The 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 338 points while the defense allowed 160 points. Led by head coach Bill McCartney, Colorado defeated Notre Dame 10–9 in the 1991 Orange Bowl to conclude the season.
Despite the infamous Fifth Down Game controversy against a 4-7 Missouri Tigers football team, Colorado was selected national champions by AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, NFF, Sporting News, and USA/CNN, and co-champion by both FACT and NCF -all NCAA-designated major selectors.[2] Georgia Tech took the UPI Coaches poll title,[3] with both Washington and Miami receiving national titles from other selectors.[2]
Georgia Tech finished the season undefeated (with its record only blemished by a tie), and subsequently split the national championship with Colorado.[4]
The victory in the Orange Bowl was Colorado's first bowl win in nineteen years.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 26 | 1:00 pm | vs. No. 8 Tennessee* | No. 5 | | NBC | T 31–31 | 33,485 | [5] |
September 6 | 6:00 pm | Stanford* | No. 6 | | ESPN | W 21–17 | 50,699 | |
September 15 | 1:30 pm | at No. 21 Illinois* | No. 9 | | ABC | L 22–23 | 64,351 | |
September 22 | 5:30 pm | at No. 22 Texas* | No. 20 | | ESPN | W 29–22 | 77,373 | |
September 29 | 1:30 pm | No. 12 Washington* | No. 20 | | PSN | W 20–14 | 52,868 | |
October 6 | 12:30 pm | at Missouri | No. 12 | | KCNC | W 33–31 | 46,856 | |
October 13 | 11:30 am | Iowa State | No. 14 | | KCNC | W 28–12 | 51,861 | |
October 20 | 11:00 am | at Kansas | No. 14 | | KCNC | W 41–10 | 40,000 | |
October 27 | 12:30 pm | No. 22 Oklahoma | No. 10 | | CBS | W 32–23 | 51,967 | |
November 3 | 2:00 pm | at No. 3 Nebraska | No. 9 | | ESPN | W 27–12 | 76,464 | |
November 10 | 1:00 pm | Oklahoma State | No. 4 | | KCNC | W 41–22 | 51,873 | |
November 17 | 12:10 pm | Kansas State | No. 2 | | KCNC | W 64–3 | 51,136 | |
January 1, 1991 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 1 | | NBC | W 10–9 | 77,062 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Mountain time
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1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
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Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
C
|
55
|
Jim Adams
|
Jr
|
TB
|
44
|
David Arterberry
|
So
|
TB
|
31
|
Matt Bell
|
So
|
TB
|
1
|
Eric Bieniemy
|
Sr
|
TE
|
84
|
Jason Blatt
|
Fr
|
TE
|
81
|
Jon Boman
|
Jr
|
TB
|
34
|
Darnell Brooks
|
Fr
|
TE
|
32
|
David Brown
|
Sr
|
TE
|
87
|
Sean Brown
|
Jr
|
OT
|
78
|
Bryan Campbell
|
So
|
TB
|
6
|
Dennis Collier
|
So
|
FB
|
25
|
Robert Dobbins
|
Fr
|
TE
|
85
|
Sean Embree
|
So
|
TE
|
88
|
Christian Fauria
|
Fr
|
QB
|
18
|
Roman Foster
|
So
|
QB
|
10
|
Mike Freeman
|
So
|
G
|
62
|
Joe Garten
|
Sr
|
C
|
71
|
Erez Gottlieb
|
So
|
QB
|
3
|
Darian Hagan
|
Jr
|
WR
|
46
|
Chris Hall
|
Fr
|
OT
|
77
|
Jim Hansen
|
So
|
WR
|
26
|
Julian Hayward
|
So
|
G
|
79
|
Russ Heasley
|
Jr
|
FB
|
22
|
George Hemingway
|
Sr
|
WR
|
25
|
Mark Henry
|
Jr
|
WB
|
|
Dan Hestra
|
Fr
|
FB
|
33
|
James Hill
|
Fr
|
G
|
73
|
Roger Ivey
|
Fr
|
G
|
74
|
Dolyn Jackson
|
Fr
|
WR
|
84
|
James Jackson
|
Fr
|
WR
|
80
|
Robbie James
|
Jr
|
WR
|
88
|
Charles E. Johnson
|
Fr
|
QB
|
4
|
Charles S. Johnson
|
Jr
|
QB
|
1
|
Vance Joseph
|
Fr
|
TB
|
7
|
Kent Kahl
|
Fr
|
WR
|
89
|
Jack Keys
|
So
|
FB
|
38
|
Charles Lee
|
Fr
|
C
|
52
|
Jay Leeuwenburg
|
Jr
|
WB
|
23
|
Greg Lindsey
|
Fr
|
OT
|
65
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Greg Loest
|
Fr
|
WB
|
28
|
Erik Mitchell
|
Fr
|
OT
|
70
|
Thomas Mixon
|
Fr
|
OT
|
60
|
Clint Moles
|
So
|
WB
|
5
|
O.C. Oliver
|
Sr
|
WB
|
36
|
J.C. Orvis
|
Sr
|
FB
|
49
|
Scott Phillips
|
Fr
|
FB
|
20
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Kelly Phipps
|
Fr
|
WB
|
