2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2002 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big 12 North champion
Alamo Bowl, L 28–31 OT vs. Wisconsin
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division North Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 21
AP No. 20
2002 record 9–5 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach Gary Barnett
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator Tom McMahon
Co-defensive coordinator Vince Okruch
Base defense 4–3 multiple
MVP Chris Brown
Captain Justin Bates
Captain Tyler Brayton
Captain Dylan leonardy
Home stadium Folsom Field
(Capacity: 50,942)
2002 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Northern Division
No. 20 Colorado xy  7 –1     9 –5  
No. 7 Kansas State  6 –2     11 –2  
Iowa State  4 –4     7 –7  
Nebraska  3 –5     7 –7  
Missouri  2 –6     5 –7  
Kansas  0 –8     2 –10  
Southern Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  6 –2     12 –2  
No. 6 Texas x  6 –2     11 –2  
Texas Tech  5 –3     9 –5  
Oklahoma State  5 –3     8 –5  
Texas A&M  3 –5     6 –6  
Baylor  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Gary Barnett. Colorado played in the Big 12 Championship Game for the second time, but lost to Oklahoma.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 11:00 AM vs. Colorado State* No. 7 Invesco Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) ESPN2 L 14–19   75,531
September 7 5:00 PM San Diego State* No. 17 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FSN W 34–14   44,126
September 14 1:30 PM No. 17 USC* No. 18 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC L 3–40   53,119
September 21 1:30 PM at No. 20 UCLA* Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ABC W 31–17   63,880
October 5 1:30 PM No. 13 Kansas State Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC W 35–31   52,584
October 12 12:00 PM at Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 53–29   34,500
October 19 1:00 PM Baylor No. 23 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO W 34–0   46,281
October 26 11:30 AM Texas Tech No. 21 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FSN W 37–13   50,478
November 2 1:30 PM at No. 2 Oklahoma No. 13 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ABC L 11–27   75,403
November 9 10:30 AM at Missouri No. 18 Faurot Field • Columbia, MO FSN W 42–35 OT  48,465
November 16 5:00 PM Iowa State No. 17 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FSN W 41–27   48,728
November 29 1:30 PM at Nebraska No. 13 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry) ABC W 28–13   77,804
December 7 6:00 PM vs. No. 8 Oklahoma No. 12 Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Big 12 Championship Game) ABC L 7–29   63,332
December 28 6:00 PM vs. Wisconsin* No. 14 Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) ESPN L 28–31 OT  50,690
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Roster

2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 15 Jeremy Bloom Fr
RB 22 Chris Brown Jr
WR 88 D.J. Hackett  Jr
QB 14 Joel Klatt Fr
TE 89 Joe Klopfenstein  Fr
C 78 Wayne Lucier Sr
TE 45 Quinn Sypniewski Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 99 Tyler Brayton Sr
LB 39 Akarika Dawn Fr
CB 4 Donald Strickland Sr
LB 54 Sean Tufts Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Iowa State

1 234Total
Iowa State 7 767 27
• Colorado 3 14321 41

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References

  1. ↑ 2011 Colorado football information guide
  2. ↑ "Despite Brown's Sternum Injury, Buffaloes Roll". ESPN. November 16, 2002. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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