2001 Big 12 Championship Game

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]

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
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics
Statistics COL TEX
First downs1822
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession35:0924:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Colorado Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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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