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No. 38 – 1995: No. 4 CU 38, No. 10 Oklahoma 17 / Player No. 38: Cody Hawkins

//posted 3.15.2020

1995 … No. 4 CU traveled to Norman to face No. 10 Oklahoma without injured star QB Koy Detmer … Enter John Hessler, who threw for five touchdowns in a 38-17 rout … Essay – “Yo, Howard (Schnellenberger): Sit down and shut up” … No. 38 Player: QB Cody Hawkins …

No. 10 Oklahoma – Hessler’s record-setting debut

//posted 9.30.1995

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— Koy Detmer Under the Microscope — Everyone knew shortly after the Texas A&M game was over that quarterback Koy Detmer, whose efforts over the first three games of the season had merited a “Colorado’s Detmer throws his hat into ring” Heisman-watch headline from USA Today (9/18/95), was seriously injured. What happened? Detmer: “It was weird the way it happened. I went to spin out of the pocket and take off running, but my foot was hung up in the turf and when I pushed, my knee kind of dug way in …

No. 22 Oklahoma – An Evening in Paradise

//posted 10.15.1994

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— October 15th – Boulder No. 4 Colorado 45, No. 22 Oklahoma 7 — It was now official. What had been dreamed of since the “Miracle in Michigan” could now be spoken of openly. The Rocky Mountain News banner headline after Colorado dismantled Oklahoma 45-7 before a national ESPN audience said it all: “Buffs make a run for No. 1?”. Not to be outdone, the Denver Post headline proclaimed: “Taking aim at No. 1?”. Before the Buffs took the field to set about …