1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team

1999 Colorado Buffaloes football
Insight.com Bowl champion
Insight.com Bowl, W 62–28 vs. Boston College
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Barnett (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Cable (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Tom McMahon (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Vince Okruch (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 3 Nebraska xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 6 Kansas State x		7	–	1					11	–	1
Colorado		5	–	3					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Missouri		1	–	7					4	–	7
South Division
No. 21 Texas xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Oklahoma		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
No. 23 Texas A&M		5	–	3					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1999 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	5:00 pm	vs. Colorado State *	No. 14	Mile High Stadium Denver, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FX	L 14–41	73,438
September 11	1:30 pm	San Jose State *		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado		W 63–35	41,716
September 18	1:30 pm	Kansas		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ABC	W 51–17	47,783
September 25	1:30 pm	at Washington *		Husky Stadium Seattle	ABC	L 24–31	72,068
October 9	11:30 am	Missouri		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FSN	W 46–39 OT	48,674
October 16	1:30 pm	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas	ABC	L 10–31	46,424
October 23	12:00 pm	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa		W 16–12	34,892
October 30	1:30 pm	No. 24 Oklahoma		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	ABC	W 38–24	48,194
November 6	10:30 am	at No. 6 Kansas State		KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)	FSN	L 14–20	52,077
November 13	12:00 pm	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas		W 37–0	25,726
November 26	12:30 pm	No. 3 Nebraska		Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)	ABC	L 30–33 OT	52,946
December 31	11:30 am	vs. No. 25 Boston College *		Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona (Insight.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 62–28	35,762
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	15	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	17	17*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 4 Bobby Pesavento So WR 14 Cedric Cormier So G 62 Chris Morgan  Sr G 65 Andre Gurode So G 76 Brad Bedell Sr WR 81 Jason Burianek Fr TE 89 Daniel Graham So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 3 Rashidi Barnes Sr CB 4 Donald Strickland Fr SS 31 Michael Lewis So DE 83 Brady McDonnell Jr DT 97 Justin Bannan So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Barnett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2018-04-16

Game summaries

San Jose State

See also: 1999 San Jose State Spartans football team

San Jose State at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total San Jose State 0 15 7 13 35 •Colorado 28 14 7 14 63 Date: September 11 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game start: 1:30 MDT Game attendance: 41,716 Source: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 COL Moschetti 12-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 7-0 COL Graham 23-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 14-0 COL C Johnson 1-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 21-0 COL C Johnson 1-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 28-0 2 SJSU Whitaker 8-yard run (Whitaker run for two-point conversion) COL 28-8 COL D Barton 3-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 35-8 SJSU Whitaker 6-yard pass from Kasteler (T Morgan kick) COL 35-15 COL Stiggers 65-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 42-15 3 COL Cherrington 3-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 49-15 SJSU Ruhle 28-yard pass from Kasteler (T Morgan kick) COL 49-22 4 COL C Johnson 11-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 56-22 COL D Barton 15-yard run (Mariscal kick) COL 63-22 SJSU Pulley 21-yard pass from Crooks (two-point conversion failed) COL 63-28 SJSU K Nears 3-yard pass from Crooks (T Morgan kick) COL 63-35

Oklahoma

See also: 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Oklahoma at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma 3 7 0 14 24 •Colorado 7 7 10 14 38 Date: October 30 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game attendance: 48,194 TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Lynn Swann, & Chip Tarkenton Source: USA Today

Scoring summary 1 OKLA Duncan 27-yard field goal OKLA 3-0 COL Stiggers 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 7-3 2 OKLA Littrell recovered blocked punt in end zone (Duncan kick) OKLA 10-7 COL Green 49-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 14-10 3 COL Moschetti 1-yard run (Aldrich kick) COL 21-10 COL Aldrich 33-yard field goal COL 24-10 4 OKLA R. Skinner 6-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) COL 24-17 COL Graham 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 31-17 OKLA J. Jackson 49-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick) COL 31-24 COL Green 88-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick) COL 38-24

References

1. 2011 Colorado football information guide