2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2000 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
2000 record	3–8 (3–5 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
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,655)
Seasons

2000 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#9 Kansas State		6	–	2					11	–	3
#8 Nebraska		6	–	2					10	–	2
#25 Iowa State		5	–	3					9	–	3
Colorado		3	–	5					3	–	8
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Missouri		2	–	6					3	–	8
South
#1 Oklahoma †		8	–	0					13	–	0
#12 Texas		7	–	1					9	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
Texas Tech		3	–	5					7	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7					3	–	8
Baylor		0	–	8					2	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
† – BCS representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2000 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 PM	vs. Colorado State*	No. 23	Mile High Stadium Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN2	L 24–28	67,567
September 9	6:07 PM	at No. 11 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 14–17	65,153
September 16	1:30 PM	No. 9 Washington*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 14–17	50,454
September 30	1:30 PM	No. 5 Kansas State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 21–44	51,896
October 7	12:00 PM	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 26–19	75,523
October 14	1:30 PM	No. 25 Texas		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 14–28	52,030
October 21	10:30 AM	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 15–23	32,600
October 28	1:30 PM	Oklahoma State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 37–21	49,148
November 4	12:00 PM	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 28–18	50,567
November 11	1:30 AM	Iowa State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 27–35	46,430
November 24	10:00 AM	at No. 9 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ABC	L 32–34	77,672
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Roster

2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 89 Graham, DanielDaniel Graham 5.0 !Jr G 65 Gurode, AndreAndre Gurode 5.0 !Jr QB 4 Pesavento, BobbyBobby Pesavento 5.0 !Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 97 Bannan, JustinJustin Bannan 5.0 !Jr SS 31 Lewis, MichaelMichael Lewis 5.0 !Jr DE 83 McDonnell, BradyBrady McDonnell 7.0 !Sr CB 4 Strickland, DonaldDonald Strickland 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Barnett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	24	23	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches Poll	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
BCS	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released