2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 football 2002 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Buffaloes wordmark.svg Big 12 Conference North Division Big 12 21 20 9–5 7–1 Gary Barnett 4th Shawn Watson 3rd Tom McMahon 4th Vince Okruch 4th Chris Brown Justin Bates Tyler Brayton Wayne Lucier Multiple Multiple 4–3 Folsom Field Big 12 North champion Alamo Bowl L 28–31 OT vs. Wisconsin Big 12 Championship Game L 7–29 vs. Oklahoma The 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2002 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 played in the Big 12 Championship Game for the second time, but lost to Oklahoma. Schedule 2002 AP Mountain August 31 11:00 am l y y 7 Colorado State Rocky Mountain Showdown Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO ESPN2 14–19 75,531 September 7 5:00 pm w y 17 San Diego State Folsom Field Boulder, CO FSN 34–14 44,126 September 14 1:30 pm l y 18 USC 17 Folsom Field Boulder, CO ABC 3–40 53,119 September 21 1:30 pm w y y UCLA 20 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA ABC 31–17 63,880 October 5 1:30 pm w y Kansas State 13 Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry ABC 35–31 52,584 October 12 12:00 pm w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 53–29 34,500 October 19 1:00 pm w 23 Baylor Folsom Field Boulder, CO 34–0 46,281 October 26 11:30 am w 21 Texas Tech Folsom Field Boulder, CO FSN 37–13 50,478 November 2 1:30 pm l y 13 Oklahoma 2 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC 11–27 75,403 November 9 10:30 am w y 18 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO FSN 42–35 OT 48,465 November 16 5:00 pm w 17 Iowa State Folsom Field Boulder, CO FSN 41–27 48,728 November 29 Friday 1:30 pm w y 13 Nebraska rivalry Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ABC 28–13 77,804 December 7 6:00 pm l y 12 Oklahoma 8 Big 12 Championship Game Reliant Stadium Houston, TX ABC 7–29 63,332 December 28 6:00 pm l y y 14 Wisconsin Alamo Bowl Alamodome San Antonio, TX ESPN 28–31 OT 50,6902011 Colorado football information guide Roster 2002 Colorado Buffaloes f 2 Fr Brian Calhoun TB y 10 Fr James Cox QB y James Cox (quarterback) 14 Fr Joel Klatt QB y 15 Fr Jeremy Bloom WR y 16 Fr Tom Hubbard WR y 21 So Marcus Houston RB y y 22 Jr Chris Brown Chris Brown (running back) RB y 34 Fr Lawrence Vickers FB y 44 Sr Beau Williams TE y 45 Jr Quinn Sypniewski TE y 48 Fr Nick Holz WR y 58 Fr Mark Fenton OL y Mark Fenton (American football) 62 Jr Marwan Hage OG y y 71 Jr Clint Werth OL 78 Sr Wayne Lucier C y 80 Jr Derek McCoy WR 81 Sr Jason Burianek WR y 83 Fr Daric Wilhite WR y 84 Jr Jake Jones TE 88 Jr D.J. Hackett WR yes y 89 Fr Joe Klopfenstein TE yes y 90 So Sam Wilder SE y y Sam Wilder (American football) 4 Sr Donald Strickland CB y 7 Fr Vance Washington DB 16 Sr Drew Wahlroos OLB y 27 Fr Brian Iwuh S y 30 So Marques Harris DE y y 39 Fr Akarika Dawn LB y 49 Fr Thaddaeus Washington ILB y 53 So Geoff Whittaker DT 54 Jr Sean Tufts LB y 60 Jr Matt McChesney DE y 93 Fr Vaka Manupuna DT y 97 Jr Gabe Nyenhuis DE y 99 Sr Tyler Brayton DE y 8 Sr Mark Mariscal P y 25 Sr Pat Brougham K 28 Fr Justin Zaitz K y https://cubuffs.com/roster.aspx?roster=100&path=football *Gary Barnett Game summaries Vs. Colorado State 2002 Colorado State Rams football team Rocky Mountain Showdown San Diego State 2002 San Diego State Aztecs football team No. 17 USC No. 17 USC at No. 18 Colorado #17 USC 14 6 0 20 #18 Colorado 0 0 3 0 September 14 Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado 1:30 p.m. MST 53,119 Keith Jackson, Dan Fouts, Todd Harris ABC yes 1 9:56 USC Malaefou MacKenzie 32-yard pass from Carson Palmer (David Davis kick) USC 7-0 1 2:46 USC Malaefou MacKenzie 14-yard run (David Davis kick) USC 14-0 2 2:08 USC Sultan McCullough 62-yard run (kick failed) USC 20-0 3 2:51 COL Patrick Brougham 42-yard field goal USC 20-3 4 10:24 USC Carson Palmer 1-yard run (David Davis kick) USC 27-3 4 8:47 USC Mike Ross recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick failed) USC 33-3 4 2:47 USC Darryl