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2001 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big 12 champion
Big 12 North co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 16–38 vs. Oregon
Conference Big 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–3 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinatorTom McMahon
Co-defensive coordinatorVince Okruch
Base defense Multiple 4–3
MVP Daniel Graham
Captains
Home stadium Folsom Field
Seasons
←  2000
2002 →
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$   7 1     10 3  
No. 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  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy   7 1     11 2  
No. 6 Oklahoma   6 2     11 2  
Texas Tech   4 4     7 5  
Texas A&M   4 4     8 4  
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 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 266:00 pm Fresno State*
ESPN2L 22–2447,762
September 11:30 pmvs. No. 24 Colorado State* ABCW 41–1475,022
September 81:30 pm San Jose State*
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 51–1540,338
September 221:30 pm Kansas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 27–1647,495
October 610:30 amat No. 12 Kansas State FSNW 16–651,101
October 131:30 pmNo. 25 Texas A&MdaggerNo. 20
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
PPVW 31–2149,521
October 201:30 pmat No. 9 TexasNo. 14ABCL 7–4183,156
October 276:00 pmat Oklahoma StateNo. 25FSNW 22–1941,070
November 31:00 pm MissouriNo. 25
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 38–2445,942
November 106:00 pmat Iowa StateNo. 21FSNW 40–2739,204
November 231:30 pmNo. 2 NebraskaNo. 14
ABCW 62–3653,790
December 17:00 pmvs. No. 3 TexasNo. 9ABCW 39–3765,675
January 12:30 pmvs. No. 2 Oregon*No. 3ABCL 16–3874,118
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
Pos. # Name Class
RB 22 Chris Brown So
WR 81 Jason Burianek Jr
FB 33 Brandon Drumm Jr
TE 89 Daniel Graham Sr
G 65 Andre Gurode (C) Sr
WR 5 Roman Hollowell Sr
RB 21 Marcus Houston So
RB 27 Cortlen Johnson Sr
C 78 Wayne Lucier Jr
WR 2 John Minardi (C) Sr
QB 1 Craig Ochs So
QB 4 Bobby Pesavento Sr
RB 42 Bobby Purify So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 97 Justin Bannan (C) Sr
DE 99 Tyler Brayton Jr
DT 94 DeAndre Fluellen So
DE 30 Marques Harris So
LB 43 Joey Johnson Jr
SS 31 Michael Lewis (C) Sr
DE 60 Matt McChesney So
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

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Fresno State

Fresno State at Colorado
1 234Total
Bulldogs 14 703 24
Buffaloes 0 1336 22
    

vs. No. 24 Colorado State

No. 24 Colorado State vs. Colorado
1 234Total
No. 24 Rams 7 007 14
Buffaloes 14 31410 41

San Jose State

San Jose State at Colorado
1 234Total
Spartans 0 906 15
Buffaloes 21 1497 51

Kansas

Kansas at Colorado
1 234Total
Jayhawks 3 1003 16
Buffaloes 10 0314 27

at No. 12 Kansas State

Colorado at No. 12 Kansas State
1 234Total
Buffaloes 7 063 16
No. 12 Wildcats 0 006 6

[1]

No. 25 Texas A&M Aggies

No. 25 Texas A&M at No. 20 Colorado
1 234Total
No. 25 Aggies 0 1407 21
No. 20 Buffaloes 3 11314 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]

at No. 9 Texas

Colorado at No. 9 Texas
1 234Total
Buffaloes 0 700 7
No. 9 Longhorns 7 17107 41

at Oklahoma State

No. 25 Colorado at Oklahoma State
1 234Total
No. 25 Buffaloes 7 078 22
Cowboys 0 1630 19

Missouri

Missouri at No. 25 Colorado
1 234Total
Tigers 0 1473 24
No. 25 Buffaloes 0 17147 38

at Iowa State

No. 21 Colorado at Iowa State
1 234Total
No. 21 Buffaloes 10 13710 40
Cyclones 14 0013 27

No. 2 Nebraska

No. 2 Nebraska at No. 14 Colorado
1 234Total
No. 2 Cornhuskers 3 2076 36
No. 14 Buffaloes 28 14020 62
           

[3] [4]

vs. No. 3 Texas (Big 12 Championship Game)

No. 3 Texas vs. No. 9 Colorado
1 234Total
No. 3 Longhorns 7 10317 37
No. 9 Buffaloes 7 2273 39
          

[5] [6]

vs. No. 2 Oregon (Fiesta Bowl)

No. 3 Colorado vs. No. 2 Oregon
1 234Total
No. 3 Buffaloes 7 009 16
No. 2 Ducks 7 14710 38

[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP201425252115149439
Coaches172520161410539
BCSNot released1415743Not released

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Kansas State Is Stunned by Colorado". The Los Angeles Times. October 7, 2001. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Colorado 31, Texas A&M 21". United Press International. October 14, 2001. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Colorado 62, Nebraska 36: Huskers trampled in Boulder". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 23, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2001 Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship Set: Colorado Faces Texas". Big 12 Conference. November 24, 2001. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "2001 Sixth Annual Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. December 1, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Ducks snuff Buffs". Missoulian. January 2, 2002. Retrieved June 23, 2019.