The 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the

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as a member of the

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during the

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. This was the program's 13th and final year in the Pac-12 before they rejoined the

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in 2024. The Buffaloes were led by first-year head coach

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. They played their home games on campus at

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. The Colorado Buffaloes football team drew an average home attendance of 53,180 in 2023, the 36th highest in college football.

Preseason

Spring game

The Colorado Buffaloes spring game was held on April 22, 2023 at Folsom Field. The 2023 spring game sold out for the first time since

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and was the highest attended spring game to date in program history with 47,277 in attendance. The game was televised nationally by

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and was the only spring game to air on the main network.

Schedule

The Colorado Buffaloes and the Pac-12 announced the 2023 football schedule on January 18, 2023.

Rankings

Game summaries

at No. 17 TCU

vs Nebraska

vs Colorado State

at No. 10 Oregon

vs No. 8 USC

at Arizona State

vs Stanford

at No. 23 UCLA

vs No. 16 Oregon State

vs No. 21 Arizona

at Washington State

at Utah

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Recruiting class

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

References

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Colorado Buffaloes football seasons

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