2001 Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
Colorado Buffaloes Texas Longhorns
(9–2) (10–1)
39 37
Head coach: 
Gary Barnett		 Head coach: 
Mack Brown
APCoachesBCS
9107
APCoachesBCS
333
1234 Total
Colorado 72273 39
Texas 710317 37
DateDecember 1, 2001
Season2001
StadiumTexas Stadium
LocationIrving, Texas
RefereeJohn Laurie
Attendance65,675
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger and Gary Danielson
Big 12 Championship Game
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2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x%   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Iowa State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Kansas State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Missouri   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Kansas   1 – 7     3 – 8  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 6 Oklahoma   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Texas Tech   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Oklahoma State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Baylor   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 1, 2001, at Texas Stadium in Irving. This was the 6th Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 2001 champion of the Big 12 Conference.[1] The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes, champions of the North division, and the Texas Longhorns, champions of the South division. Both teams had faced each other earlier in the regular season, with the Longhorns defeating the Buffaloes 41–7. However in the rematch in the championship game, Colorado would narrowly defeat them 39–37 and secure the Big 12 title.[2]

Teams

Colorado

Main article: 2001 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Texas

Main article: 2001 Texas Longhorns football team

Game summary

2001 Big 12 Championship Game
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Colorado 7 22 7339
No. 3 Texas 7 10 31737

at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas

Game information
First quarter
  • (9:56) UT – Cedric Benson 5-yard run, Dusty Mangum kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:02; Texas 7–0)
  • (2:21) CU – Chris Brown 10-yard run, Jeremy Flores kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:18; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:24) CU – Jeremy Flores 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:26; Colorado 10–7)
  • (11:36) CU – Chris Brown 1-yard run, Jeremy Flores kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:19; Colorado 16–7)
  • (5:49) UT – Dusty Mangum 50-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 5:47; Colorado 16–10)
  • (3:48) CU – Daniel Graham 22-yard pass from Bobb Pesavento, Bobb Pesavento pass failed (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:09; Colorado 22–10)
  • (2:32) CU – Medford Moorer 64-yard interception return, Jeremy Flores kick (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 5:47; Colorado 29–10)
  • (1:47) UT – B. J. Johnson 79-yard pass from Major Applewhite, Dusty Mangum kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:45; Colorado 29–17)
Third quarter
  • (11:32) CU – Chris Brown 11-yard run, Jeremy Flores kick (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:23; Colorado 36–17)
  • (7:32) UT – Dusty Mangum 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:00; Colorado 36–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:42) UT – Dusty Mangum 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:17; Colorado 36–23)
  • (9:10) UT – Roderick Babers 54-yard interception return, Dusty Mangum kick (Drive: Colorado 36–30)
  • (1:58) CU – Jeremy Flores 43-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 51 yards, 7:12; Colorado 39–30)
  • (0:31) UT – B. J. Johnson 1-yard pass from Major Applewhite, Dusty Mangum kick (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 1:27; Colorado 39–37)

Statistics

Statistics COL TEX
First downs 18 22
Plays–yards 72–334 66–462
Rushes–yards 53–223 23–92
Passing yards 111 370
Passing: comp–att–int 8–19–2 24–43–3
Time of possession 35:09 24:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Bobby Pesavento 8/18, 111 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Chris Brown 33 carries, 182 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Derek McCoy 2 receptions, 44 yards
Texas Passing Major Applewhite 15/25, 240, 2 TD
Rushing Cedric Benson 13 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Roy Williams 5 receptions, 83 yards

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Nobles, Charlie (December 2, 2001). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Colorado Intercepts Texas' Title Hopes". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2021.


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