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Colorado

B12 · 2002 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–5
0.643 Win %
Conference
5th
7–2 in B12

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
684–531–35
0.561 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1990
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Colorado head-to-head · History & Eras

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)H2HMWC10–4L 14–19
3Week 3 · Sep 10San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HMWC4–9W 34–14
4Week 4 · Sep 17USCH2HPAC11–2L 3–40
5Week 5 · Sep 24UCLAH2HPAC8–5W 31–17
7Week 7 · Oct 8Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB1211–2W 35–31
8Week 8 · Oct 15Kansas (KANSAS)H2HB122–10W 53–29
9Week 9 · Oct 22Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB123–9W 34–0
10Week 10 · Oct 29Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HB129–5W 37–13
11Week 11 · Nov 5Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1212–2L 11–27
12Week 12 · Nov 12Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HB125–7W 42–35
13Week 13 · Nov 19Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HB127–7W 41–27
15Week 15 · Dec 3Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB127–7W 28–13
16Regular Season Final · Dec 10Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1212–2L 7–29
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB108–6L 28–31

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.920
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+40
-16+56
  • Kansas State +11
  • Texas Tech +9
  • UCLA +8
  • Iowa State +7
  • Nebraska +7
  • Missouri +5
  • San Diego State +4
  • Baylor +3
  • Kansas +2
  • USC -2
  • Oklahoma -2
  • Oklahoma -2
  • Colorado State -4
  • Wisconsin -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #27Better than 81%
Win % Place 29thBetter than 80%

0.643 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#17W15#19Regular Season Final#20Post-Season W2#29Post-Season W3#27Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
+20
-37
+14
+4
+24
+34
+24
-16
+7
+14
+15
-22
-3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#481997#321998#371999#752000#82001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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