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2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2001 |
| team | Colorado Buffaloes |
| sport | football |
| conference | Big 12 Conference |
| division | North Division |
| short_conf | Big 12 |
| CoachRank | 9 |
| APRank | 9 |
| record | 10–3 |
| conf_record | 7–1 |
| head_coach | Gary Barnett |
| hc_year | 3rd |
| off_coach | Shawn Watson |
| oc_year | 2nd |
| off_scheme | Multiple |
| codef_coach1 | Tom McMahon |
| codc1_year | 3rd |
| codef_coach2 | Vince Okruch |
| codc2_year | 3rd |
| def_scheme | [Multiple 4–3](4-3-defense) |
| mvp | Daniel Graham |
| captain | Justin Bannan |
| captain2 | Andre Gurode |
| captain3 | Michael Lewis |
| captain4 | John Minardi |
| stadium | Folsom Field |
| champion | Big 12 champion |
| Big 12 North co-champion | |
| conf_champ | [Big 12 Championship Game](2001-big-12-championship-game) |
| conf_champ_result | W 39–37 vs. [Texas](2001-texas-longhorns-football-team) |
| bowl | [Fiesta Bowl](2002-fiesta-bowl) |
| bowl_result | L 16–38 vs. [Oregon](2001-oregon-ducks-football-team) |
Big 12 North co-champion The 2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2001 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 won the Big 12 Championship Game for the first time and secured its first BCS bowl berth. Colorado has not won the Big 12 since.
Schedule
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Rankings
Game summaries
Fresno State
- Source: Box score
vs. No. 24 Colorado State
San Jose State
- Source: Box score
Kansas
- Source: Box score
at No. 12 Kansas State
- Source: Box score
No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies
Playing as a ranked team and clinging to a 3-point lead in the final minute of play, the Buffs forced a fumble and returned it for a touchdown to close out a win over a second straight ranked opponent.
at No. 9 Texas
- Source: Box score
at Oklahoma State
- Source: Box score
Missouri
at Iowa State
- Source: Box score
No. 2 Nebraska
vs. No. 3 Texas (Big 12 Championship Game)
- Source: Big 12 game summary
vs. No. 2 Oregon (Fiesta Bowl)
Main article: 2002 Fiesta Bowl
Roster
- Shawn Watson – Offensive coordinator
- Tom McMahon – Co-defensive coordinator
- Vince Okruch – Co-defensive coordinator
- Vance Joseph *Graduate assistant *
- Eric Bieniemy – Running backs
- Jon Embree – Wide receivers, kicking
Awards and honors
- Daniel Graham, TE – John Mackey Award, Consensus First-team All-American
- Andre Gurode, G – Consensus First-team All-American
- Gary Barnett – Big 12 Coach of the Year
References
References
- (October 7, 2001). "Kansas State Is Stunned by Colorado". [[The Los Angeles Times]].
- (October 14, 2001). "Colorado 31, Texas A&M 21". [[United Press International]].
- (November 23, 2001). "Colorado 62, Nebraska 36: Huskers trampled in Boulder". [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]].
- Murphy, Austin. (December 3, 2001). "RUN TO GLORY ONRUSHING COLORADO SCRAMBLED THE NATIONAL TITLE PICTURE BY STEPPING ALL OVER NO. 2 NEBRASKA".
- (November 24, 2001). "2001 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship Set: Colorado Faces Texas".
- (December 1, 2001). "2001 Sixth Annual Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship".
- (January 2, 2002). "Ducks snuff Buffs". [[Missoulian]].
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