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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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Mike Bellotti (Oregon), Tony Boselli (USC), Darrin Nelson (Stanford), John Sciarra (UCLA) make the HOF
READ MORE >>Tags: Alfred Williams, Bill McCartney, Bobby Anderson, Bryon White, Charles E. Johnson, Chris Brown, Darian Hagan, Dick Anderson, Doak Walker Award, Eric Bieniemy, Heisman trophy, J.J. Flannigan, Jay Leeuwenburg, Joe Garten, Joe Romig, John Wooten, Mason Crosby, Mike Pritchard, Rashaan Salaam, Tony Berti
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West Virginia running back Noel Devine rushed for a career-high 220 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown on the Mountaineers’ second play from scrimmage, leading West Virginia to a 35-24 win over Colorado in Morgantown. Cody Hawkins had 292 yards passing and two touchdowns for Colorado, but also threw three inteceptions. Running back Rodney Stewart had 105 yards rushing for the Buffs, and tight end Riar Geer had a career-best 113 yards receiving, but a combination of missed opportunities and missed assignments doomed Colorado to a 1-3 record in non-conference play.
READ MORE >>Tags: Charles E. Johnson, Charlie Davis, Cody Hawkins, Dan Hawkins, Dusty Sprague, Herchell Troutman, Jeff Campbell, Joel Klatt, Kordell Stewart, Lee Rouson, Markques Simas, Mike Pritchard, Nick Kasa, O.C. Oliver, Patrick Williams, Riar Geer, Richard Johnson, Rodney Stewart, Scotty McKnight, Steve Vogel
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— November 21st – Boulder No. 11 Colorado 31, Iowa State 10 — Kordell Stewart threw for three touchdowns and 279 yards as the Buffs raced out to a 28-3 halftime lead before cruising to a 31-10 win over Iowa State. The Buffs put the Cyclones on notice early that Colorado would not fall victim to the complacency which had cost the Cornhuskers in a 19-10 upset in Ames the week before. Linebacker Chad Brown recovered a fumble by Iowa State fullback Chris Ulrich on the Cyclones’ first possession. On …
READ MORE >>Tags: Alfred Williams, Bobby Anderson, Chad Brown, Charles E. Johnson, Charles Johnson, Christian Fauria, Dane Graves, Darian Hagan, Deon Figures, Ed Reinhardt, Gary Knafelc, James Hill, Jim Hansen, Jon Embree, Kordell Stewart, Koy Detmer, Lamont Warren, Mike Pritchard, Randy Essington, Steve Vogel
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— January 1st – at Miami – Orange Bowl No. 1 Colorado 10, No. 5 Notre Dame 9 — In a game largely devoid of offensive highlights, the Colorado Buffaloes overcame the loss of two key starters to defeat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, 10-9. The hard-fought win enabled Colorado to stake a claim to the Buffs’ first-ever national football championship. An Eric Bieniemy one-yard touchdown run tied the score midway through the third quarter, with Jim Harper’s extra point providing the margin of victory. Neither the Buffs nor the …
READ MORE >>Tags: Alfred Williams, Bill McCartney, Bobby Anderson, Brian Cabral, Charles Johnson, Darian Hagan, Dave McCloughan, Deon Figures, Eric Bieniemy, Greg Davis, Greg Thomas, Jim Harper, Joe Boman, Kanavis McGhee, Mike Pritchard, Paul Rose, Raghib "The Rocket" Ismail, Rick Mirer, Ricky Watters, Rico Smith, Rocky Mountain News, Ronnie Bradford, Tim James, Tom Rouen
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— November 17th – Boulder No. 2 Colorado 64, Kansas State 3 — In routing Kansas State, 64-3, the Colorado Buffaloes clinched a second consecutive Big Eight Championship, the only team other than Nebraska and Oklahoma to do so since 1941. Finishing the season on a nine-game winning streak, the Buffs scored on seven of their first eight possessions in cruising to a 40-3 halftime lead. Darian Hagan ran for two first quarter scores, passing for another in amassing 278 yards of total offense in just over one half of …
READ MORE >>Tags: Alfred Williams, Bill McCartney, Charles E. Johnson, Charles Johnson, Darian Hagan, Dave McCloughan, Eric Bieniemy, Garry Howe, Jay Leeuwenburg, Jim Harper, Joe Garten, Joel Steed, Kanavis McGhee, Mark Henry, Mark Vander Poel, Mike Pritchard, O.C. Oliver, Steve Vogel, Tim James, Tom Rouen, Vance Joseph
