2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team

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2003 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference Big 12
DivisionNorth Division
Record57 (35 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
Conf.Overall
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.

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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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Roster

2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TB 2 Brian Calhoun So
WR 4Ron MonteilhJr
WR 6Stephone RobinsonFr
QB 7 Bernard Jackson Fr
TB 8Daniel JollyFr
WR 9Blake Mackey Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 10 James Cox Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 12Brian WhiteFr
QB 13Erik GreenbergSo
QB 14 Joel Klatt So
WR 15 Jeremy Bloom So
QB 15 Colt Brennan Fr
WR 17Daniel GonzalesSr
QB 19Ben Carpenter Redshirt.svg  Fr
TB 21Brandon Caesar Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 22Brendan EganFr
WR 23Tyler Littlehales Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 23Sam RichmondFr
TB 29Ryan EnrightFr
TB 31Isaiah CrawfordFr
FB 32J.P. diZeregaJr
FB 34 Lawrence Vickers So
WR 38Barry KunkelSr
TB 42Bobby Purify (C)Sr
FB 43 Brendan Schaub Jr
FB 44Chad GardnerSr
TE 45 Quinn Sypniewski Sr
TE 46Dan Goettsch Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 47Marcus GonzalesSo
WR 48 Nick Holz Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 52Derek StemrichJr
OL 55Mike SuttonFr
OL 58 Mark Fenton Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 61 Edwin Harrison Fr
OL 62 Marwan Hage  (C)Sr
OL 63Jack Tipton Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 64Taylor Landry Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 65Del Scales Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 66 Brian Daniels Fr
OL 69Karl AllisSr
OL 70Kharylake MartinFr
OL 72Drew ShaderSo
OL 73Clint O'NealSo
OT 74 Sam Wilder Jr
OL 75Fredrick Staugh Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 77 Tyler Polumbus Fr
OL 78Terrance BarreauJr
OL 79Gary MooreSo
WR 80 Derek McCoy Sr
WR 81Mike DurenJr
WR 82Evan JudgeSo
WR 83Dusty SpragueFr
TE 84Jake JonesSr
TE 84Joe SandersFr
WR 85John DonahoeSr
TE 86Jesse WallaceJr
TE 87Paul CreightonFr
WR 88 D. J. Hackett Sr
TE 89 Joe Klopfenstein So
WR 90Matt HammondSo
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Sammy Joseph Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 3Marcus MooreSr
CB 4Chris RussellFr
S 5J. J. BillingsleySo
CB 6 Phil Jackson Sr
CB 7Vance WashingtonSo
ILB 12 Akarika Dawn So
DE 13Chadd EvansFr
S 16Tom HubbardSo
SS 17Medford Moorer (C)Sr
S 18Dominique BrooksFr
S 18Tyrone Henderson Redshirt.svg  Fr
SS 20Clyde SurrellSr
CB 21A. J. AndersonSo
CB 22Lorenzo SimsFr
CB 25Lionel HarrisFr
CB 26 Terrence Wheatley Fr
SS 27 Brian Iwuh So
DE 30 Marques Harris Sr
ILB 33Walter Boye-DoeFr
S 35Omar StewartSr
S 37Chad Cusworth Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 44Kyle GriffithSo
DB 46Justin FallhoweSo
LB 49 Thaddaeus Washington Fr
ILB 50Chris HollisSo
DE 51Alex Ligon Redshirt.svg  Fr
ILB 53Ben KenneyJr
ILB 54 Sean Tufts  (C)Sr
ILB 55Jason Ackermann Redshirt.svg  Fr
ILB 56John MartinFr
DE 60 Matt McChesney Sr
DE 68Matt WebbFr
DE 82James GareeSo
DT 92John GuydonJr
DT 93 Vaka Manupuna So
DT 94DeAndre FluellenSr
DT 95Nick ClementSo
DT 96Marcus Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 97 Gabe Nyenhuis Sr
DT 98Brandon DabdoubJr
DT 99McKenzie TilmonJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 16 Mason Crosby Fr
P 29John TorpJr
K 35J.T. EberlyJr
P 37J.P. HeatonFr
K 39Kevin EberhartFr
SN 59Greg PaceSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Dave Borbely – Offensive line
  • Brian CabralInside linebackers
  • Ted GilmoreWide receivers
  • David Hansburg – Coordinator of football operations
  • Vance JosephDefensive backs
  • Vince Okruch – Defensive coordinator
  • Shawn Simms – Running backs
  • Shawn WatsonOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Colorado State

1234Total
Colorado0287742
Colorado State7771435

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

Colorado

UCLA at Colorado
1234Total
Bruins077014
Buffaloes730616
  • Date: September 4, 2004
  • Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
  • Game start: 1:37 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 48,534
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C), 36% humidity, 6 mph (9.7 km/h) S
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
  • Television network: ABC

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. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2014.