2	78	0:52	Colorado	Paul Richardson 78-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Hansen, Will Oliver kick good	23	27
4	9:55	11	80	4:53	California	C.J. Anderson 19-yard touchdown run, Gior Tavecchio kick good	30	27
4	0:30	16	70	6:40	Colorado	32-yard field goal by Will Oliver	30	30
OT		6	20		Colorado	22-yard field goal by Will Oliver	30	33
OT		6	25		California	Keenan Allen 5-yard touchdown reception from Zach Maynard, no kick attempt	36	33
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							36	33

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado State	7	0	0	7	14
• Colorado	0	14	7	7	28

Date: September 17
Location: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST

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Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	3	7	17
Buckeyes	10	10	14	3	37

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	7	3	7	14	31
Buffaloes	3	10	7	7	27

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	0	0	7
#7 Cardinal	13	14	14	7	48

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	7	3	7	7	24
Huskies	21	17	7	7	52

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Ducks	29	6	10	0	45
Buffaloes	0	0	2	0	2

Notes: Darragh O'Neill punts four balls inside the five yard-line, one causing the Ducks to retreat in their end zone from the momentum of the punt, and them being tackled forcing a safety, the Buffaloes' only score.

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	0	7	14
#23 Sun Devils	21	10	10	7	48

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Trojans	7	21	7	7	42
Buffaloes	7	3	0	7	17

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	3	7	7	12	29
• Colorado	7	13	14	14	48

Date: November 12
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST

Colorado recorded their first ever Pac-12 win and avoided the first winless season in Folsom Field history.^[16]

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	6	0	0	6
Bruins	21	0	3	21	45

First Quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaqell Evans 54-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Tyler Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 14-yard run (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 5-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick)

Second Quarter scoring: CU – Toney Clemons 20-yard pass from Tyler Hansen ( Will Oliver kick failed)

Third Quarter scoring: UCLA – Gonzalez 22-yard field goal

Fourth Quarter scoring: UCLA – Fauria 15-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Nelson Rosario 11-yard pass from Prince (Gonzalez kick); UCLA – Malcolm Jones 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick)

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colorado	7	3	7	0	17
Utah	0	0	14	0	14

Date: November 25
Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
Game start: 1:30 p.m. MST

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Roster

2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`63`	Ethan Adkins	Sr
FB	`47`	Tyler Ahles	Sr
TB	`33`	Cordary Allen	Fr
OL	`50`	Paulay Asiata	Fr
TE	`43`	Matthew Bahr	Sr
OL	`59`	David Bakhtari	So
OL	`66`	Blake Behrens	Sr
QB	`10`	Brent Burnette	Jr
WR	`4`	Keenan Canty	Fr
WR	`35`	Kyle Cefalo	Sr
OL	`60`	David Clark	Sr
WR	`17`	Toney Clemons	Sr
C	`64`	Brad Cotner	Fr
OL	`54`	Kaiwi Crabb	Fr
TB	`44`	Malcolm Creer	Fr
OL	`68`	Shawn Daniels	Sr
OL	`53`	Ryan Dannewitz	Jr
WR	`82`	Jarrod Darden	So
TE	`34`	Ryan Deehan	Sr
QB	`12`	Stevie Joe Dorman	Fr
WR	`89`	Drew Ebner	Fr
WR	`83`	Dustin Ebner	Jr
WR	`15`	Jason Espinoza	Sr
TE	`99`	Scott Fernandez	So
TB	`29`	Josh Ford	So
ATH	`22`	D.D. Goodson	Fr
WR	`2`	Logan Gray	Sr
OL	`76`	Gus Handler	So
QB	`9`	Tyler Hansen	Sr
FB	`49`	Evan Harrington	Sr
OL	`75`	Jack Harris	So
QB	`8`	Nick Hirschman	Fr
TB	`26`	Tony Jones	Fr
OL	`71`	Alex Lewis	Fr
TB	`20`	Brian Lockridge	Sr
WR	`87`	Tyler McCulloch	Fr
OL	`73`	Ryan Miller	Sr
OL	`52`	Daniel Munyer	Fr
OL	`72`	Marc Mustoe	Fr
WR	`27`	Tommy Papillon	So
FB	`38`	Nick Plimpton	Fr
WR	`6`	Paul Richardson	So
QB	`14`	John Schrock	Fr
TE	`88`	Kyle Slavin	Fr
WR	`22`	Nelson Spruce	Fr
TB	`5`	Rodney Stewart	Sr
OL	`79`	Sione Tau	Sr
TE	`85`	DaVaughn Thornton	So
WR	`86`	Alex Turbow	So
WR	`81`	Austin Vincent	Fr
TE	`84`	Alex Wood	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`21`	Jered Bell	So
DL	`94`	Nate Bonsu	So
DB	`40`	Brandon Brisco	Fr
DB	`30`	Jermane Clark	Fr
DT	`50`	Curtis Cunningham	Sr
LB	`54`	Brady Daigh	Fr
DB	`27`	Vince Ewing	Jr
OLB	`55`	David Goldberg	Sr
DB	`14`	Justin Gorman	Fr
LB	`37`	Woodson Greer	Fr
DB	`28`	Will Harlos	Fr
DB	`23`	Sherrad Harrington	Fr
OLB	`17`	Josh Hartigan	Sr
DB	`18`	Jonathan Hawkins	Sr
DB	`20`	Greg Henderson	Fr
DB	`22`	Arthur Jaffe	Sr
DE	`44`	Nick Kasa	Jr
DL	`97`	Kyle Koch	Fr
ILB	`12`	Patrick Mahnke	Sr
OLB	`31`	Jon Major	Jr
DB	`36`	Jordan Marquez	Fr
DB	`39`	Josh Moten	Fr
DE	`90`	Stephane Nembot	Fr
DE	`58`	Andre Nichols	Fr
OLB	`48`	Liloa Nobriga	So
DT	`93`	Conrad Obi	Sr
DB	`25`	Ayodeji Olatoye	So
DB	`13`	Parker Orms	So
OLB	`2`	Juda Parker	Fr
DT	`83`	Will Pericak	Jr
DB	`7`	Anthony Perkins	Sr
DB	`26`	Ray Polk	Jr
DE	`95`	Tony Poremba	Sr
DL	`91`	Kirk Poston	Fr
DB	`16`	Makiri Pugh	Jr
DL	`70`	Eric Richter	Jr
ILB	`3`	Douglas Rippy	Jr
DB	`19`	Travis Sandersfield	Sr
OLB	`34`	Hunter Shaw	Fr
DB	`41`	Terrel Smith	So
DB	`38`	River Thompson	Fr
LB	`42`	K.T. Tu'umalo	Fr
DE	`51`	John Tuso	Fr
DE	`9`	Chidera Uzo-Diribe	So
DB	`32`	Paul Vigo	So
LB	`92`	Casey Walker	Fr
DB	`4`	Kyle Washington	Fr
ILB	`5`	Derrick Webb	So
ILB	`45`	Lowell Williams	Fr
DB	`33`	Richard Yates	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`8`	Mark Brundage	Sr
K	`40`	Justin Castor	So
P	`15`	Zach Grossnickle	So
LS	`69`	Ryan Iverson	So
LS	`57`	Clayton Jones	Fr
LS	`65`	Keegan LaMar	Fr
P	`8`	Darragh O'Neill	Fr
K	`91`	Will Oliver	Fr

Head coach

Jon Embree

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Eric Bieniemy – Offensive coordinator/running backs
Greg Brown – Defensive coordinator/secondary
Rip Scherer – Assistant head coach/quarterbacks
J.D. Brookhart – Offensive passing game coordinator/tight ends/special teams
Brian Cabral – Run game coordinator/linebackers
Bobby Kennedy – Wide receivers
Steve Marshall – Offensive line
Kanavis McGhee – Defensive line
Mike Tuiasosopo – Defensive line

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

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Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" "Golden Buffalo" Marching band Fifth Down Game Miracle at Michigan Coach Prime
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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