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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| August 30 | 5:45 PM | vs. No. 23 Colorado State* | | | ESPN | W 42–35 | 76,219 |
| September 6 | 1:30 PM | UCLA* | No. 24 | | ABC | W 16–14 | 48,584 |
| September 13 | 1:30 PM | Washington State* | No. 17 | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado
| PPV | L 26–47 | 48,146 |
| September 20 | 1:30 PM | at No. 10 Florida State* | | | ABC | L 7–47 | 83,294 |
| October 4 | 10:30 AM | at Baylor | | | FSN | L 30–42 | 23,147 |
| October 11 | 1:30 PM | Kansas | | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado
| | W 50–47 OT | 50,477 |
| October 18 | 1:10 PM | at Kansas State | | | | L 20–49 | 51,536 |
| October 25 | 5:00 PM | No. 1 Oklahoma | | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado
| TBS | L 20–34 | 54,215 |
| November 1 | 5:00 PM | at Texas Tech | | | FSN | L 21–26 | 52,908 |
| November 8 | 12:30 PM | No. 22 Missouri | | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado
| | W 21–16 | 47,722 |
| November 15 | 1:00 PM | at Iowa State | | | | W 44–10 | 36,977 |
| November 28 | 10:00 AM | No. 25 Nebraska | | - Folsom Field
- Boulder, Colorado (Rivalry)
| ABC | L 22–31 | 53,434 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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Game summariesEdit
Colorado StateEdit
| by Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
| Total
|
| • Colorado
| 0 | 28 | 7 | 7
| 42
|
| Colorado State
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 14
| 35
|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Q4 |
| CSU | Van Pelt 30 yard run (Babcock kick) | Tie 35–35 |
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| Q4 |
:40 | COL | Purify 9 yard run (Crosby kick) | COL 42–35 |
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Joel Klatt 21/34, 402 Yds (first start at QB)[2]
ReferencesEdit
