| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | South Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 5–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–7 |
| Head Coach: | Mike MacIntyre (6th season: 5–6, fired) |
| Head Coach2: | Kurt Roper (1st season: Game 12, interim) |
| Cooff Coach1: | Klayton Adams |
| Cooc1 Year: | 6th |
| Cooc2 Year: | 3rd |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Folsom Field |
The 2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado in the Pac-12 Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, the Buffaloes played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and finished at 5–7 (2–7 in Pac-12, last in South Division).
Despite a promising 5–0 start and a top twenty ranking, the Buffaloes lost their final seven games. The low point came during homecoming on October 27, when Colorado blew a 31–3 third-quarter lead to struggling Oregon State and lost by seven in overtime. MacIntyre was fired on November 18, the day after the sixth consecutive setback, a 30–7 home loss to rival Utah.[1]
Mel Tucker, the defensive coordinator at Georgia, was hired as head coach in early December.[2]
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
The Buffaloes signed a total of 21 recruits.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Maxwell Award[3] | Steven Montez | QB | JR | |
| Lou Groza Award[4] | James Stefanou | K | SO | |
| Ray Guy Award[5] | Alex Kinney | P | SR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[6] | Nick Fisher | DB | SR | |
| Walter Camp Award[7] | Steven Montez | QB | JR | |
| Ted Hendricks Award[8] | Chris Mulumba | DE | SR | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[9] | Steven Montez | QB | JR | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[10] | Steven Montez | QB | JR |
The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Mike MacIntyre (HC), Rick Gamboa (LB) & Steven Montez (QB) at Pac-12 Media Days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Buffaloes predicted to finish in fifth place at Pac-12 South division.[11]
| Media poll (South) | |||
| 1 | USC | 225 (22) | |
| 2 | Utah | 209 (14) | |
| 3 | Arizona | 178 (3) | |
| 4 | UCLA | 116 (2) | |
| 5 | Colorado | 80 (1) | |
| 6 | Arizona State | 72 | |
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | ||
| Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator | ||
| Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers Coach | ||
| Quarterbacks coach | ||
| Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach | ||
| Gary Bernardi | Tight ends & H-Backs coach | |
| Shadon Brown | Secondary coach & Defensive Passing Game Coordinator | |
| Cornerbacks coach | ||
| Inside linebackers/special teams coach | ||
| Running backs coach | ||
| Kwahn Drake | Defensive line coach | |
| Graduate assistant |
See also: 2018 Colorado State Rams football team and Rocky Mountain Showdown.
See also: 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry.
See also: 2018 New Hampshire Wildcats football team.
See also: 2018 UCLA Bruins football team.
See also: 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.
See also: 2018 USC Trojans football team.
See also: 2018 Washington Huskies football team.
See also: 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team.
See also: 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team.
See also: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team.
See also: 2018 Utah Utes football team and Rumble in the Rockies.
See also: 2018 California Golden Bears football team.
See also: 2019 NFL draft.
| 6 | 187 | WR | Denver Broncos |