2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2003 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big 12
	North Division
2003 record	5–7 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Barnett
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Vince Okruch
Base defense	4-2-5 Multiple
MVP	D.J. Hackett
Captain	Marwan Hage
Captain	Medford Moorer
Captain	Bobby Purify
Captain	Sean Tufts
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 53,750)

2003 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#14 Kansas State x$		6	–	2					11	–	4
#19 Nebraska		5	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					6	–	7
Colorado		3	–	5					5	–	7
Iowa State		0	–	8					2	–	10
South
#3 Oklahoma x%		8	–	0					12	–	2
#12 Texas		7	–	1					10	–	3
Oklahoma State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
Texas A&M		2	–	6					4	–	8
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2003 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 missed a bowl berth for just the fourth time since 1984.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:45 PM	vs. No. 23 Colorado State*		Invesco Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	W 42–35	76,219
September 6	1:30 PM	UCLA*	No. 24	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	W 16–14	48,584
September 13	1:30 PM	Washington State*	No. 17	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	PPV	L 26–47	48,146
September 20	1:30 PM	at No. 10 Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 7–47	83,294
October 4	10:30 AM	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	L 30–42	23,147
October 11	1:30 PM	Kansas		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 50–47 ^OT	50,477
October 18	1:10 PM	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS		L 20–49	51,536
October 25	5:00 PM	No. 1 Oklahoma		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	TBS	L 20–34	54,215
November 1	5:00 PM	at Texas Tech		Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 21–26	52,908
November 8	12:30 PM	No. 22 Missouri		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 21–16	47,722
November 15	1:00 PM	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA		W 44–10	36,977
November 28	10:00 AM	No. 25 Nebraska		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rivalry)	ABC	L 22–31	53,434
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Game summaries

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total • Colorado 0 28 7 7 42 Colorado State 7 7 7 14 35 Date: August 30 Location: INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver, CO Game start: 5:45 p.m. MST TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

Scoring summary Q1 CSU Van Pelt 10 yard run (Babcock kick) CSU 7–0 Q2 COL Purify 6 yard run (Crosby kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 CSU Pittman 32 yard pass from Van Pelt (Babcock kick) CSU 14–7 Q2 COL McCoy 82 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick) Tie 14–14 Q2 COL Hackett 10 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick) COL 21–14 Q2 COL Donahoe 45 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick) COL 28–14 Q3 CSU Pittman 38 yard pass from Van Pelt (Babcock kick) COL 28–21 Q3 COL McCoy 78 yard pass from Klatt (Crosby kick) COL 35–21 Q4 CSU Anderson 33 yard pass from Van Pelt (Babcock kick) COL 35–28 Q4 CSU Van Pelt 30 yard run (Babcock kick) Tie 35–35 Q4 :40 COL Purify 9 yard run (Crosby kick) COL 42–35

Joel Klatt 21/34, 402 Yds (first start at QB)^[2]

References

1. 2011 Colorado football information guide
2. "Klatt Leads Colorado Past CSU". ESPN. August 30, 2003. Retrieved August 12, 2014.