Colorado Buffaloes end 27-year drought, sell out season tickets under Deion Sanders

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Deion Sanders’ impact on the Colorado Buffaloes football program continues to pay dividends for the university, even before "Coach Prime" has coached a football game. 

Colorado announced Monday it has sold out of season tickets for the 2023 college football season, ending a streak of 27 years without selling out. 

A player holds a Colorado Buffaloes helmet before the college football game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Arizona State Sun Devils on Sept. 25, 2021 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The last time the Buffaloes sold out of season tickets was in 1996, and Monday’s announcement was the ninth time Colorado has accomplished the feat. 

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"Selling out of season tickets for the first time in almost 30 years shows how strong our fan base is," CU Athletic Director Rick George said in a statement. "Selling out at the earliest point before a season in our history is a testament to our fans thirst to see a championship caliber product on the field. The 100th season of Folsom Field will be a special one with Coach Prime's first team and a tremendous home schedule on tap.  We expect a full house every game and believe we will accomplish that goal shortly after single game tickets go on sale." 

Sanders was hired in December to take over a program that has been largely irrelevant over the past 20 years, winning double-digit games in a season just one time since 2002. 

Colorado Buffaloes head football coach Deion Sanders speaks to members of the media about National Signing Day