# 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2002 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 played in the Big 12 Championship Game for the second time, but lost to Oklahoma.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 11:00 am | vs. Colorado State* | No. 7 | Invesco Field at Mile HighDenver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | ESPN2 | L 14–19 | 75,531 |
| September 7 | 5:00 pm | San Diego State* | No. 17 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | FSN | W 34–14 | 44,126 |
| September 14 | 1:30 pm | No. 17 USC* | No. 18 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | ABC | L 3–40 | 53,119 |
| September 21 | 1:30 pm | at No. 20 UCLA* | | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ABC | W 31–17 | 63,880 |
| October 5 | 1:30 pm | No. 13 Kansas State | | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO (rivalry) | ABC | W 35–31 | 52,584 |
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | at Kansas | | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | | W 53–29 | 34,500 |
| October 19 | 1:00 pm | Baylor | No. 23 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | | W 34–0 | 46,281 |
| October 26 | 11:30 am | Texas Tech | No. 21 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | FSN | W 37–13 | 50,478 |
| November 2 | 1:30 pm | at No. 2 Oklahoma | No. 13 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | L 11–27 | 75,403 |
| November 9 | 10:30 am | at Missouri | No. 18 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO | FSN | W 42–35 $^{OT}$ | 48,465 |
| November 16 | 5:00 pm | Iowa State | No. 17 | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | FSN | W 41–27 | 48,728 |
| November 29 | 1:30 pm | at Nebraska | No. 13 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ABC | W 28–13 | 77,804 |
| December 7 | 6:00 pm | vs. No. 8 Oklahoma | No. 12 | Reliant StadiumHouston, TX (Big 12 Championship Game) | ABC | L 7–29 | 63,332 |
| December 28 | 6:00 pm | vs. Wisconsin* | No. 14 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | L 28–31 $^{OT}$ | 50,690 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Colorado State
### No. 17 USC

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #17 USC | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 40 |
| #18 Colorado | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### No. 13 Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| • Buffaloes | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### Texas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| • No. 21 Buffaloes | 10 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 37 |

### At No. 2 Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Colorado | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| • #2 Oklahoma | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |

### Iowa State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa State | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| • #17 Colorado | 3 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 41 |

### At Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #13 Colorado | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

### Vs. No. 8 Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #8 Oklahoma | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
| #12 Colorado | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Vs. Wisconsin (Alamo Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 14 Colorado | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| • Wisconsin | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

## Awards and honors

* Mark Mariscal – Ray Guy Award, Consensus All-American
* Chris Brown – All-American (AFCA)
* Wayne Lucier – All-American (TSN)