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— Colorado v. Syracuse – Fiesta Bowl – January 1, 1993 — Lost Luggage, Lost Jacket, Lost Holiday I had never been to Phoenix before. In fact, unless you count stepping across the state line at the Four Corners area which represents the intersection of the borders of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, I had never been to Arizona before. Coming at the end of December, a trip to the Fiesta Bowl to cap off the 1992 season seemed like a great idea. My trip got off to a …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bobby Anderson, bowl, Brad, Brad Geiger, Charles E. Johnson, Darian Hagan, Dave DeLine, Don Hasselbeck, Fiesta Bowl, Gale Weidner, James Hill, January 1, Kim, Kordell Stewart, Kyle, Lamont Warren, Mitch Berger, Sean Brown
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— November 14th – at Kansas No. 13 Colorado 25, No.20 Kansas 18 — The Kansas Jayhawks returned home to Lawrence to face the Buffs after being humbled by Nebraska, 49-7. It was the Jayhawks’ first conference loss after averaging 33 points per game in accumulating four Big Eight wins. With the Buffs’ falling to the Cornhuskers by an equally lopsided score the week before, the Buffs were not in a position to take the Jayhawks lightly. An estimated crowd of 43,000, the largest crowd to witness a Colorado/Kansas game in Lawrence since …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Chad Brown, Charles E. Johnson, Deon Figures, Greg Biekert, James Hill, Jon Embree, Kordell Stewart, Leonard Renfro, Marcellous Elder, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Ron Woolfork, Ronnie Bradford
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— October 24th – Boulder No. 9 Colorado 54, Kansas State 7 — The 9th-ranked Buffs controlled an entire game for the first time in 1992, dominating Kansas State 54-7. Colorado scored early and often, raising the home team total on the scoreboard on seven of its first 11 possessions in cruising to a 30-0 halftime lead before a sold-out Folsom Field crowd of 52,235. The Wildcats, with a respectable 3-2 record coming into Boulder, left town without an offensive touchdown, scoring only on a an interception return after the game …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Bill Snyder, Byron "Whizzer" White, Charles E. Johnson, Chris Hammond, Christian Fauria, Deon Figures, Duke Tobin, James Hill, Jeff Campbell, Kordell Stewart, Mitch Berger, Pat Blottiaux, Rae Carruth, Rashaan Salaam, Shannon Clavelle
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— October 17th – Boulder No. 7 Colorado 24, Oklahoma 24 — In 1952, the Colorado Buffaloes tied mighty Oklahoma 21-21 to mar an otherwise perfect conference run of the Bud Wilkinson Sooners of 1948-57 (a 57-0-1 streak). Forty years later, the Buffs salvaged a 24-24 tie against a 3-2 Sooner squad led by 4th-year head coach Gary Gibbs. Colorado managed to pull out the tie only by scoring 10 points in the final 4:27 of the game. Freshman quarterback Koy Detmer, making his debut as a starter, made quite …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Bud Wilkinson, Charles E. Johnson, Chris Hudson, Gary Gibbs, Jeff Austin, Jeff Campbell, Ken Johnson, Koy Detmer, Lamont Warren, Marc Walters, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Norman, Pat Blottiaux, Randy Essington, Rico Smith, Steve Vogel, Zach Jordan
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— September 19th – at Minnesota No. 11 Colorado 21, Minnesota 20 — The third game of Colorado’s 1992 season was played at night (6:00 p.m local time kickoff), and was played indoors (at the Metrodome in Minneapolis). Whether the Buffs were confused by the surroundings or the time of day is unclear, but the 17-0 deficit Colorado found itself in midway through the third quarter was no mistake. The Golden Gophers of Minnesota had dug a very large hole for the visitors from Boulder. Enter …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Brad Geiger, Charles E. Johnson, Charlie Bellinger, Chris Hudson, CNN Headline News, Darius Holland, Deon Figures, Duke Tobin, Dwayne Davis, ESPN, Jeff Brunner, Jim Hansen, Jim Wacker, Joel Steed, KOA, Kordell Stewart, Koy Detmer, Mark Watson, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Ty Detmer
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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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— Colorado v. Alabama – 1991 Blockbuster Bowl — The 1991 season was a mixed bag for Colorado and its fans. An 8-2-1 regular season record, along with a share of a third consecutive Big Eight title, were certainly nothing to be ashamed of. Still, after posting an 11-1 record in 1989 and an 11-1-1 record in 1990, an eight win season seemed like a letdown to many in the Buff Nation. Still, there were some memorable games in 1991, including a big 34-17 win over Oklahoma in Norman (when the Buffs …
READ MORE >>Tags: "Air Bill", "I-bone", Barry Helton, Bill McCartney, Blockbuster Bowl, Byron "Whizzer" White, Charles E. Johnson, Darian Hagan, David Palmer, Eric Hamilton, Greg Biekert, Greg Thomas, James Hill, Jay Barker, Jay Leeuwenburg, Jim Harper, Joel Steed, Jon Embree, Ken Johnson, Leonard Renfro, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Ronnie Woolfork, Scott Phillips, Ted Johnson
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— November 16th – Boulder No. 16 Colorado 30, Kansas 24 — The Kansas Jayhawks, despite a lopsided 59-23 loss to Nebraska the weekend before, still harbored hopes of post-season play heading into the Colorado game. Kansas was 5-4 on the year, including shutout wins over Iowa State (41-0) and Oklahoma State (31-0). The Kansas/Oklahoma State score, if not the Buffs’ overall performance in the 16-12 nail-biter against the Cowboys, should have been to focus Colorado on the task at hand. Once again, though, the Buffs were in a dogfight …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Blockbuster Bowl, Charles E. Johnson, Darian Hagan, James Hill, Lamont Warren, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Orange Bowl, Rico Smith, Vance Joseph
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— November 9th – at Oklahoma State No. 14 Colorado 16, Oklahoma State 12 — The Oklahoma State Cowboys entered their 1991 game against Colorado with an 0-7-1 overall record, having managed only a 6-6 tie against equally hapless Iowa State. There was little for the Cowboys to play for in November other than pride. The Colorado Buffaloes, meanwhile, still had the chance at a third straight Big Eight title. It would be fair to expect, then, for the Buffs to roll to a blowout win over the Cowboys. Not so. Senior wide receiver …
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Fauria, Darian Hagan, Deon Figures, James Hill, Jim Harper, Lamont Warren, Mitch Berger, Rico Smith, Robbie James, Ronnie Woolfork, Vance Joseph
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— October 19th – at Oklahoma No. 22 Colorado 34, No. 12 Oklahoma 17 — Colorado put together a pair of 99-yard touchdown drives on its way to a 34-17 upset of 12th-ranked Oklahoma. In scoring the most points ever against the Sooners in Norman, the Buffs out-gained the Sooners 371 yards to 251. Darian Hagan accounted for 211 yards of total offense on the day, including 10-of-15 passing for 150 yards and three touchdowns. After witnessing Oklahoma put up a score on their first possession, Colorado scored 20 unanswered first …
READ MORE >>Tags: Cale Gundy, Christian Fauria, Darian Hagan, Deon Figures, Lamont Warren, Mark Henry, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Scott Phillips
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