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2017 Colorado

5–⁠7 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Mike MacIntyre.

Schedule and results

Colorado in 2017, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 17–3; won vs. Texas State 37–3; won vs. Northern Colorado 41–21; lost vs. No. 7 Washington 10–37; lost at UCLA 23–27; lost vs. Arizona 42–45; won at Oregon State 36–33; lost at No. 15 Washington State 0–28; won vs. California 44–28; lost at Arizona State 30–41; lost vs. No. 15 USC 24–38; lost at Utah 13–34+34−28Won 17–3 vs. Colorado State+14Colorado StateWon 37–3 vs. Texas State+34Texas StateWon 41–21 vs. Northern Colorado+20Northern Colora…Lost 10–37 vs. No. 7 Washington-27No. 7 WashingtonLost 23–27 at UCLA-4UCLALost 42–45 vs. Arizona-3ArizonaWon 36–33 at Oregon State+3Oregon StateLost 0–28 at No. 15 Washington State-28No. 15 Washington StateWon 44–28 vs. California+16CaliforniaLost 30–41 at Arizona State-11Arizona StateLost 24–38 vs. No. 15 USC-14No. 15 USCLost 13–34 at Utah-21Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsColorado StateW 17–⁠354%
Sep 9vsTexas StateW 37–⁠387%
Sep 16vsNorthern ColoradoW 41–⁠2189%
Sep 23vs7WashingtonL 10–⁠3744%
Sep 30atUCLAL 23–⁠2753%
Oct 7vsArizonaL 42–⁠4570%
Oct 14atOregon StateW 36–⁠3365%
Oct 21at15Washington StateL 0–⁠2833%
Oct 28vsCaliforniaW 44–⁠2854%
Nov 4atArizona StateL 30–⁠4148%
Nov 11vs15USCL 24–⁠3830%
Nov 25atUtahL 13–⁠3438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 34–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 10th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠338
Coach
Mike MacIntyre
Elo
1491 −76 this season
SP+ rating
2.0 No. 64 of 128; offense No. 54, defense No. 84, special teams No. 11
SRS
−3.7 No. 83 of 130 in FBS
Returning
75% of last season’s EPA, No. 32 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 35 roster talent No. 55 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Brian Lindgren and Darrin Chiaverini
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Eliot
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense64th of 130
  • Defense97th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted80th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted91st of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0844%1.1464th of 130
Defense0.1747%1.2097th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.14 def		43% off
44% def		—80th off
91st def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.3own 3114% allowed
Defense3.4own 2815% caused

CORE rating -8.5, 100th of 130 (offense -1.2, defense 7.3).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsSteven Montez QB2,975 yds
Passing touchdownsSteven Montez QB18 TD
Rushing yardsPhillip Lindsay 1,474 yds
Rushing touchdownsPhillip Lindsay 14 TD
Receiving yardsBryce Bobo WR693 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryce Bobo WR5 TD
TacklesDrew Lewis ILB94 tkl
SacksDerek McCartney OLB4 sacks
InterceptionsEvan Worthington DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Jake Moretti OT★★★★No. 94
K.D. Nixon WR★★★★No. 307
Grant Polley OT★★★★No. 346
Kanan Ray OG★★★No. 385
Jon Van Diest WDE★★★No. 447

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.860
Running backs13.00.856
Receivers73.10.861
Offensive line63.30.878
Defensive line52.60.830
Linebackers33.00.842
Defensive backs13.00.826
Athletes and specialists13.00.861
Whole class253.00.855

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 2Isaiah Oliver CBAtlanta Falcons

Roster 114

The 2017 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 49 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC8–⁠111–⁠312
Washington7–⁠210–⁠316
Stanford7–⁠29–⁠520
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
Arizona State6–⁠37–⁠6
Arizona5–⁠47–⁠6
Oregon4–⁠57–⁠6
UCLA4–⁠56–⁠7
Utah3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado2–⁠75–⁠7
California2–⁠75–⁠7
Oregon State0–⁠91–⁠11

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