2005 Big 12 Championship Game

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2005 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
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Texas Longhorns Colorado Buffaloes
(11–0)(7–4)
703
Head coach: 
Mack Brown 		Head coach: 
Gary Barnett
AP Coaches BCS
222
AP Coaches BCS
NRNRNR
1234Total
Texas142828070
Colorado03003
DateDecember 3, 2005
Season 2005
Stadium Reliant Stadium
Location Houston, Texas
MVPQB Vince Young
Favorite Texas by 27
Referee Tom Walker
Attendance71,107
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Brad Nessler and Bob Griese
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2005 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Colorado x  5 –3   7 –6  
No. 24 Nebraska  4 –4   8 –4  
Missouri  4 –4   7 –5  
Iowa State  4 –4   7 –5  
Kansas  3 –5   7 –5  
Kansas State  2 –6   5 –6  
South Division
No. 1 Texas x$#  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 20 Texas Tech  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 22 Oklahoma  6 –2   8 –4  
Texas A&M  3 –5   5 –6  
Baylor  2 –6   5 –6  
Oklahoma State  1 –7   4 –7  
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game was held at Reliant Stadium on December 3, 2005. The game saw the Big 12 South champions Texas Longhorns take on the Colorado Buffaloes, winners of the Big 12 North. Texas, undefeated and at #2 in the BCS standings, was looking to travel to the national championship.

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Texas defeated Colorado, 70–3. [1] The win was the 8th largest margin of victory in Texas football history, and sent the Longhorns to the BCS title game in Pasadena, where they defeated USC 41–38. The game would also be the last for Colorado head coach Gary Barnett, who was replaced on December 15 by Dan Hawkins. Colorado would go on to lose 19–10 to Clemson in the Champs Sports Bowl.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

References

  1. ↑ Pells, Eddie (December 4, 2005). "Big 12 championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3 Horns smell like roses". The Oklahoman . Retrieved February 16, 2024.


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