2002 Big 12 Championship Game

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. 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. Oklahoma would win the rematch 29–7 and gained their second Big 12 title in three years.

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
APCoachesBCS
121412
APCoachesBCS
897
1234 Total
Colorado 0007 7
Oklahoma 76610 29
DateDecember 7, 2002
Season2002
StadiumReliant Stadium
LocationHouston, Texas
RefereeJon Bible
Attendance63,332
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersBrent Musburger and Gary Danielson
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.