American college football season
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.
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 * 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 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. 2 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 HomecomingRankings 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 .
2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Fresno State at Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 14 7 0 3 24 Buffaloes 0 13 3 6 22
Scoring summary 1 6:23 FS David Carr 1-yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick)FSU 7–0 3:34 FS Paris Gaines 1-yard run (Asen Asparuhov kick) FSU 14–0 2 6:03 COL Roma Hollowell 77-yard punt return (Pat Brougham kick) FSU 14–7 1:58 FS Marque Davis 21-yard pass from David Carr (Asen Asparuhov kick) FSU 21–7 0:56 CU John Minardi 8-yard pass from Craig Ochs (kick blocked) FSU 21–13 4 12:29 FS Asen Asparuhov 43-yard field goal FSU 24–16 7:51 CU John Minardi 16-yard pass from Craig Ochs (pass failed) FSU 24–22
vs. No. 24 Colorado State [ edit ] No. 24 Colorado State vs. Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Rams 7 0 0 7 14 • Buffaloes 14 3 14 10 41
San Jose State at Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 9 0 6 15 • Buffaloes 21 14 9 7 51
Kansas at Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total Jayhawks 3 10 0 3 16 • Buffaloes 10 0 3 14 27
at No. 12 Kansas State [ edit ] Colorado at No. 12 Kansas State 1 2 3 4 Total • Buffaloes 7 0 6 3 16 No. 12 Wildcats 0 0 0 6 6
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No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies[ edit ] No. 25 Texas A&M at No. 20 Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Aggies 0 14 0 7 21 • No. 20 Buffaloes 3 11 3 14 31
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.[ 2]
Colorado at No. 9 Texas 1 2 3 4 Total Buffaloes 0 7 0 0 7 • No. 9 Longhorns 7 17 10 7 41
No. 25 Colorado at Oklahoma State 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 25 Buffaloes 7 0 7 8 22 Cowboys 0 16 3 0 19
Missouri at No. 25 Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 14 7 3 24 • No. 25 Buffaloes 0 17 14 7 38
No. 21 Colorado at Iowa State 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 21 Buffaloes 10 13 7 10 40 Cyclones 14 0 0 13 27
No. 2 Nebraska at No. 14 Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Cornhuskers 3 20 7 6 36 • No. 14 Buffaloes 28 14 0 20 62
Scoring summary 1 13:00 COL Bobby Purify 39-yard run (Brougham kick) COL 7–0 12:03 COL Daniel Graham 21-yard pass from Bobby Pesavento (Brougham kick) COL 14–0 5:45 COL Bobby Pesavento 1-yard run (Flores kick) COL 21–0 3:31 Neb Josh Brown 28-yard field goalCOL 21–3 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 9:37 Neb Steve Kriewald 25-yard run (Brown kick) COL 35–10 6:03 Neb Dahrran Diedrick 32-yard run (two-point conversion failed) COL 35–16 3:19 COL Chris Brown 36-yard run (Flores kick) COL 42–16 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 11:38 COL Chris Brown 13-yard run (kick failed) COL 55–30 9:41 COL Chris Brown 8-yard run (Flores kick) COL 62–30 7:30 Neb Eric Crouch 6-yard run (two-point conversion failed) COL 62–36
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vs. No. 3 Texas (Big 12 Championship Game)[ edit ] No. 3 Texas vs. No. 9 Colorado 1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Longhorns 7 10 3 17 37 • No. 9 Buffaloes 7 22 7 3 39
Scoring summary 1 9:56 TEX Cedric Benson 5-yard run (Dusty Mangum kick)TEX 7–0 2:21 COL Chris Brown 10-yard run (Jeremy Flores kick)Tied 7–7 2 14:24 COL Jeremy Flores 39-yard field goal COL 10–7 11:36 COL Chris Brown 1-yard run (Jeremy Flores kick failed) COL 16–7 5:49 TEX Dusty Mangum 50-yard field goal COL 16–10 3:48 COL Daniel Graham 22-yard pass from Bobb Pesavento (Bobb Pesavento pass failed)COL 22–10 2:32 COL Medford Moorer 64-yard interception return (Jeremy Flores kick) COL 29–10 1:47 TEX B. J. Johnson 79-yard pass from Major Applewhite (Dusty Mangum kick)COL 29–17 3 11:32 COL Chris Brown 11-yard run (Jeremy Flores kick) COL 36–17 7:32 TEX Dusty Mangum 26-yard field goal COL 36–20 4 13:42 TEX Dusty Mangum 38-yard field goal COL 36–23 9:10 TEX Roderick Babers 54-yard interception return (Dusty Mangum kick)COL 36–30 1:58 COL Jeremy Flores 43-yard field goal COL 39–30 0:31 TEX B. J. Johnson 1-yard pass from Major Applewhite (Dusty Mangum kick) COL 39–37
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vs. No. 2 Oregon (Fiesta Bowl)[ edit ] No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 2 Oregon 1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Buffaloes 7 0 0 9 16 • No. 2 Ducks 7 14 7 10 38
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
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — — — — — 20 14 25 25 21 15 14 9 4 3 9 Coaches — — — — — — — 17 — 25 20 16 14 10 5 3 9 BCS Not released — — — 14 15 7 4 3 Not released
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