A Timeline of CU Football
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'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
CU 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
CU 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