26
|
Jason Allegri
|
Fr
|
WR
|
9
|
Mike Pritchard
|
Sr
|
FB
|
30
|
Tony Senna
|
Jr
|
WB
|
42
|
Michael Simmons
|
Sr
|
WR
|
86
|
Rico Smith
|
Jr
|
TB
|
35
|
Chuck Snowden
|
Fr
|
OT
|
76
|
Ariel Solomon
|
Sr
|
C
|
51
|
Rudy Stearnes
|
Fr
|
OT
|
61
|
Chris Stortz
|
Fr
|
G
|
66
|
Dan Todd
|
Fr
|
TE
|
82
|
Doug Van Horn
|
Fr
|
OT
|
72
|
Mark Vander Poel
|
Sr
|
OT
|
63
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Derek West
|
Fr
|
WB
|
12
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Michael Westbrook
|
Fr
|
TB
|
41
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Roger Yago
|
Sr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DB
|
29
|
Derek Agnew
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Fr
|
S
|
5
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Blake Anderson
|
Fr
|
LB
|
90
|
Norm Barnett
|
Fr
|
LB
|
50
|
Tony Berti
|
Fr
|
S
|
30
|
Matthew Bickel
|
Fr
|
LB
|
19
|
Greg Biekert
|
So
|
CB
|
13
|
Ronnie Bradford
|
So
|
LB
|
34
|
Chad Brown
|
So
|
DT
|
59
|
Kenny Browne
|
Fr
|
NT
|
39
|
Jeff Brunner
|
Fr
|
LB
|
55
|
DeShannon Campbell
|
Fr
|
S
|
31
|
Spencer Colter
|
Jr
|
S
|
21
|
Dwayne Davis
|
So
|
LB
|
40
|
Scott DeGoler
|
Sr
|
DT
|
89
|
Brian Dyet
|
Fr
|
DT
|
97
|
Marcellous Elder
|
So
|
CB
|
2
|
Deon Figures
|
So
|
LB
|
88
|
Richard Fisher
|
Fr
|
CB
|
15
|
David Gibbs
|
Sr
|
LB
|
91
|
Lamarr Gray
|
Sr
|
LB
|
92
|
Rodell Guest
|
Jr
|
S
|
6
|
Eric Hamilton
|
So
|
DT
|
95
|
Garry Howe
|
Sr
|
CB
|
47
|
Chris Hudson
|
Fr
|
LB
|
51
|
Alfred Hull
|
Fr
|
LB
|
43
|
Rob Hutchins
|
Sr
|
S
|
17
|
Tim James
|
Sr
|
LB
|
48
|
Terry Johnson
|
Sr
|
LB
|
58
|
Noah Kaiser
|
Fr
|
LB
|
41
|
John Katovisch
|
Fr
|
CB
|
12
|
Dave McCloughan
|
Sr
|
LB
|
96
|
Kanavis McGhee
|
Sr
|
LB
|
98
|
Mike Motley
|
Sr
|
S
|
37
|
Tate Nelson
|
So
|
S
|
45
|
Chris O'Donnell
|
Jr
|
DT
|
75
|
Jason Perkins
|
So
|
LB
|
57
|
William Polk
|
So
|
DT
|
99
|
Leonard Renfro
|
Fr
|
LB
|
53
|
Jason Robinson
|
Fr
|
LB
|
46
|
Paul Rose
|
Sr
|
S
|
49
|
Jim Schrant
|
Fr
|
S
|
4
|
Aaron Shaw
|
Fr
|
DT
|
76
|
Corey Smith
|
Fr
|
CB
|
38
|
Scott Starr
|
So
|
NG
|
93
|
Joel Steed
|
Jr
|
LB
|
64
|
Colton Sudberry
|
Fr
|
S
|
27
|
Greg Thomas
|
Jr
|
CB
|
19
|
Ryan Thomas
|
Fr
|
CB
|
14
|
Jeff Walden
|
Fr
|
LB
|
94
|
Alfred Williams
|
Sr
|
LB
|
81
|
Dennis Williams
|
Fr
|
LB
|
56
|
Ron Woolfork
|
Fr
|
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
PK
|
20
|
Jim Archibald
|
Fr
|
PK
|
9
|
Daniel Beck
|
Fr
|
PK
|
23
|
Justin Blake
|
Fr
|
PK
|
14
|
Pat Blottiaux
|
So
|
PK
|
16
|
Jim Harper
|
Jr
|
PK
|
1
|
Branon Johnson
|
Fr
|
P
|
17
|
Jeff Kochevar
|
Jr
|
P
|
21
|
Ron Mayer
|
Fr
|
PK
|
85
|
Jason Miller
|
Fr
|
P
|
10
|
Tom Rouen
|
Sr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster Last update: 2016-Jan-17
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 5 (4) | 6 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 (5) | 2 (5) | 1 (45) | 1 (41) | 1 (42) | 1 (39) |
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Coaches | 5 (2) | 7 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 (2) | 2 (3) | 1 (45) | 1 (39) | 1 (38) | 2 (27) |
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#5 Colorado vs. #8 Tennessee
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes |
0 |
10 | 7 | 14 |
31 |
Volunteers |
7 |
3 | 0 | 21 |
31 |
- Date: August 26
- Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA
- Game start: 12:05 PM
- Elapsed time: 3:43
- Game attendance: 33,458
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear, Wind SW 8–10 mph (13–16 km/h)
- Referee: James Sprenger
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bill Walsh
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 7:52 | TENN | Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick) | TENN 7–0 |
