0 1 0 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁football ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁fifth - year ▁head ▁coach ▁Dan ▁Haw kins ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁nine ▁games ▁and ▁inter im ▁head ▁coach ▁Brian ▁Cab ral ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁three ▁games . ▁Colorado ▁played ▁their ▁homes ▁game ▁at ▁F ols om ▁Field . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁final ▁season ▁as ▁members ▁the ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁Conference ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Division ▁for ▁Colorado , ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁Conference ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁Buff alo es ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁a ▁bow l ▁game , ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 5 – 7 , ▁ 2 – 6 ▁in ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁play . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁ ▁Game ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Georgia ▁ ▁Source : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Colorado ▁hon ored ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁national ▁championship ▁team ▁during ▁the ▁week . ▁ ▁Mid - season ▁head ▁co aching ▁change ▁Fif th - year ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁Dan ▁Haw kins ▁was ▁fired ▁on ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁by ▁Colorado ▁Athlet ic ▁Director ▁Mike ▁B ohn . ▁Three ▁days ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁dismiss al , ▁Haw kins ' ▁ 3 - 5 ▁( 0 - 4 ) ▁Buff alo es ▁suffered ▁a ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁mel td own ▁that ▁saw ▁the ▁ 2 - 6 ▁( 0 - 4 ) ▁Kansas ▁Jay h aw ks ▁overcome ▁a ▁ 2 8 -