2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2002 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big 12 North champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 7–29 vs. Oklahoma
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	Wayne Lucier
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 50,942)

2002 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#20 Colorado xy		7	–	1		9	–	5
#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
#5 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2		12	–	2
#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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	7	7	6	7	27
• Colorado	3	14	3	21	41

Date: November 16
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
Game start: 5:00 p.m. MST
Game attendance: 48,728
TV announcers (FSN): Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color) & Zach Klein (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1	COL	Patrick Brougham 44-yard field goal	Colorado 3–0

1	ISU	Michael Wagner 5-yard run (Adam Benike kick)	Iowa St 7–3

2	COL	D.J. Hackett 8-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Patrick Brougham kick)	Colorado 10–7

2	ISU	Lance Young 50-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Adam Benike kick)	Iowa St 14–10

2	COL	Chris Brown 5-yard run (Patrick Brougham kick)	Colorado 17–14

3	ISU	Joe Woodley 1-yard run (kick failed)	Iowa St 21–17

3	COL	Patrick Brougham 41-yard field goal	Iowa St 21–20

4	COL	Derek McCoy 7-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Patrick Brougham kick)	Colorado 27–21

4	COL	Medford Moorer 71-yard fumble return (Patrick Brougham kick)	Colorado 34–21

4	ISU	Seneca Wallace 6-yard run (Adam Benike kick)	Colorado 34–28

4	COL	Bobby Purify 6-yard run (Patrick Brougham kick)	Colorado 41–28

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

Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues	Campus fields (pre-1898) Gamble Field (1898–1924) Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown Nebraska Utah: Rumble in the Rockies

Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" "Golden Buffalo" Marching band Fifth Down Game (1990) Miracle at Michigan

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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