2004 Colorado Buffaloes football team

2004 Colorado Buffaloes football

2004 Houston Bowl, vs. UTEP, W 33–28

Conference

Big 12 Conference North

2004 record

8–4 (4–4 Big 12)

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Offensive scheme

Multiple

Defensive coordinator

Base defense

4-3 Multiple

Captain

Captain

Captain

Bobby Purify

Captain

Home stadium

Seasons

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	Conf							Overall
2004 Big 12 football standings
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Colorado ^x^y		4	–	4					8	–	5
Iowa State ^x		4	–	4					7	–	5
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Kansas State		2	–	6					4	–	7
South
#3 Oklahoma ^x†		8	–	0					12	–	1
#5 Texas ‡		7	–	1					11	–	1
#18 Texas Tech		5	–	3					8	–	4
Texas A&M		5	–	3					7	–	5
Oklahoma State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Baylor		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games in Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Contents

1 Schedule
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Coaching staff
3 Awards
4 References

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 PM	Colorado State*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	FSN	W 27–24	54,954
September 11	1:30 PM	at Washington State*		Qwest Field • Seattle, WA	ABC	W 20–12	56,188
September 18	5:00 PM	North Texas*		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	PPV	W 52–21	46,355
October 2	1:30 PM	at Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ABC	L 9–17	60,108
October 9	1:30 PM	#21 Oklahoma State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	L 14–42	46,521
October 16	11:30 AM	Iowa State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 19–14	44,285
October 23	11:30 AM	at #17 Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		L 26–29 ^OT	73,745
October 30	1:30 PM	#8 Texas		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	L 7–31	51,571
November 6	11:30 AM	Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS		W 30–21	38,214
November 13	12:30 PM	Kansas State		Folsom Field • Boulder, CO		W 38–31	46,502
November 26	10:00 AM	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry)	ABC	W 26–20	77,661
December 4	6:00 PM	vs. #2 Oklahoma		Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 3–42	62,310
December 29	2:30 PM	vs. UTEP*		Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Houston Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–28	27,235
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Head Coach: Gary Barnett
Assistants: Brian Cabral (AHC/ILB), Shawn Watson (OC/QB), Mike Hankwitz (DC/OLB), Dave Borbely (OL), Craig Bray (DB), Ted Gilmore (WR), Shawn Simms (RB), Chris Wilson (DL), John Wristen (TE)

Awards

All-Big 12: PK Mason Crosby (1st, AP/Coaches)
Big 12 Freshman of the Year (Defense): ILB Jordan Dizon
Big 12 Coach of the Year: Gary Barnett
Zack Jordan Award (Team MVP): TB Bobby Purify
John Mack Award (Outstanding Offensive Player): TB Bobby Purify
Dave Jones Award (Outstanding Defensive Player): DT Matt McChesney
Lee Willard Award (Outstanding Freshman): ILB Jordan Dizon
Dean Jacob Van Ek Award: PK J.T. Eberly
Derek Singleton Award: DT Matt McChesney
Bill McCartney Award: PK Mason Crosby

References

Colorado Buffaloes football

Venues	Folsom Field (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Nebraska Rocky Mountain Showdown (Colorado State) Rumble in the Rockies (Utah)

Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" University of Colorado "Golden Buffalo" Marching Band The Fifth Down Miracle in Michigan

People	Jon Embree (head coach) Eric Bieniemy (offensive coordinator) Greg Brown (defensive coordinator

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Future schedule

National championship seasons in bold