A Timeline of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Football
'91
Buffs win Orange Bowl, then first national title
'94
Coach Bill McCartney retires
Rashaan Salaam (Soc ex’95) wins Heisman Trophy
'95
10-2 record, finish No. 5 in AP Top 25; coach Rick Neuheisel in charge
'99
Neuheisel leaves for Washington, Gary Barnett takes over
'02
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ on probation for Neuheisel’s recruiting violations
'04
Houston Bowl victory over UT El Paso
'05
Lose Big 12 title game to Texas 70-3
Barnett fired; lose Champs Sports Bowl
Dan Hawkins hired from Boise State
'06
2-10 record
'07
Lose Independence Bowl to Alabama, 30-24
'10
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ says it will join Pac-10 (now Pac-12)
Hawkins fired, Jon Embree (Comm’89) hired
'11
3-10 overall, 2-7 in first Pac-12 season
'12
Winless at home, Embree fired
Enter coach Mike MacIntyre
'13
Rick George becomes athletic director
MacIntyre leads Buffs to 4-8 record
'14
Construction starts on new sports facilities
Winless in Pac-12, finish season 2-10
'15
Jim Leavitt hired to run defense
4-9 record
Darrin Chiaverini (Comm’99) hired as co-offensive coordinator
'16
Finish $166-million facilities project
Open season with 44-7 win over CSU, beat Oregon 41-38
Ranked for first time in 11 years (No. 21 in AP poll)
Beat Utah 27-22, clinch Pac-12 South title; finish reg. season 10-2
Ranked No. 8 in College Football Playoff Rankings
MacIntyre wins Pac-12 Coach of Year
First Pac-12 Championship appearance, lose to Washington 41-10