Colorado Buffaloes’ head coaching history: Eddie Crowder to Deion Sanders
Prime Time has placed Boulder in the national spotlight
“Coach Prime” came to Boulder after going 27-5 at Jackson State with the huge task of rebuilding a struggling Pac-12 program. While his first season wasn’t a smashing success—the team finished 4-8 in 2023—the buzz created left many looking ahead to what Year 2 and beyond will look like.
It’s a one-eighty on the past two-plus decades of Colorado football, and indeed, a universal change when looking back at the coaching history…
Eddie Crowder
Years: 1963-73.
Record: 67-49-2.
Bill Mallory
Years: 1974-78.
Record: 35-21-1.
Chuck Fairbanks
Years: 1979-81.
Record: 7-26.
Bill McCartney
Years: 1982-94.
Record: 93-55-5.
Rick Neuheisel
Years: 1995-98.
Record: 33-14.
Gary Barnett
Years: 1999-2005.
Record: 49-39.
Dan Hawkins
Years: 2006-10.
Record: 16-33.
Jon Embree
Years: 2011-12.
Record: 4-21.
Mike McIntyre
Years: 2013-18.
Record: 30-44.
Mel Tucker
Year: 2019.
Record: 5-7.
Karl Dorrell
Years: 2020-22.
Record: 8-15.
Deion Sanders
Years: 2023-present.
Record: 4-8 (so far).
