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1990 – The Fifth Down game … One of the most infamous games in CU history, the Buffs score on the final play of the game against Missouri … Video of the game’s final drive (count the number of slips by CU players on the Faurot Field turf) … Player(s) No. 30: CU’s long list of great offensive linemen …
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— Holiday Bowl, 1996 — Good Bowl, Good Result The Holiday Bowl was supposed to take the third-place team from the Big 12, after the Cotton Bowl had taken the second-place team. With Texas and Nebraska already in the Bowl Alliance, they would not be considered. This left Colorado, with a 9-2 overall record, and, more imporantly, with 7-1 conference record, as the logical choice for the Cotton. After all, the Colorado Buffaloes were the only team other than Nebraska with fewer than two conference losses. So the Cotton Bowl, of …
READ MORE >>Tags: Butkus Award, Charlie Davis, Chris Naeole, Corey Dillon, Darrin Chiaverini, Jeremy Aldrich, John Hessler, Koy Detmer, Matt Russell, Nick Ziegler, Rae Carruth, Rick Neuheisel
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— November 29th – at Nebraska No. 4 Nebraska 17, No. 5 Colorado 12 — The headlines said it all. From the Buffalo Sports News: “Ooh, So Close”. From the Billings Gazette: “Huskers outlast Buffs”. Both statements were true. The Buffs had their chances in the 17-12 loss to Nebraska on a cold 33-degree day in Lincoln. Rain turned to snow in the late afternoon as Colorado saw the light fade on its chances to beat the Cornhuskers for the first time since 1990. The game started with great promise. …
READ MORE >>Tags: Billings Gazette, Brody Heffner-Liddiard, Buffalo Sports News, Butkus Award, Chris Naeole, Dalton Simmons, Greg Jones, Hannibal Navies, Herchell Troutman, James Kidd, Jeremy Aldrich, Koy Detmer, Kyle Smith, Marcus Washington, Matt Russell, Melvin Thomas, Phil Savoy, Rae Carruth, Rick Neuheisel, Ron Merkerson, Ryan Black, Steve Rosga, Viliami Maumau
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— October 26th – Boulder No. 8 Colorado 28, Texas 24 — The Texas Longhorns, who in 1995 closed out the final season of the Southwest Conference with a 10-2-1 record, including a 7-0 record in conference play, bottomed out in 1996 on the last Saturday in October in Boulder, Colorado. After succumbing to the Buffs, 28-24 in Boulder, Texas fell to 3-4 on the 1996 season. No one knew at the time that the next loss for the Longhorns would not come until New Year’s Day in the Fiesta Bowl. Early …
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— Buffalo Sports News makes some eerily uncanny preseason predictions — In its two editions leading up to the start of the 1994 season, the Buffalo Sports News captured more about the upcoming year than could have been known at the time. In prophetic tones, the August 18th edition featured a cover photo of quarterback coach Rick Neuheisel giving directions to quarterback Kordell Stewart with the headline reading: “On Target: Rick Neuheisel has quarterback Kordell Stewart and CU’s passing attack aimed to win in 1994.” The next issue, dated August 29th, …
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— Adios, Southwest Conference — Quick – Name the last eight members of the Southwest Conference. Not so easy, is it? Entering the 1994 season, the long-anticipated demise of the SWC became official. The 1994 and 1995 campaigns would be the last for the storied conference. After 80 seasons, the Southwest Conference would fold up its tents; its teams left to a new future. Arkansas, the only Southwest member outside of the state of Texas, had defected to the Southeastern Conference in 1990. Now Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, and Texas …
READ MORE >>Tags: Andy Mitchell, Bill McCartney, Bobby Bowden, Brian Stoltenberg, Chad Hammond, Charles E. Johnson, Chris Hudson, Chris Naeole, Christian Fauria, Dalton Simmons, Danny Weurffel, Darius Holland, Dennis Collier, Derek West, Donnell Leomiti, Dwayne Davis, Florida, Florida State, Heath Irwin, Kerry Hicks, Kordell Stewart, Lamont Warren, Matt Russell, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Neil Voskeritchian, Notre Dame, Pac-12, Rashaan Salaam, Ron Powlus, Ron Woolfork, Sam Rogers, Shannon Clavelle, Southwest Conference, Ted Johnson, The Sporting News, Tony Berti
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— 1992 -“Air” Bill — National and Big Eight Recap – 1992 The 1992 college football season was dominated by the Miami Hurricanes. That is to say, at least Miami dominated all the way up to its National Championship showdown against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. There, the Crimson Tide throttled Miami, 34-13, to win Alabama’s sixth national title, the first for head coach Gene Stallings. Alabama finished the season 13-0, claiming the nation’s first undisputed title since 1979. Miami’s quarterback Gino Toretta, despite having a quarterback rating of …
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