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2007 Colorado

6–⁠7 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Dan Hawkins.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2007, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 31–28; lost at Arizona State 14–33; lost vs. Florida State 6–16; won vs. Miami (OH) 42–0; won vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 27–24; won at Baylor 43–23; lost at Kansas State 20–47; lost vs. No. 15 Kansas 14–19; won at Texas Tech 31–26; lost vs. No. 9 Missouri 10–55; lost at Iowa State 28–31; won vs. Nebraska 65–51; lost vs. Alabama 24–30+42−45Won 31–28 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateLost 14–33 at Arizona State-19Arizona StateLost 6–16 vs. Florida State-10Florida StateWon 42–0 vs. Miami (OH)+42Miami (OH)Won 27–24 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma+3No. 3 OklahomaWon 43–23 at Baylor+20BaylorLost 20–47 at Kansas State-27Kansas StateLost 14–19 vs. No. 15 Kansas-5No. 15 KansasWon 31–26 at Texas Tech+5Texas TechLost 10–55 vs. No. 9 Missouri-45No. 9 MissouriLost 28–31 at Iowa State-3Iowa StateWon 65–51 vs. Nebraska+14NebraskaLost 24–30 vs. Alabama-6Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsColorado StateW 31–⁠2853%
Sep 8atArizona StateL 14–⁠3330%
Sep 15vsFlorida StateL 6–⁠1643%
Sep 22vsMiami (OH)W 42–⁠063%
Sep 29vs3OklahomaW 27–⁠2422%
Oct 6atBaylorW 43–⁠2344%
Oct 13atKansas StateL 20–⁠4737%
Oct 20vs15KansasL 14–⁠1939%
Oct 27atTexas TechW 31–⁠2624%
Nov 3vs9MissouriL 10–⁠5536%
Nov 10atIowa StateL 28–⁠3155%
Nov 23vsNebraskaW 65–⁠5150%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsAlabamaIndependence BowlL 24–⁠3047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 30–⁠24 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Consensus All-AmericanJordon Dizon, LB

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
355–⁠383
Coach
Dan Hawkins
Elo
1474 +22 this season
SP+ rating
4.2 No. 57 of 120; offense No. 56, defense No. 54, special teams No. 91
SRS
2.3 No. 56 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 27
Offensive coordinator
Mark Helfrich
Defensive coordinator
Ron Collins
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3 Cover 2

How good, play by play

  • Offense57th of 119
  • Defense52nd of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0338%1.0057th of 119
Defense0.0341%0.9052nd of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 332% allowed
Defense0.0own 332% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Ryan Miller OT★★★★★No. 25
Anthony Wright S★★★No. 348
Sione Tau OT★★★No. 453
Blake Behrens OG★★★No. 483
Matt Ballenger PRO★★★No. 755

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.844
Running backs23.00.828
Offensive line73.10.857
Defensive line22.50.809
Linebackers32.70.811
Defensive backs23.00.861
Athletes and specialists23.00.832
Whole class192.90.839

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 2Jordon Dizon OLBDetroit Lions
Rd 2Terrence Wheatley CBNew England Patriots

All-Big 12

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Tyler PolumbusOLCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.