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— November 10th – Boulder No. 4 Colorado 41, Oklahoma State 22 — Before November 10, 1990, the record for touchdown passes in a single game at the University of Colorado stood at three, and even that relatively low number had been reached only seven times in the 100-year history of the program. That mark was finally erased as Darian Hagan passed for four scores and a career high 237 yards in leading the Buffs to a convincing 41-22 win over Oklahoma State. A sell-out crowd of 51,873 was on hand …
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— High Stakes — The stakes for the 1990 clash between 9th-ranked Colorado and 3rd-ranked Nebraska could not have been higher. For the winner, the Big Eight championship, a spot in the Orange Bowl, and a shot at the national championship awaited. For the loser, a second place finish and a second tier bowl would be the consolation. Nebraska was 8-0 and playing at home; Colorado was 7-1-1 and had hopes of a shot at redemption in the Orange Bowl. Against that backdrop, a national television audience witnessed one of …
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— October 27th – Boulder No. 10 Colorado 32, No. 22 Oklahoma 23 — Like the Buffs, the Oklahoma entered the 1990 campaign with high hopes. Five weeks into the season, the Sooners seemed to be well on their way to realizing their dreams. Oklahoma took a 5-0 record and a No. 4 national ranking to play Texas in Dallas, only to be turned away by the unranked Longhorns, 14-13. The loss was hard to take, but not nearly as debilitating as the loss the next week to Iowa …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Cale Gundy, Darian Hagan, Garry Gibbs, Garry Howe, Jeff Campbell, Jim Harper, Marc Walters, Mike Pritchard, Rico Smith, Steve Vogel, Tim James
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— October 20th – at Kansas No. 14 Colorado 41, Kansas 10 — Colorado put together a complete game for the first time all season, scoring on its first drive on the way to a 17-0 first quarter lead and a 41-10 win over 1-4-1 Kansas. Eric Bieniemy rushed for 174 yards on the afternoon, but his three touchdowns were the story of the day. Bieniemy’s second touchdown tied, and his third touchdown broke, Bobby Anderson’s record for career rushing touchdowns. Bieniemy new touchdown total was 35, setting the new standard …
READ MORE >>Tags: Alfred Williams, Bill McCartney, Bobby Anderson, Chad Brown, Darian Hagan, Dave McCloughan, Eric Bieniemy, Glen Mason, Greg Biekert, J.J. Flannigan, Jim Harper, Joe Garten, Mike Pritchard
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— October 13th – Boulder No. 14 Colorado 28, Iowa State 12 — The controversy over the “Fifth Down” game continued to swirl around Boulder during the week after the Missouri game. Playing as if the distraction had affected the team’s preparation for its next opponent (and who is to say it didn’t?), Colorado fell behind Iowa State 9-0 early in the first quarter, needing to rally to come away with a 28-12 home win over the Cyclones. The Buffs utilized three quarterbacks on the afternoon, not pulling away from the Cyclones until …
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— The controversial ending no one could see coming – and few got to watch — On October 6, 1990, the 12th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes traveled to Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, to face the Missouri Tigers. A top five team in the 1990 preseason poll, the Buffs had completed the non-conference portion of their schedule 3-1-1. Colorado tied No. 5 Tennessee to open the season, beat Stanford at home, and fell on the road to No. 21 Illinois before rebounding to defeat No. 22 Texas in Austin and No. 12 Washington in …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Bob Stull, Charles Johnson, Darian Hagan, Eric Bieniemy, fifth down, J.C. Louderback, Jay Leeuwenburg, Mike Pritchard, Rico Smith
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