But look at what the PAC-12 did well in the second week of the college football season. UCLA was impressive in beating #15 Nebraska. Oregon State beat #13 Wisconsin. Arizona was all over #18 Oklahoma State. It wasn't all wilted roses for the PAC-12 this last week.
But let's take a look at the performance of these teams individually. For example, Colorado is a team that has been down for quite a while. Perhaps one believed that the Buffalo Football program hit rock bottom already, but with losses to Colorado State and Sacramento State this season appears to be worse than last.
Colorado won the NCAA National Championship in 1990, and have won several conference championships and division championships since. But at the end of the 2005 season, after losing to Nebraska 30-3 to end the season, and after losing to Texas 70-3 in the Big 12 Championship game, the administration decided that head coach Gary Barnett was at fault and the team has not been on the winning side of the coin since. The best season since Barnett was dismissed; the Buffs were 6-7 in 2007. Will Colorado be back?
Colorado joined the Big 8 in 1941 and won their first Big 8 championship in 1961, the second in 1976 and then they won three back to back from 1989 to 1991. They produced one Big 12 Championship in 2001. Colorado claims 16 conference championships, but only 6 of those since the close of the second world war. Two of their conference championships were won during the war when most other schools suspended men's sports programs due to the lack of available young men to fill teams. Most would-be athletes were soldiers from 1942 to 1945.
It does not mean that Colorado has been unsuccessful. From 1941 to 1988 when the team only produced a pair of Conference Championships, but Colorado appeared in 12 bowl games during this time, winning 4 of them. It was a time when not every 6-6 team was awarded with a bowl game. Back then, bowl appearances were earned.
Overall, Colorado's program has been a consistent winner, even if they do not have dozens of championships. They are currently the 27th winning major college program of all time. Fellow PAC-12 member, Utah, is 30th. Colorado's all-time winning percentage is 4th among all PAC-12 teams, behind USC, Washington and Arizona State. Utah is 5th. And they are ahead of UCLA, Arizona, Stanford and the rest. Often, from 1948 to 1998, Colorado was playing in the shadow of Oklahoma and Nebraska.
Does Colorado deserve to be in the PAC-12? The answer is yes. Does Colorado bring the PAC-12 down? The answer is no. If averages hold out, it is only a matter of time before Colorado bounces back and wins again. It may take another head coach or two. Colorado is in a good-sized market and has first access to many quality front-range athletes. They will eventually become a force to be reckoned with in the PAC-12.
All-time records for all FBS teams retrieved from the College Football Data Warehouse on September 9, 2012
1
|
Michigan
|
895
|
312
|
38
|
1245
|
0.73414
|
30799
|
14149
|
16650
|
2
|
Notre Dame (IN)
|
853
|
301
|
41
|
1195
|
0.73096
|
30126
|
15000
|
15126
|
3
|
Boise St. (ID)
|
378
|
145
|
2
|
525
|
0.72190
|
16910
|
10522
|
6388
|
4
|
Oklahoma
|
819
|
310
|
53
|
1182
|
0.71531
|
31951
|
15063
|
16888
|
5
|
Texas
|
858
|
333
|
34
|
1225
|
0.71429
|
29508
|
15787
|
13721
|
6
|
Ohio St.
|
825
|
316
|
53
|
1194
|
0.71315
|
28064
|
14471
|
13593
|
7
|
Alabama
|
814
|
320
|
43
|
1177
|
0.70986
|
28104
|
13413
|
14691
|
8
|
Nebraska
|
856
|
349
|
41
|
1246
|
0.70345
|
30719
|
16098
|
14621
|
9
|
Southern California
|
779
|
313
|
54
|
1146
|
0.70332
|
27675
|
14793
|
12882
|
10
|
Tennessee
|
794
|
347
|
54
|
1195
|
0.68703
|
26631
|
15368
|
11263
|
11
|
Florida St.
|
473
|
235
|
17
|
725
|
0.66414
|
20035
|
12491
|
7544
|
12
|
Penn St.
|
716
|
361
|
43
|
1120
|
0.65848
|
28096
|
15369
|
12727
|
13
|
Louisiana St.
