Pregame:
- The Buffaloes look to kick off the Mel Tucker era with a 5th straight victory over the Rams of Colorado State.
- This year's Buffalo team will enter this season with only 179 players on the roster with previous career starts - the fewest in program history since 1971.
- 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of CU's 1989 Big Eight Championship team as well as the team's first ever No.1 ranking. This year is also the 25th anniversary of "The Miracle in Michigan" on Sept. 27, 1994.
- The Colorado Buffalo football team has three preseason all-americans on the roster: