2004 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2004 Colorado Buffaloes football
Big 12 North co-champion Houston Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 3–42 vs. Oklahoma
Houston Bowl, W 33–28 vs. UTEP
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
2004 record	8–5 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Barnett
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz
Base defense	4–3 multiple
Captain	Joel Klatt
Captain	Matt McChesney
Captain	Bobby Purify
Captain	Sam Wilder
Home stadium	Folsom Field (Capacity: 53,750)
Seasons

2004 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Colorado xy		4	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State x		4	–	4					7	–	5
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
South
#3 Oklahoma x†		8	–	0					12	–	1
#5 Texas ‡		7	–	1					11	–	1
#18 Texas Tech		5	–	3					8	–	4
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
Oklahoma State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in 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	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	Colorado State*	Folsom Field Boulder, Co (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FSN	W 27–24	54,954
September 11	1:30 PM	at Washington State*	Qwest Field Seattle, WA	ABC	W 20–12	56,188
September 18	5:00 PM	North Texas*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	PPV	W 52–21	46,355
October 2	1:30 PM	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ABC	L 9–17	60,108
October 9	1:30 PM	No. 21 Oklahoma State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 14–42	46,521
October 16	11:30 AM	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	W 19–14	44,285
October 23	11:30 AM	at No. 17 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 26–29 OT	73,745
October 30	1:30 PM	No. 8 Texas	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 7–31	51,571
November 6	11:30 AM	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 30–21	38,214
November 13	12:30 PM	Kansas State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 38–31	46,502
November 26	10:00 AM	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ABC	W 26–20	77,661
December 4	6:00 PM	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 3–42	62,310
December 29	2:30 PM	vs. UTEP*	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–28	27,235
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Head Coach: Gary Barnett
• Assistants: Brian Cabral (AHC/ILB), Shawn Watson (OC/QB), Mike Hankwitz (DC/OLB), Dave Borbely (OL), Craig Bray (DB), Ted Gilmore (WR), Shawn Simms (RB), Chris Wilson (DL), John Wristen (TE)

Awards

• All-Big 12: PK Mason Crosby (1st, AP/Coaches)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Year (Defense): ILB Jordan Dizon
• Big 12 Coach of the Year: Gary Barnett
• Zack Jordan Award (Team MVP): TB Bobby Purify
• John Mack Award (Outstanding Offensive Player): TB Bobby Purify
• Dave Jones Award (Outstanding Defensive Player): DT Matt McChesney
• Lee Willard Award (Outstanding Freshman): ILB Jordan Dizon
• Dean Jacob Van Ek Award: PK J.T. Eberly
• Derek Singleton Award: DT Matt McChesney
• Bill McCartney Award: PK Mason Crosby