|
734
|
390
|
47
|
1171
|
0.64688
|
24980
|
15368
|
9612
|
14
|
Georgia
|
748
|
400
|
54
|
1202
|
0.64476
|
25214
|
16591
|
8623
|
15
|
Auburn (AL)
|
718
|
405
|
47
|
1170
|
0.63376
|
24084
|
16179
|
7905
|
16
|
Miami (FL)
|
566
|
326
|
19
|
911
|
0.63172
|
20179
|
13658
|
6521
|
17
|
Florida
|
669
|
385
|
40
|
1094
|
0.62980
|
24358
|
15939
|
8419
|
18
|
Miami (OH)
|
665
|
407
|
44
|
1116
|
0.61559
|
22586
|
15930
|
6656
|
19
|
Washington
|
672
|
417
|
50
|
1139
|
0.61194
|
24696
|
17528
|
7168
|
20
|
South Florida
|
108
|
69
|
0
|
177
|
0.61017
|
4899
|
3607
|
1292
|
21
|
Virginia Tech
|
690
|
434
|
46
|
1170
|
0.60940
|
23619
|
16303
|
7316
|
22
|
Arizona St.
|
559
|
361
|
24
|
944
|
0.60487
|
23613
|
16979
|
6634
|
23
|
West Virginia
|
701
|
457
|
45
|
1203
|
0.60141
|
24741
|
18376
|
6365
|
24
|
Central Michigan
|
577
|
377
|
37
|
991
|
0.60091
|
20887
|
16141
|
4746
|
25
|
Texas A&M
|
682
|
450
|
48
|
1180
|
0.59831
|
24746
|
16824
|
7922
|
26
|
Southern Mississippi
|
560
|
373
|
27
|
960
|
0.59740
|
19943
|
15734
|
4209
|
27
|
Colorado
|
676
|
452
|
36
|
1164
|
0.59622
|
24403
|
19204
|
5199
|
28
|
Georgia Tech
|
689
|
461
|
43
|
1193
|
0.59556
|
24607
|
17532
|
7075
|
29
|
Arkansas
|
679
|
456
|
40
|
1175
|
0.59489
|
24077
|
17454
|
6623
|
30
|
Utah
|
635
|
430
|
31
|
1096
|
0.59352
|
25261
|
18883
|
6378
|
31
|
Michigan St.
|
640
|
434
|
44
|
1118
|
0.59213
|
24935
|
17220
|
7715
|
32
|
Clemson (SC)
|
658
|
448
|
45
|
1151
|
0.59123
|
22776
|
17039
|
5737
|
33
|
Fresno St. (CA)
|
558
|
384
|
28
|
970
|
0.58969
|
22896
|
18740
|
4156
|
34
|
Bowling Green (OH)
|
498
|
345
|
52
|
895
|
0.58547
|
18386
|
15448
|
2938
|
35
|
Boston College (MA)
|
629
|
443
|
36
|
1108
|
0.58394
|
21847
|
17289
|
4558
|
36
|
Western Kentucky
|
517
|
365
|
31
|
913
|
0.58324
|
18994
|
14776
|
4218
|
37
|
UCLA
|
548
|
387
|
37
|
972
|
0.58282
|
21548
|
17462
|
4086
|
38
|
Syracuse (NY)
|
691
|
492
|
49
|
1232
|
0.58076
|
25072
|
18644
|
6428
|
39
|
Army (NY)
|
651
|
471
|
51
|
1173
|
0.57673
|
24189
|
17793
|
6396
|
40
|
Pittsburgh (PA)
|
678
|
493
|
41
|
1212
|
0.57632
|
23503
|
18974
|
4529
|
41
|
Brigham Young (UT)
|
524
|
386
|
27
|
937
|
0.57364
|
22099
|
18515
|
3584
|
42
|
Wisconsin
|
636
|
471
|
53
|
1160
|
0.57112
|
23652
|
18446
|
5206
|
43
|
Troy (AL)
|
494
|
368
|
27
|
889
|
0.57087
|
17652
|
15087
|
2565
|
44
|
Minnesota
|
648
|
482
|
44
|
1174
|
0.57070
|
24787
|
19219
|
5568
|
45
|
Arizona
|
567
|
423
|
33
|
1023
|
0.57038
|
22064
|
17923
|
4141
|
46
|
Stanford (CA)
|
585
|
435
|
50
|
1070
|
0.57009
|
22434
|
18293
|
4141
|
47
|
Middle Tennessee St.
|
527
|
394
|
28
|
949
|
0.57007
|
19136
|
15781
|
3355
|
48
|
Hawaii
|
532
|
399
|
26
|
957
|
0.56949
|
22468
|
19321
|
3147
|
49
|
Louisiana Tech
|
562
|
427
|
37
|
1026
|
0.56579
|
20789
|
17898
|
2891
|
50
|
California
|
643
|
491
|
53
|
1187
|
0.56403
|
23553
|
19061
|
4492
|
51
|
Texas Tech
|
524
|
405
|
32
|
961
|
0.56191
|
21617
|
17915
|
3702
|
52
|
Tulsa (OK)
|
583
|
455
|
27
|
1065
|
0.56009
|
24901
|
20081
|
4820
|
53
|
North Carolina
|
644
|
501
|
54
|
1199
|
0.55963
|
22711
|
18512
|
4199
|
54
|
Mississippi
|
621
|
486
|
35
|
1142
|
0.55911
|
22022
|
18618
|
3404
|
55
|
Western Michigan
|
524
|
412
|
24
|
960
|
0.55833
|
19891
|
16197
|
3694
|
56
|
San Diego St. (CA)
|
492
|
394
|
32
|
918
|
0.55338
|
20484
|
18251
|
2233
|
57
|
Oregon
|
590
|
473
|
46
|
1109
|
0.55275
|
21778
|
18380
|
3398
|
58
|
Navy (MD)
|
657
|
531
|
57
|
1245
|
0.55060
|
23851
|
19016
|
4835
|
59
|
Air Force (CO)
|
344
|
284
|
13
|
641
|
0.54680
|
15758
|
13555
|
2203
|
60
|
Missouri
|
632
|
522
|
53
|
1207
|
0.54557
|
23034
|
20103
|
2931
|
61
|
Texas St.
|
488
|
404
|
30
|
922
|
0.54555
|
18307
|
15596
|
2711
|
62
|
Toledo (OH)
|
482
|
401
|
24
|
907
|
0.54465
|
18642
|
17228
|
1414
|
63
|
Nevada
|
511
|
442
|
34
|
987
|
0.53495
|
23050
|
20022
|
3028
|
64
|
Purdue (IN)
|
586
|
508
|
48
|
1142
|
0.53415
|
22514
|
19276
|
3238
|
65
|
Houston (TX)
|
383
|
334
|
15
|
732
|
0.53347
|
18482
|
16332
|
2150
|
66
|
Texas Christian
|
591
|
516
|
57
|
1164
|
0.53222
|
20590
|
19331
|
1259
|
67
|
Iowa
|
595
|
523
|
39
|
1157
|
0.53111
|
22883
|
20049
|
2834
|
68
|
Virginia
|
628
|
556
|
48
|
1232
|
0.52922
|
23465
|
20429
|
3036
|
69
|
Northern Illinois
|
522
|
462
|
51
|
1035
|
0.52899
|
19360
|
18651
|
709
|
70
|
Maryland
|
614
|
547
|
43
|
1204
|
0.52782
|
21201
|
19704
|
1497
|
71
|
Ball St. (IN)
|
412
|
379
|
32
|
823
|
0.52005
|
15792
|
15592
|
200
|
72
|
Illinois
|
580
|
534
|
50
|
1164
|
0.51976
|
21447
|
19255
|
2192
|
73
|
East Carolina (NC)
|
400
|
371
|
11
|
782
|
0.51854
|
16726
|
16310
|
416
|
74
|
Central Florida
|
194
|
181
|
1
|
376
|
0.51729
|
9933
|
9017
|
916
|
75
|
Marshall (WV)
|
537
|
513
|
48
|
1098
|
0.51093
|
21638
|
20122
|
1516
|
76
|
North Texas
|
477
|
458
|
35
|
970
|
0.50979
|
18216
|
18303
|
-87
|
77
|
Louisville (KY)
|
456
|
440
|
17
|
913
|
0.50876
|
18852
|
18467
|
385
|
78
|
North Carolina St.
|
554
|
537
|
55
|
1146
|
0.50742
|
20107
|
19572
|
535
|
79
|
Rutgers (NJ)
|
623
|
606
|
42
|
1271
|
0.50669
|
22097
|
21685
|
412
|
80
|
South Carolina
|
555
|
542
|
44
|
1141
|
0.50570
|
19672
|
18874
|
798
|
81
|
Oklahoma St.
|
533
|
523
|
48
|
1104
|
0.50453
|
21629
|
20096
|
1533
|
82
|
Cincinnati (OH)
|
564
|
557
|
50
|
1171
|
0.50299
|
20545
|
20264
|
281
|
83
|
Kentucky
|
578
|
572
|
44
|
1194
|
0.50251
|
21728
|
19250
|
2478
|
84
|
Kansas
|
576
|
570
|
58
|
1204
|
0.50249
|
21490
|
21763
|
-273
|
85
|
Baylor (TX)
|
542
|
541
|
43
|
1126
|
0.50044
|
19983
|
20128
|
-145
|
86
|
San Jose St. (CA)
|
454
|
459
|
37
|
950
|
0.49737
|
19696
|
20305
|
-609
|
87
|
Vanderbilt (TN)
|
565
|
574
|
50
|
1189
|
0.49622
|
22043
|
19526
|
2517
|
88
|
Akron (OH)
|
487
|
496
|
37
|
1020
|
0.49559
|
17776
|
18288
|
-512
|
89
|
Washington St.
