1990 Season Archive

Stanford – Bieniemy leap gives Buffs last minute win

//posted 9.6.1990

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— September 6th – Boulder No. 6 Colorado 21, Stanford 17 — Stanford head coach Dennis Green was 3-8 in his first year in Palo Alto in 1989, which may have given CU fans a false sense of security heading into CU’s 1990 home opener. Instead of being an easy mark, Stanford came to Boulder ready to play. Stanford raced to a 14-0 first quarter lead before a stunned Folsom Field crowd of 50,669. It took the entire game for Colorado to right the ship, pulling out a 21-17 …

No. 8 Tennessee – Buffs tie Volunteers in Pigskin Classic

//posted 8.26.1990

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— Pigskin Classic — The 1990 season saw the birth of the preseason game known as the “Pigskin Classic”. Played in Anaheim, California, home to the Freedom Bowl and Mickey Mouse, the organizers of the game (officially the “Disneyland Pigskin Classic”) did not want to disappoint their audience, and went out to secure a game bound to attract national attention. In securing two teams which had completed the previous season with 11-1 records, they did just that. The 1989 rise of the Colorado Buffaloes was well documented. Not receiving as much …

Preseason – Expectations vs. The Schedule from Hell

//posted 8.1.1990

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— 1990 – A Preview — How things looked in August In 1989, Colorado broke the hold the “Big Two” had maintained over the rest of the Big Eight since 1976. In 1990, there would be plenty of competition for the Big Eight Champions from Boulder, both for conference and national honors. Back in the hunt for the national championship were many of the teams which had vied for the title in 1989. Defending national titleist Miami was the preseason pick by many to finish #1, while 1988 champ Notre …

A Look Back: A Game-by-Game Snapshot of the 1990 Season

//posted 7.19.1990

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A game-by-game look back at the 1990 national championship season, with highlight videos from …The Texas game … The 5th-down Missouri game … The Oklahoma game … The Nebraska game … and, of course, the Orange Bowl against Notre Dame …

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