American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 11:00 am | vs. Colorado State* | No. 7 | | ESPN2 | L 14–19 | 75,531 |
September 7 | 5:00 pm | San Diego State* | No. 17 | | FSN | W 34–14 | 44,126 |
September 14 | 1:30 pm | No. 17 USC* | No. 18 | | ABC | L 3–40 | 53,119 |
September 21 | 1:30 pm | at No. 20 UCLA* | | | ABC | W 31–17 | 63,880 |
October 5 | 1:30 pm | No. 13 Kansas State![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | | ABC | W 35–31 | 52,584 |
October 12 | 12:00 pm | at Kansas | | | | W 53–29 | 34,500 |
October 19 | 1:00 pm | Baylor | No. 23 | | | W 34–0 | 46,281 |
October 26 | 11:30 am | Texas Tech | No. 21 | | FSN | W 37–13 | 50,478 |
November 2 | 1:30 pm | at No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 13 | | ABC | L 11–27 | 75,403 |
November 9 | 10:30 am | at Missouri | No. 18 | | FSN | W 42–35 OT | 48,465 |
November 16 | 5:00 pm | Iowa State | No. 17 | | FSN | W 41–27 | 48,728 |
| 1:30 pm | at Nebraska | No. 13 | | ABC | W 28–13 | 77,804 |
December 7 | 6:00 pm | vs. No. 8 Oklahoma | No. 12 | | ABC | L 7–29 | 63,332 |
December 28 | 6:00 pm | vs. Wisconsin* | No. 14 | | ESPN | L 28–31 OT | 50,690 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Roster
Game summaries
Vs. Colorado State
San Diego State
No. 17 USC
No. 17 USC at No. 18 Colorado
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #17 USC |
14 |
6 | 0 | 20 |
40 |
#18 Colorado |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
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At No. 20 UCLA
No. 13 Kansas State
#13 Kansas State at Colorado
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Wildcats |
0 |
14 | 14 | 3 |
31 |
• Buffaloes |
14 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
35 |
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At Kansas
Baylor
Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders at #21 Colorado Buffaloes
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Raiders |
10 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
13 |
• No. 21 Buffaloes |
10 |
6 | 14 | 7 |
37 |
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At No. 2 Oklahoma
#13 Colorado Buffaloes at #2 Oklahoma Sooners
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Colorado |
3 |
0 | 8 | 0 |
11 |
• #2 Oklahoma |
10 |
10 | 7 | 0 |
27 |
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At Missouri
Iowa State
Iowa State Cyclones at #17 Colorado Buffaloes
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Iowa State |
7 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
27 |
• #17 Colorado |
3 |
14 | 3 | 21 |
41 |
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At Nebraska
#13 Colorado Buffaloes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #13 Colorado |
7 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
28 |
Nebraska |
0 |
10 | 3 | 0 |
13 |
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Vs. No. 8 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship game)
#8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. #12 Colorado Buffaloes
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #8 Oklahoma |
7 |
6 | 6 | 10 |
29 |
#12 Colorado |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
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Vs. Wisconsin (Alamo Bowl)
#14 Colorado Buffaloes vs. Wisconsin Badgers (Alamo Bowl)
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 14 Colorado |
14 |
0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
28 |
• Wisconsin |
7 |
14 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
31 |
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