2001 Big 12 Championship Game

August 2023 Big 12 Championship Game Conference Championship December 1 2001 2001 Texas Stadium Irving, Texas University of Colorado Boulder Colorado Buffaloes 9–2 9 10 7 Gary Barnett 7 22 7 3 University of Texas at Austin Texas Longhorns 10–1 3 3 3 Mack Brown 7 10 3 17 John Laurie 65,675 ABC Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson The 2001 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 1, 2001, at Texas Stadium in Irving. This was the 6th Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 2001 champion of the Big 12 Conference.https://big12sports.com/news/2011/6/1/205160610.aspx All-Time Big 12 Championships big12sports.com Big 12 Conference 23 October 2021 The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes, champions of the North division, and the Texas Longhorns, champions of the South division. Both teams had faced each other earlier in the regular season, with the Longhorns defeating the Buffaloes 41–7. However in the rematch in the championship game, Colorado would narrowly defeat them 39–37 and secure the Big 12 title.Nobles Charlie COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Colorado Intercepts Texas' Title Hopes https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/02/sports/college-football-colorado-intercepts-texas-title-hopes.html The New York Times November 20, 2021 December 2, 2001 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150527151912/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/02/sports/college-football-colorado-intercepts-texas-title-hopes.html 2015-05-27 Teams Colorado 2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team Texas 2001 Texas Longhorns football team Game summary Big 12 Conference white; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 2001 Big 12 Championship Game December 1, 2001 7:00 p.m. CST No. 7 Colorado 7 22 7 3 No. 3 Texas 7 10 3 17 Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas 65,675 61 F, Partly cloudy, Wind S 8 mph on John Laurie ABC Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson Big 12 game summary First quarter (9:56) UT – Cedric Benson 5-yard run, Dusty Mangum kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:02; Texas 7–0) (2:21) CU – Chris Brown 10-yard run, Jeremy Flores kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:18; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (14:24) CU – Jeremy Flores 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:26; Colorado 10–7) (11:36) CU – Chris Brown 1-yard run, Jeremy Flores kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:19; Colorado 16–7) (5:49) UT – Dusty Mangum 50-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 5:47; Colorado 16–10) (3:48) CU – Daniel Graham 22-yard pass from Bobb Pesavento, Bobb Pesavento pass failed (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:09; Colorado 22–10) (2:32) CU – Medford Moorer 64-yard interception return, Jeremy Flores kick (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 5:47; Colorado 29–10) (1:47) UT – B. J. Johnson 79-yard pass from Major Applewhite, Dusty Mangum kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:45; Colorado 29–17) Third quarter (11:32) CU – Chris Brown 11-yard run, Jeremy Flores kick (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:23; Colorado 36–17) (7:32) UT – Dusty Mangum 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:00; Colorado 36–20) Fourth quarter (13:42) UT – Dusty Mangum 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:17; Colorado 36–23) (9:10) UT – Roderick Babers 54-yard interception return, Dusty Mangum kick (Drive: Colorado 36–30) (1:58) CU – Jeremy Flores 43-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 51 yards, 7:12; Colorado 39–30) (0:31) UT – B. J. Johnson 1-yard pass from Major Applewhite, Dusty Mangum kick (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 1:27; Colorado 39–37) Statistics Left Colorado Buffaloes COL Texas Longhorns TEX 18 72–334 53–223 111 8–19–2 35:09 22 66–462 23–92 370 24–43–3 24:51 Right Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Texas Longhorns Texas Bobby Pesavento 8/18, 111 yards, 1 TD Chris Brown 33 carries, 182 yards, 3 TD Derek McCoy 2 receptions, 44 yards Major Applewhite 15/25, 240, 2 TD Cedric Benson 13 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD Roy Williams 5 receptions, 83 yards References Championship Game Category:Big 12 Championship Game Category:Colorado Buffaloes football games Category:Texas Longhorns football games Category:American football competitions in Irving, Texas Category:December 2001 sports events in the United States Category:2001 in sports in Texas