Thread: MacIntyre Named Pac-12 Coach of the Year; 16 Buffs Draw All-Pac-12 Honors

SAN FRANCISCO – Colorado head coach Mike MacIntyre has been named the Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year and a total of 16 Buffs earned All-Pac-12 football team honors, as the league unveiled the all-conference team and postseason awards on Tuesday.

In leading Colorado to the greatest overall improvement in Pac-12 Conference history from one year to the next - a seven-game improvement from going 1-8 in 2015 before jumping up to 8-1 and South Division champions this year - MacIntyre earned the top coaching honor. He becomes the first CU coach since Gary Barnett in 2004 (Big 12) to be named a conference coach of the year.

Colorado has put together a historic season, finishing the regular season with a 10-2 record. Under MacIntyre and staff, the Buffaloes became just the ninth Power-5 team since 1972 to win 10 or more games after finishing the previous season with four or fewer victories (CU is the only school on that list to do it twice, also accomplishing it with a 10-3 record in 2001 after going 3-8 in 2000). The 10-win season is the seventh in school history and first since 2001, a year the Buffs reached as high as No. 3 in the national rankings. This year, CU has climbed back into the top 10 for the first time since 2002 and currently sits at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff Rankings (which will release new rankings Tuesday evening).

rest - http://www.cubuffs.com/news/2016/11/...12-honors.aspx

WOW - QB Sefo Liufau was no higher than honorable mention