2004 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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2004 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big 12 North co-champion
Houston Bowl champion
Houston Bowl, W 33–28 vs. UTEP
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz
Base defense 4–3 multiple
Captains
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
  2003
2005  
2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Colorado xy  4 4   8 5  
Iowa State x  4 4   7 5  
Nebraska  3 5   5 6  
Missouri  3 5   5 6  
Kansas  2 6   4 7  
Kansas State  2 6   4 7  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$  8 0   12 1  
No. 5 Texas  %  7 1   11 1  
Texas A&M  5 3   7 5  
No. 18 Texas Tech  5 3   8 4  
Oklahoma State  4 4   7 5  
Baylor  1 7   3 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Gary Barnett.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 pm Colorado State * FSN W 27–2454,954
September 111:30 pmat Washington State * ABC W 20–1256,188
September 185:00 pm North Texas *
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
PPV W 52–2146,355
October 21:30 pmat Missouri ABCL 9–1760,108
October 91:30 pmNo. 21 Oklahoma State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ABCL 14–4246,521
October 1611:30 am Iowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FSNW 19–1444,285
October 2311:30 amat No. 17 Texas A&M L 26–29 OT73,745
October 301:30 pmNo. 8 Texas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
ABCL 7–3151,571
November 611:30 amat Kansas W 30–2138,214
November 1312:30 pm Kansas State
W 38–3146,502
November 2610:00 amat Nebraska ABCW 26–2077,661
December 46:00 pmvs. No. 2 Oklahoma ABCL 3–4262,310
December 292:30 pmvs. UTEP *ESPNW 33–2827,235
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 "2011 Colorado Football Information Guide And Record Book - Colorado Buffs". www.cubuffs.com. Retrieved July 13, 2016.