Colorado Buffaloes Schedule Among Most Difficult In College Football?

Phil Steele ranks Colorado as having the No. 18 hardest schedule in college football this season. Furthermore, the Buffaloes have the second hardest schedule in the Big 12 conference behind only the TCU Horned Frogs. Here is the full top 20 from Steele’s rankings. 

1. Wisconsin Badgers

2. Mississippi State Bulldogs

3. Arkansas Razorbacks

4. South Carolina Gamecocks 

5. Syracuse Orange

6. LSU Tigers

7. Oklahoma Sooners

8. UCLA Bruins

9. Kentucky Wildcats

10. Stanford Cardinal

11. TCU Horned Frogs

12. Florida Gators

13. Purdue Boilermakers

14. Texas A&M Aggies

15. Texas Longhorns

16. Purdue Boilermakers

17. Auburn Tigers

18. Colorado Buffaloes

19. Oregon Ducks

20. USC Trojans 

This top 20 is almost completely made up of teams in the SEC and Big Ten; 10 SEC teams and six Big Ten teams. Then there are the two Big 12 teams in Colorado and TCU to go along with Stanford and Clemson of the ACC. 

Colorado Buffaloes 2025 Schedule 

Deion Sanders will get his third season underway as coach in Boulder when the Buffaloes host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in their home opener on Friday, August 29. Here is Colorado’s complete 2025 schedule. 

August 29 vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

September 6 vs. Delaware Blue Hens

September 12 at Houston Cougars

September 20 vs. Wyoming Cowboys

September 27 vs. BYU Cougars

October 4 at TCU Horned Frogs

October 11 vs. Iowa State Cyclones 

October 18 at Utah Utes

November 1 vs. Arizona Wildcats 

November 8 at West Virginia Mountaineers 

November 22 vs. Arizona State Sun Devils

November 29 at Kansas State Wildcats 

The Big 12 last season was one of the most competitive leagues in college football last season. In the final standings, there was a four-way tiebreaker for first place between Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, and Iowa State with a conference record of 7-2. Arizona State and Iowa State ended up in the Big 12 championship game due to these tiebreakers. Right behind these four was three teams with a 6-3 record in conference play; Baylor, TCU, and Texas Tech. 

In 2025, Colorado will be facing the three other teams they were tied for first place for last season. Colorado’s non-conference isn’t too difficult, but they will start off the season with a game against Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets had a very solid season, going 7-6. 

Colorado's win total for the 2025 season is currently at 6.5 with odds of +145 according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Colorado went 9-4 last season.

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