2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2000 Colorado Buffaloes football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Record3–8 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShawn Watson (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Tom McMahon (2nd season)
  • Vince Okruch (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
MVPs
Captains
Home stadiumFolsom Field
2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 25 Iowa State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
  3 – 5     3 – 8  
Kansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri   2 – 6     3 – 8  
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 12 Texas   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Texas A&M   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Texas Tech   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Oklahoma State   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Baylor   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Gary Barnett, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3– in a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big 12 North. Colorado played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:00 pmvs. Colorado State*No. 23
ESPN2L 24–2867,567
September 96:07 pmat No. 11 USC*
ABCL 14–1765,153
September 161:30 pmNo. 9 Washington*
ABCL 14–1750,454
September 301:30 pmNo. 5 Kansas Statedagger
ABCL 21–4451,896
October 712:00 pmat Texas A&M
W 26–1975,523
October 141:30 pmNo. 25 Texas
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 14–2852,030
October 2110:30 amat Kansas
FSNL 15–2332,600
October 281:30 pmOklahoma State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 37–2149,148
November 412:00 pmat Missouri
W 28–1850,567
November 111:30 amIowa State
  • Folsom Field
  • Boulder, CO
FSNL 27–3546,430
November 2410:00 amat No. 9 Nebraska
ABCL 32–3477,672
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[1][2][3]

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP2423———————————————
Coaches Poll—25———————————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Roster

2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 81 Jason Burianek So
WR 14 Cedric Cormier Jr
TE 89 Daniel Graham Jr
G 65 Andre Gurode Jr
RB 21 Marcus Houston Fr
QB 4 Bobby Pesavento Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 97 Justin Bannan Jr
DE 30 Marques Harris Fr
SS 31 Michael Lewis Jr
DE 60 Matt McChesney Fr
DE 83 Brady McDonnell Sr
CB 4 Donald Strickland So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "2000 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "Colorado Football 2024 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 70. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
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