American college football season
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 | Source |
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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 | | PPV | L 26–47 | 48,146 | [1] |
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 | | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | | 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 | | | 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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2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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16
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Mason Crosby
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Fr
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P
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29
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John Torp
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Jr
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K
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35
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J.T. Eberly
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Jr
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P
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37
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J.P. Heaton
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Fr
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K
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39
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Kevin Eberhart
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Fr
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SN
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59
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Greg Pace
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So
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Dave Borbely – Offensive line
- Brian Cabral – Inside linebackers
- Ted Gilmore – Wide receivers
- David Hansburg – Coordinator of football operations
- Vance Joseph – Defensive backs
- Vince Okruch – Defensive coordinator
- Shawn Simms – Running backs
- Shawn Watson – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Colorado |
0 |
28 | 7 | 7 |
42 |
Colorado State |
7 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Joel Klatt 21/34, 402 Yds (first start at QB)[3]
UCLA at Colorado
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bruins |
0 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Buffaloes |
7 |
3 | 0 | 6 |
16 |
- Date: September 4, 2004
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
- Game start: 1:37 PM
- Elapsed time: 3:23
- Game attendance: 48,534
- Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C), 36% humidity, 6 mph (9.7 km/h) S
- Referee: C. Castleberry
- Television network: ABC
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