2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2003 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big 12
Division	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)
Seasons

2003 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#14 Kansas State †		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 ‡		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 champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative 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, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN	W 42–35	76,219
September 6	1:30 PM	UCLA*	No. 24	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	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*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	ABC	L 7–47	83,294
October 4	10:30 AM	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, Texas	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		KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas		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		Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas	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		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa		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

Game summaries

Colorado State

by Quarter 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, Colorado Game start: 5:45 p.m. MST 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)