Yesterday, the University of Colorado fired head football coach Karl Dorrell. Dorrell was 8-15 in about two and a third seasons at the helm of the Buffaloes. Here is a look
at the Colorado
football program since 2008 (the
first year that of complete data I have).
This time period covers the last three seasons of head football
coach Dan Hawkins (2008-2010), Jon Embree (2011-2012), Mike MacIntyre (2013-2018), Mel Tucker (2019) and Karl Dorrell (2019-2022*).
After
the figure below is a more
detailed look at
the Colorado Buffaloes football program during head coach Dorrell's
tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Karl Dorrell (2020 - 2022*) [contract]
2020Colorado finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 4-1, and was defeated by #12 ranked Texas in their post-season bowl game to finish 4-2 overall. The Buffaloes played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS); meaning that Colorado's SOS was plus or minus one standard deviation from the "leagues" average SOS. Colorado's best regular season victory was against #44 ranked UCLA by a score of (48-42) and their worst
loss was to #62 ranked Utah by a score of (21-38).
Colorado was the #75 ranked team overall, with the #93 ranked
offense and the #41 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2021
The Buffaloes finished the regular season at 4-8,while playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Colorado's best win
was against #65 ranked Oregon State by a
score of (37-34) and their worst loss was to #99 ranked Southern California by a
score of (14-37).
Colorado was the #114 ranked team overall, with the #127 ranked
offense and the #84 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2022*
After the Buffaloes started at 0-5, Dorrell was fired. Colorado currently has played against a “much tougher”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Colorado's currently worst loss was to #72 ranked Arizona by a score of (20-43).
Colorado is currently the #130 ranked team overall, with the #127 ranked
offense and the #126 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2022 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes
