2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2001 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big 12 champion Big 12 North co-champion
Big 12 Championship Game, W 39–37 vs. Texas
Fiesta Bowl, L 16–38 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
2001 record	10–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Barnett
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Tom McMahon
Co-defensive coordinator	Vince Okruch
Base defense	4–3 multiple
MVP	Daniel Graham
Captain	Justin Bannan
Captain	Andre Gurode
Captain	Michael Lewis
Captain	John Minardi
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 50,942)

2001 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
#8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4		7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5		4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7		3	–	8
Southern Division
#5 Texas xy		7	–	1		11	–	2
#6 Oklahoma		6	–	2		11	–	2
Texas A&M		4	–	4		8	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4		7	–	5
Oklahoma State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8		3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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*		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Jim Thorpe Association Football Classic)	ESPN2	L 22–24	47,762
September 1	1:30 PM	vs. No. 24 Colorado State*		Invesco Field at Mile High • Denver (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ABC	W 41–14	75,022
September 8	1:30 PM	San Jose State*		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 51–15	40,338
September 22	1:30 PM	Kansas		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 27–16	47,495
October 6	10:30 AM	at No. 12 Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	FSN	W 16–6	51,101
October 13	1:30 PM	No. 25 Texas A&M	No. 20	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	PPV	W 31–21	49,521
October 20	1:30 PM	at No. 9 Texas	No. 14	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	ABC	L 7–41	83,156
October 27	6:00 PM	at Oklahoma State	No. 25	Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	FSN	W 22–19	41,070
November 3	1:00 PM	Missouri	No. 25	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado		W 38–24	45,942
November 10	6:00 PM	at Iowa State	No. 21	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa	FSN	W 40–27	39,204
November 23	1:30 PM	No. 2 Nebraska	No. 14	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)	ABC	W 62–36	53,790
December 1	7:00 PM	vs. No. 3 Texas	No. 9	Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	W 39–37	65,675
January 1	2:30 PM	vs. No. 2 Oregon*	No. 3	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)	ABC	L 16–38	74,118
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

Note: Colorado was scheduled to play at Washington State on September 15 but the game was cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.^[1]

Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues	Campus fields (pre-1898) Gamble Field (1898–1924) Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown Nebraska Utah: Rumble in the Rockies

Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" "Golden Buffalo" Marching band Fifth Down Game (1990) Miracle at Michigan

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Big 12 Conference football champions

Texas (1996) Nebraska (1997) Texas A&M (1998) Nebraska (1999) Oklahoma (2000) Colorado (2001) Oklahoma (2002) Kansas State (2003) Oklahoma (2004) Texas (2005) Oklahoma (2006) Oklahoma (2007) Oklahoma (2008) Texas (2009) Oklahoma (2010) Oklahoma State (2011) Kansas State & Oklahoma (2012) Baylor (2013) Baylor & TCU (2014) Oklahoma (2015) Oklahoma (2016)

National championships in bold

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