|
502
|
514
|
45
|
1061
|
0.49434
|
20740
|
20537
|
203
|
90
|
Utah St.
|
494
|
507
|
31
|
1032
|
0.49370
|
20110
|
20591
|
-481
|
91
|
Ohio
|
515
|
533
|
46
|
1094
|
0.49177
|
19251
|
18758
|
493
|
92
|
Connecticut
|
485
|
510
|
38
|
1033
|
0.48790
|
18066
|
17661
|
405
|
93
|
Duke (NC)
|
457
|
485
|
31
|
973
|
0.48561
|
18683
|
18496
|
187
|
94
|
Wyoming
|
494
|
525
|
28
|
1047
|
0.48520
|
19882
|
21154
|
-1272
|
95
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
|
484
|
515
|
31
|
1030
|
0.48495
|
17896
|
19866
|
-1970
|
96
|
Arkansas St.
|
428
|
456
|
37
|
921
|
0.48480
|
16540
|
18122
|
-1582
|
97
|
Southern Methodist (TX)
|
462
|
494
|
54
|
1010
|
0.48416
|
17883
|
18545
|
-662
|
98
|
Mississippi St.
|
507
|
544
|
39
|
1090
|
0.48303
|
19084
|
18384
|
700
|
99
|
Oregon St.
|
505
|
546
|
50
|
1101
|
0.48138
|
19207
|
20148
|
-941
|
100
|
Memphis (TN)
|
438
|
481
|
33
|
952
|
0.47742
|
17701
|
17513
|
188
|
101
|
Colorado St.
|
480
|
539
|
33
|
1052
|
0.47196
|
19641
|
21681
|
-2040
|
102
|
Iowa St.
|
498
|
597
|
46
|
1141
|
0.45662
|
19748
|
21171
|
-1423
|
103
|
Alabama-Birmingham
|
107
|
128
|
2
|
237
|
0.45570
|
5673
|
6166
|
-493
|
104
|
Tulane (LA)
|
493
|
593
|
38
|
1124
|
0.45552
|
19746
|
21291
|
-1545
|
105
|
New Mexico
|
452
|
546
|
31
|
1029
|
0.45432
|
19794
|
21780
|
-1986
|
106
|
Eastern Michigan
|
436
|
535
|
47
|
1018
|
0.45138
|
16129
|
18353
|
-2224
|
107
|
Nevada-Las Vegas
|
223
|
272
|
4
|
499
|
0.45090
|
11856
|
13762
|
-1906
|
108
|
Idaho
|
442
|
558
|
26
|
1026
|
0.44347
|
20083
|
22549
|
-2466
|
109
|
Temple (PA)
|
426
|
548
|
53
|
1027
|
0.44060
|
17078
|
20053
|
-2975
|
110
|
Florida Atlantic
|
58
|
74
|
0
|
132
|
0.43939
|
2802
|
3712
|
-910
|
111
|
Kansas St.
|
475
|
613
|
41
|
1129
|
0.43888
|
19480
|
22193
|
-2713
|
112
|
Northwestern (IL)
|
489
|
632
|
44
|
1165
|
0.43863
|
18541
|
23769
|
-5228
|
113
|
Rice (TX)
|
437
|
565
|
32
|
1034
|
0.43810
|
17910
|
21422
|
-3512
|
114
|
Louisiana-Monroe
|
278
|
367
|
8
|
653
|
0.43185
|
12518
|
15078
|
-2560
|
115
|
Buffalo (NY)
|
363
|
487
|
28
|
878
|
0.42938
|
14298
|
17799
|
-3501
|
116
|
New Mexico St.
|
422
|
577
|
31
|
1030
|
0.42476
|
20132
|
23182
|
-3050
|
117
|
Indiana
|
448
|
631
|
44
|
1123
|
0.41852
|
18770
|
22436
|
-3666
|
118
|
Texas-El Paso
|
373
|
537
|
28
|
938
|
0.41258
|
18463
|
22423
|
-3960
|
119
|
Wake Forest (NC)
|
420
|
609
|
33
|
1062
|
0.41102
|
17225
|
21438
|
-4213
|
120
|
Texas-San Antonio
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
10
|
0.40000
|
266
|
214
|
52
|
121
|
Kent St. (OH)
|
316
|
505
|
28
|
849
|
0.38869
|
13897
|
17715
|
-3818
|
122
|
Florida International
|
39
|
79
|
0
|
118
|
0.33051
|
2595
|
3371
|
-776
|
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