| Q2 | 9:55 | COL | George Hemmingway 1-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 7–7 |
8:09 | COL | Jim Harper 35-yard field goal | COL 10–7 |
2:54 | TENN | Greg Burke 47-yard field goal | Tied 10–10 |
| Q3 | 10:49 | COL | Mike Pritchard 55-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 17–10 |
| Q4 | 9:34 | COL | Dave McCloughan 55-yard punt return (Harper kick) | COL 24–10 |
8:53 | TENN | Alvin Harper 24-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick) | COL 24–17 |
7:11 | COL | Mike Pritchard 78-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 31–17 |
5:36 | TENN | Carl Pickens 14-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick) | COL 31–24 |
2:25 | TENN | Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick) | Tied 31-31 |
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Each team dominated with its offensive strength. Mike Pritchard ran for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns as Colorado outgained Tennessee 368-135 on the ground even with Eric Bieniemy sitting out due to a suspension. The Volunteers passed for 368 yards (to Colorado's 68 passing yards), and future NFL wide receivers Carl Pickens and Alvin Harper each had over 100 yards receiving and a touchdown.[6]
Stanford at #5 Colorado
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinal |
14 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
17 |
• Buffaloes |
0 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
21 |
- Date: September 6
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
- Game start: 6:08 PM
- Elapsed time: 3:14
- Game attendance: 50,699
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), partly cloudy, Wind NW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
- Referee: Dean Cramer
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 5:47 | STAN | Palumbis 1-yard run (Hopkins kick) | STAN 7–0 |
4:09 | STAN | Vardell 1-yard run (Hopkins kick) | STAN 14–0 |
| Q3 | 8:04 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 18-yard run (Harper kick) | STAN 14–7 |
5:09 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 36-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 14–14 |
| Q4 | 4:17 | STAN | Hopkins 27-yard field goal | STAN 17–14 |
0:12 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 21-17 |
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[7]
#9 Colorado at #21 Illinois
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes |
7 |
10 | 2 | 3 |
22 |
• Fighting Illini |
3 |
7 | 7 | 6 |
23 |
- Date: September 15
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
- Game attendance: 64,351
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), clear, Wind NW 10 mph (16 km/h)
- Referee: Tom Quinn
- Television network: ABC
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 9:14 | ILL | Doug Higgins 29-yard field goal | ILL 3–0 |
5:38 | COL | George Hemingway 2-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 7–3 |
| Q2 | 14:55 | COL | Harper 54-yard field goal | COL 10–3 |
13:02 | COL | Michael Simmons 32-yard pass from Darian Hagan (Harper kick) | COL 17–3 |
0:28 | ILL | Elbert Turner 8-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Higgins kick) | COL 17–10 |
| Q3 | 2:28 | ILL | Shawn Wax 4-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Higgins kick) | Tied 17–17 |
0:24 | COL | Safety, Greg Biekert tackled Griffith in end zone | COL 19–17 |
| Q4 | 12:44 | COL | Harper 26-yard field goal | COL 22–17 |
1:18 | ILL | Howard Griffith 1-yard run (conversion failed) | ILL 23–22 |
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[8]
#20 Colorado at #22 Texas
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Buffaloes |
7 |
7 | 0 | 15 |
29 |
Longhorns |
10 |
3 | 6 | 3 |
22 |
- Date: September 22
- Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
- Game start: 6:39 PM
- Elapsed time: 3:20
- Game attendance: 77,273
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Cloudy/Low Overcast, Wind NE 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)
- Referee: Larry Fisher
- Television network: ESPN
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 8:46 | TEX | Kerry Cash 6-yard pass from Gardere (Pollak kick) | TEX 7–0 |
3:30 | COL | George Hemingway 38-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) | Tied 7–7 |
0:16 | TEX | Pollak 47-yard field goal | TEX 10–7 |
| Q2 | 6:51 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 14–10 |
1:26 | TEX | Pollak 25-yard field goal | COL 14–13 |
| Q3 | 4:44 | TEX | Brown 2-yard run (Pass failed) | TEX 19–14 |
| Q4 | 14:22 | TEX | Pollak 22-yard field goal | TEX 22–14 |
10:10 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 4-yard run (Pass failed) | TEX 22–20 |
5:47 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 27–22 |
0:29 | COL | Safety, Williams tackled Garder in End Zone | COL 29–22 |
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#12 Washington at #20 Colorado
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies |
7 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
• Buffaloes |
0 |
3 | 14 | 3 |
20 |
- Date: September 29
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
- Game start: 1:31 PM
- Elapsed time: 2:46
- Game attendance: 52,868
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), cloudy, Wind E 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
- Referee: Dean Cramer
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 6:25 | WASH | Mark Brunell 1-yard run (Dodd kick) | WASH 7–0 |
| Q2 | 0:00 | COL | Harper 47-yard field goal | WASH 7–3 |
| Q3 | 12:47 | COL | Darian Hagan 15-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 10–7 |
7:22 | WASH | Pierce 3-yard pass from Brunell (Dodd kick) | WASH 14–10 |
4:52 | COL | Darian Hagan 3-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 17–14 |
| Q4 | 13:05 | COL | Harper 32-yard field goal | COL 20-14 |
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#12 Colorado at Missouri
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Buffaloes |
7 |
7 | 3 | 16 |
33 |
Tigers |
14 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
31 |
- Date: October 6
- Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
- Game start: 1:33 PM
- Elapsed time: 2:58
- Game attendance: 46,856
- Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 15–25 mph (24–40 km/h)
- Referee: J. C. Louderback
- Television network: KCNC
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 11:10 | MIZ | Bailey 19-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) | MIZ 7–0 |
3:19 | COL | Bieniemy 29-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 7–7 |
1:55 | MIZ | Mays 49-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) | MIZ 14–7 |
| Q2 | 1:45 | COL | Pritchard 68-yard run (Harper kick) | Tied 14–14 |
| Q3 | 10:51 | COL | Harper 35-yard FG | COL 17–14 |
7:30 | MIZ | Jones 13-yard run (Jacke Kick) | MIZ 21–17 |
| Q4 | 13:56 | COL | Pritchard 70-yard pass from Johnson (Harper kick) | COL 24–21 |
11:11 | MIZ | Jacke 45-yard FG | Tied 24–24 |
3:41 | COL | Harper 39-yard FG | COL 27–24 |
2:32 | MIZ | Mays 38-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) | MIZ 31–27 |
0:00 | COL | Johnson 1-yard run (conversion failed) | COL 33–31 |
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Iowa State at #14 Colorado
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cyclones |
9 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
12 |
• Buffaloes |
7 |
7 | 14 | 0 |
28 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
- Game start: 1:32 PM
- Elapsed time: 2:46
- Game attendance: 51,861
- Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 25–40 mph (40–64 km/h)
- Referee: John Laurie
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 11:34 | ISU | Patterson 6-yard pass from Pedersen (kick failed) | ISU 6–0 |
9:14 | ISU | Shudak 36-yard field goal | ISU 9–0 |
4:55 | COL | Simmons 29-yard pass from Johnson (Harper kick) | ISU 9–7 |
| Q2 | 2:19 | ISU | Shudak 46-yard field goal | ISU 12–7 |
0:06 | COL | Brown 29-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) | COL 14–12 |
| Q3 | 10:45 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 21–12 |
0:28 | COL | Pritchard 30-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 28-12 |
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#14 Colorado at Kansas
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Buffaloes |
17 |
3 | 21 | 0 |
41 |
Jayhawks |
0 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 12:10 PM
- Elapsed time: 2:48
- Game attendance: 40,000
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)
- Referee: Larry Fisher
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 9:25 | COL | Harper 36-yard field goal | COL 3–0 |
6:46 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 31-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 10–0 |
0:58 | COL | Mike Pritchard 44-yard pass from Darian Hagan (Harper kick) | COL 17–0 |
| Q2 | 14:08 | KU | Drayton 11-yard pass from Hilleary (Eichloff kick) | COL 17–7 |
2:47 | KU | Eichloff 26-yard field goal | COL 17–10 |
0:01 | COL | Harper 42-yard field goal | COL 20–10 |
| Q3 | 10:06 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 41-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 27–10 |
2:51 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 10-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 34–10 |
0:18 | COL | McCloughan 90-yard punt return (Harper kick) | COL 41–10 |
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#22 Oklahoma at #10 Colorado
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sooners |
7 |
7 | 3 | 6 |
23 |
• Buffaloes |
3 |
9 | 6 | 14 |
32 |
- Date: October 27
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
- Game start: 12:31 PM
- Elapsed time: 3:23
- Game attendance: 51,967
- Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny, Wind E 8 mph (13 km/h)
- Referee: Dean Cramer
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 9:00 | OU | Cale Gundy 5-yard run (Lasher kick) | OU 7–0 |
3:01 | COL | Harper 48-yard field goal | OU 7–3 |
| Q2 | 6:58 | COL | Harper 28-yard field goal | OU 7–6 |
6:46 | OU | Long 80-yard pass from Gundy (Lashar kick) | OU 14–6 |
0:24 | COL | Pritchard 12-yard pass from Hagan (run failed) | OU 14–12 |
| Q3 | 10:19 | COL | Eric Bieniemy 69-yard run (pass failed) | COL 18–14 |
5:06 | OU | Lasher 43-yard field goal | COL 18–17 |
| Q4 | 13:54 | COL | Smith 85-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) | COL 25–17 |
11:24 | COL | Hagan 3-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 32–17 |
5:51 | OU | Brewer 6-yard run (run failed) | COL 32-23 |
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#9 Colorado at #3 Nebraska
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Buffaloes |
0 |
0 | 0 | 27 |
27 |
Cornhuskers |
0 |
6 | 6 | 0 |
12 |
- Date: November 3
- Location: Memorial Stadium
- Game start: 3:07 PM
- Elapsed time: 3:00
- Game attendance: 76,464
- Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), Light rain, Wind N 20–22 mph (32–35 km/h)
- Referee: John Laurie
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough and Mike Gottfried
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | 13:14 | NEB | Barrios 26-yard field goal | NEB 3–0 |
11:25 | NEB | Barrios 44-yard field goal | NEB 6–0 |
| Q3 | 2:39 | NEB | Mitchell 48-yard pass from Joseph (pass failed) | NEB 12–0 |
| Q4 | 14:43 | COL | Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) | NEB 12–7 |
8:37 | COL | Bieniemy 2-yard run (pass failed) | COL 13–12 |
4:35 | COL | Bieniemy 3-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 20–12 |
1:31 | COL | Bieniemy 5-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 27–12 |
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Oklahoma State at #4 Colorado
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys |
7 |
0 | 0 | 15 |
22 |
• Buffaloes |
7 |
10 | 21 | 3 |
41 |
- Date: November 10
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
- Game start: 1:02 PM
- Elapsed time: 3:09
- Game attendance: 51,873
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny, Wind NE 7 mph (11 km/h)
- Referee: John Laurie
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 9:36 | COL | Hemingway 9-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick) | COL 7–0 |
0:09 | OSU | Mayfield 43 pass from Ford (Blanchard Kick) | Tied 7–7 |
| Q2 | 11:28 | COL | Pritchard 28-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick) | COL 14–7 |
0:03 | COL | Harper 40-yard field goal | COL 17–7 |
| Q3 | 10:24 | COL | S.Brown 8-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick) | COL 24–7 |
7:48 | COL | Pritchard 34-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick) | COL 31–7 |
0:06 | COL | Bieniemy 21-yard run (Harper Kick) | COL 38–7 |
| Q4 | 14:24 | OSU | Hudson 1-yard run (Kirksey pass from Ford) | COL 38–15 |
7:36 | COL | Harper 50-yard field goal | COL 41–15 |
3:23 | OSU | Kirksey 19-yard pass from Ford (Blanchard Kick) | COL 41-22 |
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Kansas State at #4 Colorado
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Buffaloes |
17 |
23 | 3 | 21 |
64 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
- Game start: 12:12 PM
- Elapsed time: 3:19
- Game attendance: 51,136
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), partly cloudy, Wind NE 8 mph (13 km/h)
- Referee: Larry Fisher
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 12:02 | COL | Hagan 23-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 7–0 |
6:28 | COL | Hagan 9-yard run (Harper Kick) | COL 14–0 |
2:53 | COL | Harper 28-yard field goal | COL 17–0 |
| Q2 | 12:38 | KSU | Wright 28-yard field goal | COL 17–3 |
9:35 | COL | C.S. Johnson 5-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 24–3 |
5:29 | COL | Pritchard 48-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) | COL 31–3 |
5:11 | COL | Safety, Straw sacked by Howe in endzone, KSU covered fumble | COL 33–3 |
0:06 | COL | Pritchard 70-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 40–3 |
| Q3 | 10:56 | COL | Blottiaux 47-yard field goal | COL 43–3 |
| Q4 | 6:54 | COL | Henry 39-yard pass from Joseph (Blottiaux kick) | COL 50–3 |
4:35 | COL | C.E. Johnson 26-yard run (Blottiaux kick) | COL 57–3 |
0:04 | COL | Oliver 8-yard run (Blottiaux kick) | COL 64-3 |
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The Buffs scored early and often while totaling 634 yards of total offense (360 rushing).[14][15]
Notre Dame (Orange Bowl)
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#5 Notre Dame vs. #1 Colorado
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Irish |
0 |
6 | 3 | 0 |
9 |
• Buffaloes |
0 |
3 | 7 | 0 |
10 |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q2 | 12:04 | CU | Jim Harper 22-yard field goal | COL 3–0 |
7:32 | ND | Ricky Watters 2-yard run (PAT blocked) | ND 6–3 |
| Q3 | 10:10 | ND | Craig Hentrich 24-yard field goal | ND 9–3 |
4:26 | CU | Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) | COL 10–9 |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
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