2002 Big 12 Championship Game

2002 Big 12 Championship Game
2002 Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
Colorado Buffaloes	Oklahoma Sooners
(9–3)	(10–2)
7	29
Head coach: ; Gary Barnett	Head coach: ; Bob Stoops
Date	December 7, 2002
Season	2002
Stadium	Reliant Stadium
Location	Houston, Texas
Referee	Jon Bible
Attendance	63,332
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson
Big 12 Championship Game
< 2001	2003 >

2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 20 Colorado xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
No. 7 Kansas State	6	–	2	11	–	2
Iowa State	4	–	4	7	–	7
Nebraska	3	–	5	7	–	7
Missouri	2	–	6	5	–	7
Kansas	0	–	8	2	–	10
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$	6	–	2	12	–	2
No. 6 Texas x	6	–	2	11	–	2
Texas Tech	5	–	3	9	–	5
Oklahoma State	5	–	3	8	–	5
Texas A&M	3	–	5	6	–	6
Baylor	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 2002, at Reliant Stadium in Houston. This was the 7th Big 12 Championship Game and determined the 2002 champion of the Big 12 Conference.^[1] The game featured the Colorado Buffaloes, champions of the North division, and the Oklahoma Sooners, champions of the South division. Both teams had faced each other earlier in the regular season, with the Sooners defeating the Buffaloes 27–11.^[2] Oklahoma would win the rematch 29–7 and gained their second Big 12 title in three years.

Teams

Colorado

Oklahoma

Game summary

2002 Big 12 Championship Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Colorado	0	0	0	7	7
No. 8 Oklahoma	7	6	6	10	29

at Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: December 7, 2002
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson
Big 12 game summary

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics

Statistics	COL	OKL
First downs	9	25
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession	21:57	38:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
^ "Oklahoma Is Stifling". The Washington Post. November 3, 2002. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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[1] "All-Time Big 12 Championships". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

[2] "Oklahoma Is Stifling". The Washington Post. November 3, 2002. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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v t e 2002 NCAA football conference championship games
Division I-A	Big 12 MAC SEC
Division I-AA	SWAC

v t e Big 12 Football Championship Game
Years	1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011–2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Venues	Trans World Dome (1996, 1998) Alamodome (1997, 1999, 2007) Arrowhead Stadium (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008) Texas Stadium (2001) Reliant Stadium (2002, 2005) Cowboys/AT&T Stadium (2009, 2010, 2017–present)

v t e Colorado Buffaloes football
Venues	Campus fields (1890–1901) Gamble Field (1901–1924) Folsom Field (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State: Rocky Mountain Showdown Kansas State Nebraska Utah: Rumble in the Rockies
Culture & lore	Ralphie the Buffalo "CU Fight Song" "Golden Buffalo" Marching band Fifth Down Game Miracle at Michigan
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Oklahoma Sooners football
Venues	Boyd Field (1905–1923) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma State: Bedlam Series Texas: Red River Rivalry
Culture & lore	T formation Wishbone formation 1971 Nebraska game 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy 2016 Texas Tech game Oklahoma drill Sooner Schooner RUF/NEKS Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass Boomer and Sooner "Boomer Sooner" Marching band The Kick Play Like a Champion Today
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold