2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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2002
Chris Brown
Captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North 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  
South 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  
  • $ – 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3111:00 amvs.
Invesco Field at Mile High
  • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)
  • ESPN2L 14–1975,531
    September 75:00 pm
    FSN
    W 34–1444,126
    September 141:30 pmNo. 17 USC*No. 18
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    ABCL 3–4053,119
    September 211:30 pmat No. 20 UCLA*ABCW 31–1763,880
    October 51:30 pmNo. 13 Kansas Statedagger
    ABCW 35–3152,584
    October 1212:00 pmat
    Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
  • W 53–2934,500
    October 191:00 pmBaylorNo. 23
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    W 34–046,281
    October 2611:30 amTexas TechNo. 21
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    FSNW 37–1350,478
    November 21:30 pmat No. 2 OklahomaNo. 13ABCL 11–2775,403
    November 910:30 amat MissouriNo. 18FSNW 42–35 OT48,465
    November 165:00 pmIowa StateNo. 17
    • Folsom Field
    • Boulder, CO
    FSNW 41–2748,728
    November 291:30 pmat
    Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE (rivalry
  • )
    ABCW 28–1377,804
    December 76:00 pmvs. No. 8 )ABCL 7–2963,332
    December 286:00 pmvs. Wisconsin*No. 14ESPNL 28–31 OT50,690
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Mountain time

    [1]

    Roster

    2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    TB 2 Brian Calhoun Fr
    QB 10 James Cox Fr
    QB 14 Joel Klatt Fr
    WR 15 Jeremy Bloom Fr
    WR 16 Tom Hubbard  Fr
    RB 21 Marcus Houston  So
    RB 22 Chris Brown Jr
    FB 34 Lawrence Vickers Fr
    TE 44 Beau Williams  Sr
    TE 45 Quinn Sypniewski Jr
    WR 48 Nick Holz Fr
    OL 58 Mark Fenton Fr
    G 62 Marwan Hage  Jr
    OL 71 Clint Werth Jr
    C 78 Wayne Lucier Sr
    WR 80 Derek McCoy Jr
    WR 81 Jason Burianek Sr
    WR 83 Daric Wilhite  Fr
    TE 84 Jake Jones Jr
    WR 88
    D.J. Hackett
     Jr
    TE 89 Joe Klopfenstein  Fr
    SE 90 Sam Wilder  So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 4 Donald Strickland Sr
    DB 7 Vance Washington Fr
    OLB 16 Drew Wahlroos Sr
    S 27 Brian Iwuh Fr
    DE 30 Marques Harris  So
    LB 39 Akarika Dawn Fr
    ILB 49 Thaddaeus Washington Fr
    DT 53 Geoff Whittaker So
    LB 54 Sean Tufts Jr
    DE 60 Matt McChesney Jr
    DT 93 Vaka Manupuna Fr
    DE 97 Gabe Nyenhuis Jr
    DE 99 Tyler Brayton Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P
    8 Mark Mariscal Sr
    K 25 Pat Brougham Sr
    K 28 Justin Zaitz  Fr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    Game summaries

    Vs. Colorado State

    San Diego State

    No. 17 USC

    No. 17 USC at No. 18 Colorado
    1 234Total
    #17 USC 14 6020 40
    #18 Colorado 0 030 3
    • Date: September 14
    • Location:
      MST
    • Game attendance: 53,119
    • Television network: ABC

    At No. 20 UCLA

    No. 13 Kansas State

    #13 Kansas State at Colorado
    1 234Total
    #13 Wildcats 0 14143 31
    Buffaloes 14 1470 35
    • Date: October 5
    • Location:
      MST
    • Game attendance: 52,584
    • Television network: ABC

    At Kansas

    Baylor

    Texas Tech

    Texas Tech Red Raiders at #21 Colorado Buffaloes
    1 234Total
    Red Raiders 10 300 13
    No. 21 Buffaloes 10 6147 37
    • Date: October 26
    • Location:
      MST
    • Game attendance: 50,478
    • Television network: FSN

    At No. 2 Oklahoma

    #13 Colorado Buffaloes at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
    1 234Total
    #13 Colorado 3 080 11
    #2 Oklahoma 10 1070 27

    At Missouri

    Iowa State

    Iowa State Cyclones at #17 Colorado Buffaloes
    1 234Total
    Iowa State 7 767 27
    #17 Colorado 3 14321 41

    [2]

    At Nebraska

    #13 Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
    1 234Total
    #13 Colorado 7 0147 28
    Nebraska 0 1030 13

    Vs. No. 8 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship game)

    #8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #12 Colorado Buffaloes
    1 234Total
    #8 Oklahoma 7 6610 29
    #12 Colorado 0 070 7

    Vs. Wisconsin (Alamo Bowl)

    #14 Colorado Buffaloes vs. Wisconsin Badgers (Alamo Bowl)
    1 234OTTotal
    No. 14 Colorado 14 01400 28
    Wisconsin 7 14073 31
    • Date: December 28
    • Location:
      MST
    • Game attendance: 50,690
    • Television network: ESPN

    [3]

    References

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