2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 2000 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.

2000 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North Division
Record	3–8 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Gary Barnett (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shawn Watson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Tom McMahon
Co-defensive coordinator	Vince Okruch
Base defense	4–3 multiple
Home stadium	Folsom 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
Colorado		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 pm	vs. Colorado State*	No. 23	Mile High Stadium Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown)	ESPN2	L 24–28	67,567
September 9	6:07 pm	at No. 11 USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 14–17	65,153
September 16	1:30 pm	No. 9 Washington*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 14–17	50,454
September 30	1:30 pm	No. 5 Kansas State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–44	51,896
October 7	12:00 pm	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 26–19	75,523
October 14	1:30 pm	No. 25 Texas		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 14–28	52,030
October 21	10:30 am	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 15–23	32,600
October 28	1:30 pm	Oklahoma State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 37–21	49,148
November 4	12:00 pm	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 28–18	50,567
November 11	1:30 am	Iowa State		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FSN	L 27–35	46,430
November 24	10:00 am	at No. 9 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 32–34	77,672
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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 Gary Barnett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Rankings

See also: 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	24	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released