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 ← 2002 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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

	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
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]

^ "A Boulder landslide". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. staff and wire reports. September 14, 2003. p. 1B.
^ 2011 Colorado football information guide
^ "Klatt Leads Colorado Past CSU". ESPN. August 30, 2003. Retrieved August 12, 2014.

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