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Kansas State – Buffs “Bowled over” – just a week later than expected

//posted 11.23.1985

November 23rd – Boulder Colorado 30, Kansas State 0

Just a year earlier, Colorado limped into its finale against Kansas State. Demoralized, cold, and playing before just 17,600 Wildcat fans, the Buffs had nothing to play for, and it showed. The resulting 38-6 humiliation was a fitting end to a 1-10 disaster.

What a difference a year makes.

The weather was not much better (20 degrees for the 11:00 a.m. kickoff), and the smallest home crowd since the 1983 finale against the same Kansas State squad (28,210 paid, 20,777 actual), were in attendance. But the game was light years away from the 1984 game.

This year, it was the Buffs who would send the visiting team home with a 1-10 record on the heels of a rout. The Buffs were in control from the outset, as the offense complimented the defense for the first time in over a month. After junior safety Steve Beck intercepted a Randy Williams pass on the Wildcats’ opening possession, Colorado needed just three plays to move 43 yards and a 7-0 lead. Halfback Ron Brown, who would pick up 72 yards on the day, did the honors with a 20-yard touchdown run.

Two possessions later, the…

#7 Ohio State – “We’re going to recover, I can tell you that”

//posted 9.21.1985

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September 21st – Boulder #7 Ohio State 36, Colorado 13

Colorado in 1984: one win in eleven tries.

Colorado in 1985: two for two.

Bring on Ohio State?

In 1983, Colorado had been in a fairly similar situation. The Buffs had a 2-1 record, and were riding high heading into the Notre Dame game. The Buffs, however, were summarily put in their place by the Fighting Irish, 27-3. Sporting a 2-0 record in 1985, the Buffs were again optimistic, only to again be spanked by a national power, falling to Ohio State, 36-13. The Ohio State Buckeyes, ranked 7th in the nation, came to Boulder and re-established order in the college football world. Ohio State, picked to win the Big Ten in most pre-season publications, had future NFL stars Keith Byars at running back, Cris Carter at wide receiver, and Chris Spielman at linebacker.

All-American Keith Byars didn’t play against Colorado due to injury. But then again, he didn’t have to.

Colorado fullback Anthony Weatherspoon sent the home crowd into a frenzy early in the game with a 35-yard touchdown run on Colorado’s first possession. Oranges, representative of the fans’ desire to revisite the Orange Bowl for the first time in a decade, were hurled onto…

Oregon – Mickey Pruitt takes down Chris Miller – “I think that could be a turning point for our program”

//posted 9.14.1985

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September 14th – Boulder Colorado 21, Oregon 17

Colorado ran its season record to 2-0 for the first time since 1978 with an exciting 21-17 win over the Oregon Ducks in Boulder. The Buffs offense made it look easy in the first quarter, racing to a 14-0 lead. Sophomore fullback Anthony Weatherspoon scored on a ten-yard run, followed shortly thereafter by a three yard touchdown run by quarterback Mark Hatcher.

After the quick start, though, Oregon dominated through the middle quarters, forging a 17-14 advantage early in the fourth quarter.

Then the game really got interesting.

Quarterback Mark Hatcher scored on a 22-yard run early in the fourth quarter to put the Buffs back on top, 21-17. After that, the defense was asked to take over. Specifically, the game, and the fragile confidence of Colorado’s young team, came down to the play of two sophomore defensive backs, David Tate and Mickey Pruitt.

With the Buffs holding on to a tenuous four-point lead after Hatcher’s run, Oregon drove down the field. The drive was thwarted, however, by an interception by David Tate at the Buffs’ 10 yard line. After the pick, the Buffs were held deep in their own territory and were…

Preseason – Cautious Optimism / Recruiting Watch

//posted 9.1.1984

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Cautious Optimism

The 1984 season presented an excellent opportunity for third-year coach Bill McCartney to demonstrate that the building process was continuing.

Bill McCartney’s inaugural squad, consisting of nary a single player recruited by McCartney, had finished 2-8-1. In 1983, the mark had improved to 4-7. Now, with two full seasons under his belt, and two recruiting classes to call his own, whispers of a winning season were heard around campus. Not Orange Bowl, mind you. No one was oblivious to the fact that there were top ten teams residing in Lincoln and Norman. Still, McCartney had doubled the win total from his first season to his second. An additional two wins in ’84 would mean a 6-5 season.

Fans of Colorado were not asking for miracles, just continued improvement.

The enthusiasm could be seen in an editorial in January, 1984, by Boulder Daily Camera Sports Editor Ralph Routon. The piece was entitled: “How to Recruit, McCartney-style”, and relayed the story of how McCartney had “mesmerized” a Colorado Springs gathering a few evenings before. McCartney: “I can guarantee you we will have one of the greatest classes of recruits in the nation”, and “What I want everyone to know is that the Colorado program…

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Posts Tagged ‘Anthony Weatherspoon’

Kansas State – Buffs “Bowled over” – just a week later than expected

#7 Ohio State – “We’re going to recover, I can tell you that”

Oregon – Mickey Pruitt takes down Chris Miller – “I think that could be a turning point for our program”

Preseason – Cautious Optimism / Recruiting Watch

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