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Coach Prime, Colorado introduce scheduling plan for ‘best chance at College Football Playoff’

Colorado football has a new scheduling plan.

Stack wins versus lesser opponents prior to the grind of the new Big 12 schedule.

The Buffs announced the addition of five home games to future nonconference schedules: vs. Delaware (Sept. 6, 2025), vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, 2026), vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 18, 2027) and vs. Northern Colorado twice (Sept. 16, 2028 and Sept. 13, 2031).

“With our move to the Big 12 and having some of our existing home-and-home series turn into conference games, we had an opportunity to take a new approach to scheduling,” athletic director Rick George said Tuesday. “With the expansion of the College Football Playoff, we want to be strategic leading into conference play with some Group of Five and FCS opponents earlier in the season.

“I am confident this strategy will give us the best chance at a berth in the CFP, an expectation that Coach Prime and I both share.”

The Buffs move to the Big 12 beginning in 2024-25. That means they had to fill home-and-home series with three Big 12 opponents: Houston, Kansas State and Oklahoma State.

Aside from an open date in 2029, CU’s nonconference schedule is complete through the 2031 season. 

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They’re Comin’

Here’s a look at Colorado’s upcoming nonconference schedules:

2024

Aug. 31 vs. North Dakota State

Sept. 7: at Nebraska

Sept. 14: at Colorado State

2025

Aug. 30 vs. Georgia Tech

Sept. 6: vs. Delaware

Sept. 20: vs. Wyoming

2026

Sept. 5: at Georgia Tech

Sept. 12: vs. Weber State

Sept. 19: at Northwestern

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2027

Sept. 4: vs. Colgate

Sept. 11 vs. Northwestern

Sept. 18: vs. Northern Illinois

2028

Sept. 2: vs. UMass

Sept. 9: at Florida

Sept. 16: vs. Northern Colorado

2029

Sept. 1: TBA

Sept. 8: vs. Florida

Sept. 15: at Colorado State

2030

Aug. 31 vs. SMU

Sept. 7: at Missouri

Sept. 14 vs. Colorado State

2031

Aug. 30: vs. Missouri

Sept. 6: at SMU

Sept. 13: vs. Northern Colorado

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(Contact Gazette sports columnist Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com or on Twitter at @bypaulklee.)

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