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#12 Kansas State – Ethan McLean Geiger

//posted 10.6.2001

2001 – Game 6 – CU at #12 Kansas State – October 6, 2001

October 6th – @ Kansas State Colorado 16, #12 Kansas State 6

The Colorado Buff players handed 3rd-year head coach Gary Barnett his first big win as CU head coach, manhandling Kansas State, 16-6. The Buffs allowed only a late fourth-quarter touchdown to a team which had torched the Sooners for 37 points in Norman a week earlier. In moving to 2-0 in Big 12 play, the Buffs made a statement. “I felt like we dominated them all around,” said CU redshirt-freshman defensive tackle Brandon Dabdoub. “I think we showed the Big 12 and the whole country we’re for real.”

The Buffs’ defense limited the Wildcat offense to just 196 total yards. K-State quarterback Eli Roberson, who passed for 257 yards against Oklahoma, hit just 10 of 29 passes for 107 yards and two interceptions. He was also sacked six times by the Buffs, including two sacks each by sophomore defensive end Matt McChesney and junior defensive end Tyler Brayton.

But the Buffs’ offense was merely adequate against the K-State defense, which entered the game ranked eighth nationally. Quarterback Craig Ochs connected with tight end Daniel…

Minnesota – Koy Detmer’s 1st game becomes 3rd-best comeback in CU history

//posted 9.19.1992

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September 19th – @ Minnesota #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 true freshman Koy Detmer.

Posting the third greatest comeback (in terms of point deficit) in Colorado history, the Buffs rallied behind the little brother of BYU Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer to defeat Minnesota, 21-20. Junior quarterback Duke Tobin was given the start for the injured Kordell Stewart, but Tobin, like the rest of the Colorado offense, was ineffective. At the half, Tobin had completed only two of his 10 pass attempts. The running game, when the five sacks of Tobin were factored in, had amassed a total of minus-eight yards rushing.

With offensive statistics like those, the Buffs were lucky that their defense had come to play. The only first half score came when Gopher Derek…

#4 Notre Dame – Orange Bowl – “Opportunity Lost”

//posted 1.1.1990

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Travel Plans

When I was an undergrad at Colorado, a number of my friends and I made a pact:

If Colorado ever made it to the Orange Bowl as Big Eight Champions, we would go to the game.

No matter when, no matter our circumstances, we would find a way to get there. At the time, with the Buffs posting a series of records like 1-10, 2-8-1, and 3-8, there seemed to be little substance to the pledge.

A few short years later, though, the Buffs were going. I envisioned a class reunion of sorts in Miami, catching up with friends not seen for several years. Not only were the Buffs Big Eight champs, they were playing for the national championship. Surely all of my football buddies of the early 1980′s, who had endured the carnage of the early years, would not miss the Orange Bowl.

Reality check.

Many of my friends from the early 80′s had, much to my chagrin, gotten a life. I was still single, while many of my classmates had settled down with wives and children. An excursion to Miami for them was just not in the cards.

Pact or no pact, few were planning on the…

No. 21 Washington – Road trip to Seattle – Buffs dominate

//posted 9.30.1989

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September 30th – @ Washington #5 Colorado 45, #21 Washington 28

The Colorado Buffaloes, inspired by the words of their fallen quarterback, raised their season record to 4-0 with a dominant performance against Washington, handing the Huskies a 45-28 thrashing. In posting the highest point total by a Washington opponent at Husky Stadium in 15 years, Colorado ran over, through, and around Washington. The Buffs had six players run for over 40 yards apiece in accumulating 420 yards on the ground.

For most of the first half, the game was competitive. Washington struck first, connecting on a 21-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead midway through the first period. Colorado immediately responded, as Eric Bieniemy scored on a 35-yard run to put the Buffs on top to stay. With less than two minutes before halftime, Bieniemy and J.J. Flannigan each posted short touchdown runs to put Colorado up 21-6 at intermission. The Flannigan score was set up by an interception by senior safety Bruce Young seconds after Bieniemy’s second score. Set up at the Washington 47-yard line with 1:22 before half, Hagan immediately connected with Mike Pritchard for 40 yards. Three plays later, J.J. Flannigan did the honors from three yards…

Kansas – The goalposts come down at Folsom

//posted 11.13.1982

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November 13th – Boulder Colorado 28, Kansas 3

In Colorado’s seventh home game of the year, the Buffs finally put things together. On the game’s second play from scrimmage, Colorado quarterback Steve Vogel, having earned the start based on his second half efforts against Missouri, tossed a short screen pass to halfback Richard Johnson. 77 yards later, the Buffs had a 7-0 lead less than a minute into the game. “It’s fair to say that play set the tone for the rest of the game,” said Bill McCartney after the game.

The remainder of the contest was the Richard Johnson show. The senior, playing in his final game at Folsom Field, scored all of the Buffs’ touchdowns in the 28-3 win. In addition to the 77-yard touchdown catch and run, Johnson scored on a 13-yard pass from Vogel late in the first quarter; on a five yard pass in the third quarter; and on a two yard run with 4:49 left in the game. Johnson finished with 102 yards rushing on 21 carries, and 95 yards receiving on just three (all for touchdowns) catches. With another five yards in receptions, Johnson would have become the first Buff in Colorado history…

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Posts Tagged ‘Brad Geiger’

#12 Kansas State – Ethan McLean Geiger

Minnesota – Koy Detmer’s 1st game becomes 3rd-best comeback in CU history

#4 Notre Dame – Orange Bowl – “Opportunity Lost”

No. 21 Washington – Road trip to Seattle – Buffs dominate

Kansas – The goalposts come down at Folsom

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