The Colorado Buffaloes have had an up and down history with their football team playing in nine straight bowl games from 1988-1996 but only one bowl game from 2006-2010. A former member of the Big 12 Conference, Colorado joined the Pac-12 Conference in 2011 and has played in a single BCS Bowl Game, the Fiesta Bowl, in 2001. Historically, the Buffs have played in the Orange Bowl five times in program history.