2016 The Ten-Win Year

Colorado's 2016 season (10-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 10-4
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final #11 post-bowls
SP+ +0.6 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Colo Sta 44-7 W vs Idah Sta 56-7 L @ Michigan 28-45 W @ Oregon 41-38 W vs Oreg Sta 47-6 L @ USC 17-21 W vs Ariz Sta 40-16 W @ Stanford 10-5 W vs UCLA 20-10 W @ Arizona 49-24 W vs Wash St 38-24 W vs Utah 27-22 L @ Washin 10-41 L vs Okla St 8-38 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2016.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Colorado 56, Idaho State 7. A 49-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Colorado 10, Washington 41. A 31-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Colorado fell to Oklahoma State 8-38 in the postseason.

"Go Buffs"
— Colorado fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Colorado — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.