2005 Big 12 Championship Game

2005 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Northern Division
	Southern Division
	Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
	# – BCS National Champion; $ – BCS representative as conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2005 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game
2005 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
	2005 Big 12 Championship game logo
Texas Longhorns	Colorado Buffaloes
(11–0)	(7–4)
70	3
Head coach: ; Mack Brown	Head coach: ; Gary Barnett
Date	December 3, 2005
Season	2005
Stadium	Reliant Stadium
Location	Houston, Texas
Referee	Tom Walker
Attendance	71,107
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Brad Nessler and Bob Griese
Big 12 Championship Game
< 2004	2006 >

The 2005 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game was held at Reliant Stadium on December 3, 2005. The game saw the Big 12 South champions Texas Longhorns take on the Colorado Buffaloes, winners of the Big 12 North. Texas, undefeated and at #2 in the BCS standings, was looking to travel to the national championship.

Texas defeated Colorado, 70–3. The win was the 8th largest margin of victory in Texas football history, and sent the Longhorns to the BCS title game in Pasadena, where they defeated USC 41–38. The game would also be the last for Colorado head coach Gary Barnett, who was replaced on December 15 by Dan Hawkins. Colorado would go on to lose 19–10 to Clemson in the Champs Sports Bowl.

Scoring summary[]

1st Quarter[]

09:44 UT – Melton, Henry 1 yd run (Pino, David kick)
05:59 UT – Charles, Jamaal 3 yd pass from Young, Vince (Pino, David kick)

2nd Quarter[]

14:48 CU – Crosby, Mason 25 yd FG
12:00 UT – Young, Vince 2 yd run (Pino, David kick)
11:37 UT – Sweed, Limas 31 yd pass from Young, Vince (Pino, David kick)
07:20 UT – Thomas, David 8 yd pass from Young, Vince (Pino, David kick)
00:25 UT – Charles, Jamaal 2 yd run (Pino, David kick)

3rd Quarter[]

11:26 UT – Young, Selvin 4 yd run (Pino, David kick)
10:21 UT – Foster, Brandon 0 yd blocked punt return (Pino, David kick)
09:59 UT – Charles, Jamaal 26 yd run (Pino, David kick)
07:36 UT – Melton, Henry 1 yd run (Pino, David kick)

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2005 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
Colorado x		5	–	3		7	–	6
No. 24 Nebraska		4	–	4		8	–	4
Missouri		4	–	4		7	–	5
Iowa State		4	–	4		7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5		7	–	5
Kansas State		2	–	6		5	–	6
Southern Division
No. 1 Texas x$#		8	–	0		13	–	0
No. 20 Texas Tech		6	–	2		9	–	3
No. 22 Oklahoma		6	–	2		8	–	4
Texas A&M		3	–	5		5	–	6
Baylor		2	–	6		5	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7		4	–	7
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll