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. The game featured the 2001 [Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado Buffaloes], champions of the North division, and the 2001 [Texas Longhorns football team|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.