American college football season
2001 Colorado Buffaloes football Conference Big 12 Conference Division North Division Coaches No. 9 AP No. 9 2001 record 10–3 (7–1 Big 12) Head coach Gary Barnett (3rd season)Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson (2nd season)Offensive scheme Multiple Co-defensive coordinator Tom McMahon Co-defensive coordinator Vince Okruch Base defense 4–3 multipleMVP Daniel Graham Captains
Home stadium Folsom Field (capacity: 50,942)Seasons
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 played in the Big 12 Championship Game for the first time and secured its first BCS bowl berth.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 26 6:00 pm Fresno State * ESPN2 L 22–2447,762
September 1 1:30 pm vs. No. 24 Colorado State * Invesco Field at Mile High Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown )ABC W 41–1475,022
September 8 1:30 pm San Jose State * W 51–1540,338
September 22 1:30 pm Kansas W 27–1647,495
October 6 10:30 am at No. 12 Kansas State FSN W 16–651,101
October 13 1:30 pm No. 25 Texas A&M No. 20 PPV W 31–2149,521
October 20 1:30 pm at No. 9 Texas No. 14 ABC L 7–4183,156
October 27 6:00 pm at Oklahoma State No. 25 Lewis Field Stillwater, OK FSN W 22–1941,070
November 3 1:00 pm Missouri No. 25 W 38–2445,942
November 10 6:00 pm at Iowa State No. 21 FSN W 40–2739,204
November 23 1:30 pm No. 1 Nebraska No. 14 ABC W 62–3653,790
December 1 7:00 pm vs. No. 3 Texas No. 9 ABC W 39–3765,675
January 1 2:30 pm vs. No. 2 Oregon * No. 3 ABC L 16–3874,118
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
Note: Colorado was scheduled to play at Washington State on September 15 but the game was canceled due to the September 11 attacks .
Roster [ ]
2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
97
Justin Bannan (C)
Sr
DE
99
Tyler Brayton
Jr
DT
94
DeAndre Fluellen
So
DE
30
Marques Harris
Fr
LB
43
Joey Johnson
Jr
SS
31
Michael Lewis (C)
Sr
FS
9
Robbie Robinson
Sr
CB
26
Roderick Sneed
Jr
CB
4
Donald Strickland
Jr
LB
54
Sean Tufts
So
LB
16
Drew Wahlroos
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
25
Pat Brougham
Jr
K
3
Jeremy Flores
Sr
P
8
Mark Mariscal
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Shawn Watson – Offensive coordinator
Tom McMahon – Co-Defensive coordinator
Vince Okruch – Co-Defensive coordinator
Eric Bieniemy – Running backs
Jon Embree – Wide receivers/ kicking
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries [ ]
Fresno State [ ]
Colorado State [ ]
#24 Colorado State vs. Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Rams
7
0 0 7
14
• Buffaloes
14
3 14 10
41
Date: September 1Location: Invesco Field at Mile High , Denver, Colorado Game attendance: 75,022Television network: ABC
San Jose State [ ]
Kansas [ ]
Kansas State [ ]
Texas A&M Aggies [ ]
#25 Texas A&M at #20 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Aggies
0
14 0 7
21
• Buffaloes
3
11 3 14
31
Date: November 23Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, Colorado Game attendance: 49,521
Texas [ ]
See also: 2001 Texas Longhorns football team
Oklahoma State [ ]
Missouri [ ]
Iowa State [ ]
Nebraska [ ]
#1 Nebraska at #14 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers
3
20 7 6
36
• Buffaloes
28
14 0 20
62
Date: November 23Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, Colorado Game attendance: 53,790TV announcers (ABC ): Brent Musburger (Play–by–play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)
Scoring summary 1 13:00 COL Bobby Purify 39-yard run (Brougham kick) COL 7–0
1 12:03 COL Daniel Graham 21-yard pass from Bobby Pesavento (Brougham kick) COL 14–0
1 5:45 COL Bobby Pesavento 1-yard run (Flores kick) COL 21–0
1 3:31 Neb Josh Brown 28-yard field goal COL 21–3
1 1:50 COL Chris Brown 11-yard run (Flores kick) COL 28–3
2 12:21 COL Chris Brown 1-yard run (Flores kick) COL 35–3
2 9:37 Neb Steve Kriewald 25-yard run (Brown kick) COL 35–10
2 6:03 Neb Dahrran Diedrick 32-yard run (two-point conversion failed) COL 35–16
2 3:19 COL Chris Brown 36-yard run (Flores kick) COL 42–16
2 2:53 Neb Dahrran Diedrick 1-yard run (Brown kick) COL 42–23
3 4:17 Neb Eric Crouch 6-yard run (Brown kick)COL 42–30
4 12:50 COL Chris Brown 1-yard run (Flores kick) COL 49–30
4 11:38 COL Chris Brown 13-yard run (kick failed) COL 55–30
4 9:41 COL Chris Brown 8-yard run (Flores kick) COL 62–30
4 7:30 Neb Eric Crouch 6-yard run (two-point conversion failed) COL 62–36
[1] [2]
Big 12 Championship Game [ ]
#3 Texas vs. #9 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Longhorns
7
10 3 17
37
• Buffaloes
7
22 7 3
39
Date: December 1Location: Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas Game start: 7:07 pm Elapsed time: 3:31Game attendance: 65,675Game weather: 61° F, Partly cloudy, Wind S 8 mphReferee: John LaurieTV announcers (ABC ): Brent Musburger , Gary Danielson , Jack Arute
See also: Big 12 Championship Game
[3] [4]
Fiesta Bowl [ ]
#3 Colorado vs. #2 Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes
7
0 0 9
16
• Ducks
7
14 7 10
38
Date: January 1Location: Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona Game start: 5:00 p.m. PST Game attendance: 74,118TV announcers (ABC ): Brent Musburger , Gary Danielson , Jack Arute
Scoring summary 1 6:26 COL Brandon Drumm 1-yard run (Brougham kick) COL 7–0
1 3:48 ORE Keenan Howry 28-yard pass from Joey Harrington (Siegel kick)Tied 7–7
2 3:13 ORE Samie Parker 79-yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)ORE 14–7
2 2:29 ORE Onterrio Smith 6-yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)ORE 21–7
3 12:33 ORE Maurice Morris 49-yard run (Siegel kick)ORE 28–7
4 12:03 ORE Jared Siegel 47-yard field goal ORE 31–7
4 9:38 ORE Justin Peelle 4-yard pass from Harrington (Siegel kick)ORE 38–7
4 5:47 COL Flores 39-yard field goal ORE 38–10
4 0:18 COL Daniel Graham 4-yard pass from Ochs (kick failed)ORE 38–16
[5]
Rankings [ ]
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 [ ]
^ "Colorado 62, Nebraska 36: Huskers trampled in Boulder" . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . November 23, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .
^ Murphy, Austin (December 3, 2001). "RUN TO GLORY ONRUSHING COLORADO SCRAMBLED THE NATIONAL TITLE PICTURE BY STEPPING ALL OVER NO. 2 NEBRASKA" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved June 23, 2019 .
^ "2001 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship Set: Colorado Faces Texas" . Big 12 Conference . November 24, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .
^ "2001 Sixth Annual Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship" (PDF) . Big 12 Conference . December 1, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .
^ "Ducks snuff Buffs" . Missoulian . January 2, 2002. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .
Venues
Campus fields (1890–1901)
Gamble Field (1901–1924)
Folsom Field (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
National championships in bold