2003 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season

2003 Colorado Buffaloes football

Conference| Big 12
Division| North Division
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
Captains|

* Marwan Hage
* Medford Moorer
* Bobby Purify
* Sean Tufts

Home stadium| Folsom Field

Seasons

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2004 ->

2003 Big 12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 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 Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 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 conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* x - Division champion/co-champions

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

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

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August 30| 5:45 pm| vs. No. 23 Colorado State*| |

* Invesco Field at Mile High
* Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)

| ESPN| W 42–35| 76,219|
September 6| 1:30 pm| UCLA*| No. 24|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| ABC| W 16–14| 48,584|
September 13| 1:30 pm| Washington State*| No. 17|

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| PPV| L 26–47| 48,146| [1]
September 20| 1:30 pm| at No. 10 Florida State*| |

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| ABC| L 7–47| 83,294|
October 4| 10:30 am| at Baylor| |

* Floyd Casey Stadium
* Waco, TX

| FSN| L 30–42| 23,147|
October 11| 1:30 pm| Kansas| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| | W 50–47 OT| 50,477|
October 18| 1:10 pm| at Kansas State| |

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS (rivalry)

| | L 20–49| 51,536|
October 25| 5:00 pm| No. 1 Oklahoma| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| TBS| L 20–34| 54,215|
November 1| 5:00 pm| at Texas Tech| |

* Jones SBC Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| FSN| L 21–26| 52,908|
November 8| 12:30 pm| No. 22 Missouri| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO

| | W 21–16| 47,722|
November 15| 1:00 pm| at Iowa State| |

* Jack Trice Stadium
* Ames, IA

| | W 44–10| 36,977|
November 28| 10:00 am| No. 25 Nebraska| |

* Folsom Field
* Boulder, CO (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 summaries

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### Colorado State

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• 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
* TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)

| 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)[3]

## References

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1. ^ "A Boulder landslide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. staff and wire reports. September 14, 2003. p. 1B.
2. ^ 2011 Colorado football information guide
3. ^ "Klatt Leads Colorado Past CSU". ESPN. August 30, 2003. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

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* Campus fields (1890–1901)
* Gamble Field (1901–1924)
* Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown
* Kansas State
* Nebraska
* Utah: Rumble in the Rockies

Culture & lore|

* Ralphie the Buffalo
* "CU Fight Song"
* "Golden Buffalo" Marching band
* Fifth Down Game
* Miracle at Michigan

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