Led by fourth-year head coach Mike MacIntyre, they played their home games on-campus at Folsom Field in Boulder and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.

They finished the season 10–4, 8–1 in Pac-12 play to win their first Pac-12 South Division Title.

They represented the South Division in the 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game where they lost to Washington.

They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they lost to Oklahoma State.

Roster Last update: 2016-Nov-06 Conference opponents not played this season: California; Washington was played in the conference championship game, but was not scheduled in the regular season at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO