1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season

1999 Colorado Buffaloes football

Insight.com Bowl champion

Insight.com Bowl, W 62-28 vs. Boston College

Conference| Big 12 Conference
Division| North Division
Record| 7-5 (5-3 Big 12)
Head coach|

* Gary Barnett (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Tom Cable (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator| Tom McMahon
Co-defensive coordinator| Vince Okruch
Base defense| 4-3 Multiple
Home stadium| Folsom Field

Seasons

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1999 Big 12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 3 Nebraska xy$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 6 Kansas State x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Colorado |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Kansas |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Iowa State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Missouri |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
South Division
No. 21 Texas xy  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
Oklahoma |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Texas Tech |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
No. 23 Texas A&M |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Oklahoma State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Baylor |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1999 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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4| 5:00 pm| vs. Colorado State*| No. 14|

* Mile High Stadium
* Denver, Colorado (Rocky Mountain Showdown)

| FX| L 14–41| 73,438
September 11| 1:30 pm| San Jose State*| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, Colorado

| | W 63–35| 41,716
September 18| 1:30 pm| Kansas| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, Colorado

| ABC| W 51–17| 47,783
September 25| 1:30 pm| at Washington*| |

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle

| ABC| L 24–31| 72,068
October 9| 11:30 am| Missouri| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, Colorado

| FSN| W 46–39 OT| 48,674
October 16| 1:30 pm| at Texas Tech| |

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, Texas

| ABC| L 10–31| 46,424
October 23| 12:00 pm| at Iowa State| |

* Jack Trice Stadium
* Ames, Iowa

| | W 16–12| 34,892
October 30| 1:30 pm| No. 24 Oklahoma| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, Colorado

| ABC| W 38–24| 48,194
November 6| 10:30 am| at No. 6 Kansas State| |

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)

| FSN| L 14–20| 52,077
November 13| 12:00 pm| at Baylor| |

* Floyd Casey Stadium
* Waco, Texas

| | W 37–0| 25,726
November 26| 12:30 pm| No. 3 Nebraska| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, Colorado (rivalry)

| ABC| L 30–33 OT| 52,946
December 31| 11:30 am| vs. No. 25 Boston College*| |

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, Arizona (Insight.com Bowl)

| ESPN| W 62–28| 35,762

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Rankings[edit]

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
AP| 15| 14| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Coaches Poll| 17| 17*| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
BCS| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Roster[edit]

1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `4` | Bobby Pesavento | So
G | `62` | Chris Morgan |  Sr
G | `65` | Andre Gurode | So
G | `76` | Brad Bedell | Sr
WR | `81` | Jason Burianek | Fr
TE | `89` | Daniel Graham | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `3` | Rashidi Barnes | Sr
CB | `4` | Donald Strickland | Fr
SS | `31` | Michael Lewis | So
DE | `83` | Brady McDonnell | Jr
DT | `97` | Justin Bannan | So
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Gary Barnett

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: 2018-04-16

## Game summaries[edit]

### San Jose State[edit]

See also: 1999 San Jose State Spartans football team

San Jose State at Colorado  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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San Jose State | 0 | 15| 7| 13 | 35
• Colorado | 28 | 14| 7| 14 | 63

* Date: September 11
* Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
* Game start: 1:30 MDT
* Game attendance: 41,716

* Source: ESPN

| Scoring summary

1| | COL| Moschetti 12-yard run (Aldrich kick)| COL 7-0
| COL| Graham 23-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)| COL 14-0
| COL| C Johnson 1-yard run (Aldrich kick)| COL 21-0
| COL| C Johnson 1-yard run (Aldrich kick)| COL 28-0
2| | SJSU| Whitaker 8-yard run (Whitaker run for two-point conversion)| COL 28-8
| COL| D Barton 3-yard run (Aldrich kick)| COL 35-8
| SJSU| Whitaker 6-yard pass from Kasteler (T Morgan kick)| COL 35-15
| COL| Stiggers 65-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)| COL 42-15
3| | COL| Cherrington 3-yard run (Aldrich kick)| COL 49-15
| SJSU| Ruhle 28-yard pass from Kasteler (T Morgan kick)| COL 49-22
4| | COL| C Johnson 11-yard run (Aldrich kick)| COL 56-22
| COL| D Barton 15-yard run (Mariscal kick)| COL 63-22
| SJSU| Pulley 21-yard pass from Crooks (two-point conversion failed)| COL 63-28
| SJSU| K Nears 3-yard pass from Crooks (T Morgan kick)| COL 63-35

### Oklahoma[edit]

See also: 1999 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Oklahoma at Colorado  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Oklahoma | 3 | 7| 0| 14 | 24
• Colorado | 7 | 7| 10| 14 | 38

* Date: October 30
* Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
* Game attendance: 48,194
* TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler & Lynn Swan

* Source: USA Today

| Scoring summary

1| | OKLA| Duncan 27-yard field goal| OKLA 3-0
| COL| Stiggers 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)| COL 7-3
2| | OKLA| Littrell recovered blocked punt in end zone (Duncan kick)| OKLA 10-7
| COL| Green 49-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)| COL 14-10
3| | COL| Moschetti 1-yard run (Aldrich kick)| COL 21-10
| COL| Aldrich 33-yard field goal| COL 24-10
4| | OKLA| R. Skinner 6-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)| COL 24-17
| COL| Graham 14-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)| COL 31-17
| OKLA| J. Jackson 49-yard pass from Heupel (Duncan kick)| COL 31-24
| COL| Green 88-yard pass from Moschetti (Aldrich kick)| COL 38-24

## References[edit]

1. ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide

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