2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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* |
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Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC |
W 31–17 |
63,880 |
October 5 |
1:30 PM |
No. 13 Kansas State |
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Folsom Field • Boulder, CO |
ABC |
W 35–31 |
52,584 |
October 12 |
12:00 PM |
at Kansas |
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Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
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W 53–29 |
34,500 |
October 19 |
1:00 PM |
Baylor |
No. 23 |
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO |
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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. |
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Game summaries
Iowa State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Iowa State |
7 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
27 |
• Colorado |
3 |
14 | 3 | 21 |
41 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| COL | Patrick Brougham 44-yard field goal | Colorado 3–0 |
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1 |
| ISU | Michael Wagner 5-yard run (Adam Benike kick) | Iowa St 7–3 |
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2 |
| COL | D.J. Hackett 8-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Patrick Brougham kick) | Colorado 10–7 |
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2 |
| ISU | Lance Young 50-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Adam Benike kick) | Iowa St 14–10 |
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2 |
| COL | Chris Brown 5-yard run (Patrick Brougham kick) | Colorado 17–14 |
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3 |
| ISU | Joe Woodley 1-yard run (kick failed) | Iowa St 21–17 |
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3 |
| COL | Patrick Brougham 41-yard field goal | Iowa St 21–20 |
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4 |
| COL | Derek McCoy 7-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Patrick Brougham kick) | Colorado 27–21 |
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4 |
| COL | Medford Moorer 71-yard fumble return (Patrick Brougham kick) | Colorado 34–21 |
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4 |
| ISU | Seneca Wallace 6-yard run (Adam Benike kick) | Colorado 34–28 |
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4 |
| COL | Bobby Purify 6-yard run (Patrick Brougham kick) | Colorado 41–28 |
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