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— November 11th – Boulder No. 9 Colorado 21, Missouri 0 — In one of its latest Homecoming dates in school history, Colorado played its final home game of 1995 against a struggling 2-7 Missouri squad which was winless in Big Eight play. A crowd of 50,645 endured some wind gusts of up to 60 mph, but generally enjoyed balmy November temperature readings of over 50-degrees, leaving Folsom Field satisfied with a methodical 21-0 win for the home team. Quarterback John Hessler, who against Oklahoma State had broken the school record …
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— November 4th – at Oklahoma State No. 10 Colorado 45, Oklahoma State 32 — Each week of the 1995 season, first year Colorado head coach Rick Neuheisel faced a new and dramatic challenge. The calendar said November 4th was the date scheduled for the 6-2 Colorado Buffaloes to face the 2-7 Oklahoma State Cowboys. Reality and the media, however, knew it was time for Rick Neuheisel v. Bob Simmons, Round One. Bob Simmons had been Bill McCartney’s choice to succeed him as head coach. Mike Hankwitz, who had also been passed …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bob Simmons, Daryl Price, James Kidd, John Hessler, Lee Willard Award, Lendon Henry, Marcus Washington, Matt Russell, Mike Hankwitz, Neil Voskeritchian, Nick Ziegler, Phil Savoy, Rae Carruth, Rick Neuheisel
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— October 28th – Boulder No. 2 Nebraska 44, No. 7 Colorado 21 — The largest crowd to ever witness a college football game at Folsom Field, 54,063, watched as the Buffs’ pre-game antics failed to fluster the undefeated Cornhuskers, with 2nd-ranked Nebraska taking out 7th-ranked Colorado, 44-21. Colorado head coach Rick Neuheisel had the Buffs enter through the student section in the southeast corner of the stadium to the beat of a Samoan war drum. But it was Nebraska which played to the beat of a National Championship cadence, …
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— October 21st – at Iowa State No. 9 Colorado 50, Iowa State 28 — Offer college football teams a 22-point win on the road against a conference opponent, and a 50-point total on the scoreboard, and most of those teams would walk away quite content. Not the Buffs. Against a 2-5 Iowa State team heading nowhere, Colorado fell asleep at the switch, allowing a 27-10 halftime lead become a 28-27 deficit before rallying for the 50-28 win. If ever there was a “lucky” three-touchdown win, this was it. On a …
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— “Fightin’ Words” The lopsided win over Northeast Louisiana raised the 3-0 Buffs to No. 7 in the nation. The next two opponents, though, would show if Colorado’s rise in the polls was merited. The Aggies of Texas A&M were coming to Boulder for a top ten showdown, the first of Neuheisel’s coaching career. Undefeated on the young season, Texas A&M featured Heisman-trophy candidates Leeland McElroy at halfback and Corey Pullig at quarterback. In dominating Tulsa, 52-9, the week before the Colorado game, McElroy accounted for 285 yards of total offense …
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In the final season of the Big Eight, CU’s surprising choice for head coach, Rick Neuheisel, rode a backup quarterback (John Hessler) all the way to a ten-win season and a No. 5 final ranking …
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— National and Big Eight Recap – 1995 — In 1995, the Nebraska Cornhuskers repeated as National Champions, dominating the Florida Gators 62-24 in the National Championship game played at the Fiesta Bowl. Previously unbeaten Florida came into the contest with an air attack led by record-setter Danny Weurffel. Head coach Steve Spurrier had his “Air Spurrier” offense on track until it ran into a buzzsaw of a defense in Nebraska’s “Blackshirts”. Nebraska was led by quarterback Tommie Frazier, who led the Cornhuskers to a 12-0 record, but could not …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill Marolt, Bill McCartney, Darius Holland, Elliot Uzelac, James Kidd, Matt Russell, Mike Hankwitz, Nebraska, Rae Carruth, Rick Neuheisel, Shannon Clavelle, Steve Rosga, Tom Osborne
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— Badger Mania The Wisconsin Badgers came to Boulder September 17th for a night game to be nationally televised by ESPN. Like the Buffs, the Badgers were 1-0 on the 1994 season, having dispatched Eastern Michigan, 56-0. Wisconsin, ranked 10th in the nation, had been the feel-good story of 1993, having come from nowhere to post a 10-1-1 record. Claiming a share of the Big 10 title for the first time in over three decades, the Badgers made their first trip to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl since 1962. A 21-16 win …
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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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— November 7th – at Oklahoma State No. 23 Colorado 31, Oklahoma State 14 — Overcoming a lackluster effort against Nebraska, quarterback Kordell Stewart responded with a record-setting performance as Colorado dominated Oklahoma State, 31-14. Stewart, who threw three interceptions against the Cornhuskers (after previously throwing only two all season), and who had finished with only eight completions against Nebraska, bombed the Cowboys for a season-high 328 yards and three touchdowns. In torching Oklahoma State, Stewart passed Steve Vogel (1981-84) as Colorado’s all-time passing leader. After spotting …
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— October 9th – Boulder No. 20 Colorado 30, Missouri 18 — The Missouri Tigers presented themselves to the Buffs as the perfect opponent to rebound from a two-game losing streak. Missouri was 1-2-1 on the 1993 season, including an embarrassing loss to Texas A & M (73-0) and a 10-10 tie to lowly SMU. Another bonus: the Buffs were coming off of a bye week, and had extra time to re-group and regain focus on the Big Eight conference schedule. After a sometimes impressive, …
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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 …
READ MORE >>Tags: "I-bone", Alabama, Bill McCartney, Chad Brown, Charles E. Johnson, Chris Hudson, Chris Naeole, Dalton Simmons, Darian Hagan, Deon Figures, Dwayne Davis, Erik Mitchell, Greg Biekert, Heath Irwin, James Kidd, Jeff Brunner, Jim Hansen, Kordell Stewart, Koy Detmer, Leonard Renfro, Marshall Faulk, Matt Russell, Miami, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Pat Blottiaux, Rae Carruth, Rashaan Salaam, Ron Woolfork, Ronnie Bradford, Sam Rogers, Shannon Clavelle, T.J. Cunningham, Ted Johnson, Vance Joseph
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