2002 Big 12 Championship Game

2002 Big 12 Championship Game
Conference Championship
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
Big 12 Championship Game
 < 2001  2003
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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.

  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.