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#1 Oklahoma – Buffs garner national respect

//posted 10.24.1987

October 24th – @ Oklahoma #1 Oklahoma 24, Colorado 6

Coming into the 1987 game against Colorado, the Sooners were on a roll. In the four games leading up to the Colorado contest, Oklahoma had blasted Tulsa, Iowa State, Texas, and Kansas State by scores of 65-0, 56-3, 44-9, and 59-10. For the year, the 6-0 Sooners were dominating their opponents by an average score of 48-6. In Big Eight play, the Sooners had amassed 20 consecutive wins over three seasons.

This did not bode well for a Colorado squad which had been shut out by the Sooners the previous two years.

Playing at night (the first night game ever for Oklahoma’s Memorial Stadium), in front of a national ESPN television audience, the Buffs garnered national respect in battling Oklahoma for 60 minutes. Down 10-0 in the first quarter, it appeared that Colorado would simply be victim No. 7 on the Sooners roll to the Orange Bowl and the National Championship.

Then came the second quarter.

Colorado not only did not fold, they put a real scare into the home crowd of 75,004. Twice in the second quarter, the Buffs drove deep into Sooner territory. Twice, however, Colorado could only come…

#9 Oklahoma – Brian Bosworth comes to Boulder

//posted 11.10.1984

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November 10th – Boulder #9 Oklahoma 42, Colorado 17

Oklahoma, ranked #9 in the country, came to Boulder with an overall record of 6-1-1. Heach coach Barry Switzer’s Sooners ran a high octane offense, with a precision wishbone offense complimented by a passing game which included tight end – and future NFL star – Keith Jackson. But the Oklahoma calling card in 1984 was its defense, led by noseguard Tony Casillas and linebacker Brian Bosworth. Bosworth, though only a freshman, had already been nominated for Big Eight player of the week honor three times.

For Colorado’s final home game of the 1984 season, only 38,888 showed up. The attendance represented the smallest home crowd to watch the Sooners play at Folsom since 1966. Even though the Buffs had played two top ten teams close in the past month, few gave much chance to the 1-8 Buffs.

The analysis proved correct.

Any hopes for an upset were seemingly quashed before the Colorado band had found its way to their seats after the opening program. Oklahoma took just three plays to “drive” 80 yards for the opening score. All of 48 seconds into game ten, and the Buffs were heading for a long day. Memories…

#17 Oklahoma – Progress in small doses

//posted 10.30.1982

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October 30 – Boulder #17 Oklahoma 45, Colorado 10

At 1-5-1, the Buffs were not likely to pose much of a threat to the 5-2 Sooners. As the game unfolded, the Oklahoma game became a representation of the 1982 season in a nutshell: a great deal of heart; a stubborn defense; and an eventual submission to a more talented foe.

Considering that the last two games with Oklahoma had left Colorado on the short end of 82-42 and 49-0 scores, the fact that the score at halftime was 10-10 was just this side of remarkable. Add to this the tidbit that the Oklahoma touchdown came on a 77-yard punt return, and it is clear how well the defense of Colorado was playing. Turnovers in the second half led to quick Sooner scores, leaving the final score of 45-10 much more to the Sooner faithful’s liking. “I thought it was another game where we blew opportunities,” said Bill McCartney. “We fought for awhile, and then we just broke down and hurt ourselves.” On the day, Oklahoma passed only eight times, but ran the ball 76 times (for 368 yards) to wear down the Buffs.

Still, progress was being noted. A column in the…

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#1 Oklahoma – Buffs garner national respect

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#17 Oklahoma – Progress in small doses

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