Poston 4-yard run (David Davis kick) USC 40-3 yes 2002 USC Trojans football team At No. 20 UCLA 2002 UCLA Bruins football team No. 13 Kansas State #13 Kansas State at Colorado #13 Wildcats 0 14 14 3 Buffaloes 14 14 7 0 October 5 Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado 1:30 p.m. MST 52,584 Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute ABC 2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team Colorado–Kansas State football rivalry At Kansas 2002 Kansas Jayhawks football team Baylor 2002 Baylor Bears football team Texas Tech Texas Tech Red Raiders at #21 Colorado Buffaloes Red Raiders 10 3 0 0 No. 21 Buffaloes 10 6 14 7 October 26 Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado 11:30 a.m. MST 50,478 Bill Land, Gary Reasons, Jim Knox FSN 2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team At No. 2 Oklahoma #13 Colorado Buffaloes at #2 Oklahoma Sooners #13 Colorado 3 0 8 0 #2 Oklahoma 10 10 7 0 November 2 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 1:35 p.m. MST 3:15 75,403 Randy Christal Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC 2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team At Missouri 2002 Missouri Tigers football team Iowa State Iowa State Cyclones at #17 Colorado Buffaloes Iowa State 7 7 6 7 #17 Colorado 3 14 3 21 November 16 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO 5:00 p.m. MST 48,728 Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & Zach Klein (Sideline) FSN yes 1 COL Patrick Brougham 44-yard field goal Colorado 3–0 1 ISU Michael Wagner 5-yard run (Adam Benike kick) Iowa St 7–3 2 COL D.J. Hackett 8-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Patrick Brougham kick) Colorado 10–7 2 ISU Lance Young 50-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Adam Benike kick) Iowa St 14–10 2 COL Chris Brown 5-yard run (Patrick Brougham kick) Colorado 17–14 3 ISU Joe Woodley 1-yard run (kick failed) Iowa St 21–17 3 COL Patrick Brougham 41-yard field goal Iowa St 21–20 4 COL Derek McCoy 7-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Patrick Brougham kick) Colorado 27–21 4 COL Medford Moorer 71-yard fumble return (Patrick Brougham kick) Colorado 34–21 4 ISU Seneca Wallace 6-yard run (Adam Benike kick) Colorado 34–28 4 COL Bobby Purify 6-yard run (Patrick Brougham kick) Colorado 41–28 yes 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team Despite Brown's Sternum Injury, Buffaloes Roll http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=223200038 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110354/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=223200038 dead March 4, 2016 ESPN November 16, 2002 December 12, 2014 At Nebraska #13 Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers #13 Colorado 7 0 14 7 Nebraska 0 10 3 0 November 29 Friday Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska 1:36 p.m. MST 77,804 Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bob Griese (color), & Lynn Swann (sideline) ABC 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry Vs. No. 8 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship game) #8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #12 Colorado Buffaloes #8 Oklahoma 7 6 6 10 #12 Colorado 0 0 7 0 December 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 7:07 p.m. CST 3:05 63,332 Jon Bible Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC 2002 Oklahoma Sooners football team 2002 Big 12 Championship Game Vs. Wisconsin (Alamo Bowl) #14 Colorado Buffaloes vs. Wisconsin Badgers (Alamo Bowl) No. 14 Colorado 14 0 14 0 0 Wisconsin 7 14 0 7 3 December 28 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 6:00 p.m. MST 50,690 Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten ESPN 2002 Alamo Bowl 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team ESPN Awards and honors Mark Mariscal Ray Guy Award, Consensus All-American Chris Brown All-American (AFCA) Wayne Lucier All-American (TSN) References Colorado Category:Colorado Buffaloes football seasons Colorado Buffaloes football