1996 Season Archive

Colorado State – Buffs take out WAC champs in Ft. Collins

//posted 9.7.1996

— September 7th – at CSU No. 5 Colorado 48, Colorado State 34 — The Buffs’ in-state rival from Fort Collins was more cause for concern than had been Washington State in the opener. Under the leadership of head coach Sonny Lubick, the Rams had posted an 8-4 record in 1995, repeating as Western Athletic Conference Champions. The Buffs were traveling to Fort Collins for the first time since 1988, and would participate in only the third night game (8:00 p.m. kickoff) in the 28-year history …

Washington State – Buffs take out Ryan Leaf

//posted 8.31.1996

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— August 31st – Boulder No. 5 Colorado 37, Washington State 19 — Senior quarterback Koy Detmer made a triumphant return to Folsom Field, leading the Buffs to a convincing 37-19 win over Washington State. Washington State came into the game on the heels of a 3-8 1995 campaign, but were not to be taken lightly. Led by sophomore quarterback Ryan Leaf, the Cougars were picked to finish in the middle of the Pac-10 Conference in 1996. The Buffs started slowly, scoring only on a 31-yard field goal by …

Preseason 1996 – Mission: Possible

//posted 8.1.1996

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— Preseason – 1996 — The August 16, 1996, edition of the Buffalo Sports News had quarterback Koy Detmer and linebacker Matt Russell on its cover. Modeling the Buffs’ new uniforms, Detmer and Russell were posed wearing uniform numbers 19 and 96. The headline read: “Is this the Year?” It was a question which was being asked often about the 1996 Buffs, and not just in Boulder. Nebraska was the two-time defending national champion, but the consensus of the preseason prognosticators was that Colorado had the talent to win it …

A Look Back: A Game-by-Game Snapshot of the 1996 Season

//posted 7.20.1996

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The title for my 1996 CU season history is “Oooh, so close” … The Buffs finished the season with a 10-2 record, only two close losses keeping CU from a shot at a national title … Karl Dorrell as offensive coordinator as CU posts third straight ten-win season …

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CU at the Game – Birth of a Notion

//posted 4.10.1996

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— CU at the Game – Birth of a Notion — While many of the materials – programs, newspaper clippings, etc., – used for this work had been accumulating in my basement for over 15 years, the idea for using these treasures for a book did not come to fruition until 1996. I have always read sports-related (that is to say mostly football-related) books, but for me, in the off-season between the 1995 and 1996 campaigns, the topic of college football became an obsession. Perhaps it was the heightened anticipation …

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