2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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2003 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference Big 12
DivisionNorth Division
Record5–7 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorVince Okruch
Base defense4-2-5 Multiple
MVP D.J. Hackett
Captains
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$  6 –2   11 –4  
No. 19 Nebraska  5 –3   10 –3  
Missouri  4 –4   8 –5  
Kansas  3 –5   6 –7  
Colorado  3 –5   5 –7  
Iowa State  0 –8   2 –10  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 12 Texas  7 –1   10 –3  
Oklahoma State  5 –3   9 –4  
Texas Tech  4 –4   8 –5  
Texas A&M  2 –6   4 –8  
Baylor  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2003 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 missed a bowl berth for just the fourth time since 1984.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 305:45 pmvs. No. 23 Colorado State *
 ESPN W 42–3576,219
September 61:30 pm UCLA *No. 24
 ABC W 16–1448,584
September 131:30 pm Washington State *No. 17
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
 PPV L 26–4748,146 [1]
September 201:30 pmat No. 10 Florida State *
ABCL 7–4783,294
October 410:30 amat Baylor
FSN L 30–4223,147
October 111:30 pm Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 50–47 OT50,477
October 181:10 pmat Kansas State
L 20–4951,536
October 255:00 pmNo. 1 Oklahoma Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
 TBS L 20–3454,215
November 15:00 pmat Texas Tech
FSNL 21–2652,908
November 812:30 pmNo. 22 Missouri
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 21–1647,722
November 151:00 pmat Iowa State
W 44–1036,977
November 2810:00 amNo. 25 Nebraska
ABCL 22–3153,434
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

Colorado State

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• Colorado0287742
Colorado State7771435
Scoring summary
Q1CSUVan Pelt 10 yard run (Babcock kick)CSU 7–0
Q2COLPurify 6 yard run (Crosby kick)Tie 7–7
Q2CSUPittman 32 yard pass from Van Pelt (Babcock kick)CSU 14–7
Q2COLMcCoy 82 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick)Tie 14–14
Q2COLHackett 10 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick)COL 21–14
Q2COLDonahoe 45 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick)COL 28–14
Q3CSUPittman 38 yard pass from Van Pelt (Babcock kick)COL 28–21
Q3COLMcCoy 78 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick)COL 35–21
Q4CSUAnderson 33 yard pass from Van Pelt (Babcock kick)COL 35–28
Q4CSUVan Pelt 30 yard run (Babcock kick)Tie 35–35
Q4:40COLPurify 9 yard run (Crosby kick)COL 42–35

Joel Klatt 21/34, 402 Yds (first start at QB) [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "A Boulder landslide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. staff and wire reports. September 14, 2003. p. 1B.
  2. ↑ 2011 Colorado football information guide
  3. ↑ "Klatt Leads Colorado Past CSU". ESPN. August 30, 2003. Retrieved August 12, 2014.


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