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The Colorado Daily – December

//posted 12.21.2010

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December 31st

Nebraska closes Big 12 book with two consecutive losses

In reviewing the slate of bowl games involving 2011 Colorado opponents, it appeared that Washington was the surest bet to head into the fall campaign with a loss. After all, Washington was only 6-6 on the season, including a 56-21 loss, at home, to 10-3 Nebraska. The Huskies were solid two-touchdown underdogs to the Cornhuskers as the Holiday Bowl kicked off.

So naturally, Washington won, 19-7. Husky tailback Chris Polk out-rushed the vaunted Nebraska rushing crew all by himself, out-gaining the Cornhuskers, 177 yards to 91. “We just ran right at ‘em,” said Polk. “We knew we could win if we ran the way we know how to run. They couldn’t stop it. We whupped a team which didn’t respect us.”

After surrendering 533 total yards in the September game in Seattle, the Huskies held Nebraska to 189 total yards.

The loss left the Big 12 with a 1-4 bowl record, with Oklahoma State’s win over Arizona the only victory (Texas Tech, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma still have bowl games to play). As for Nebraska, the Cornhuskers finished the season with only one win in their final four…

Missouri 26, Colorado 0

//posted 10.9.2010

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October 9th - @ Missouri No. 24 Missouri 26, Colorado 0

Colorado went almost twenty full seasons without being shut out, scoring in every game played between November 12, 1988, and October 25, 2008.

The Buffs under Dan Hawkins lost the record streak, one of the top ten in NCAA history, with a 58-0 humiliation at Columbia, Missouri. Two years later, Colorado was shut out again, again in Columbia, Missouri, this time by the score of 26-0. The fact that the score was 32 points closer was of little consolation, as Colorado fell to 3-2, 0-1 in its final season in Big 12 play.

The game began almost as ominously as had the first 2010 road game, a 52-7 thrashing at the hands of the Cal Bears. Missouri returned the opening kickoff to its own 41-yard line, but the Colorado defense was up to the first challenge posed by the Buffs’ poor special teams play, holding the Tigers to a three-and-out and a punt. Unfortunately for Colorado fans, the Trey Barrow punt went out-of-bounds at the Colorado two yard line. Just had been the case againt Cal, the Buffs’ first drive of the game started inside their own five yard line.

The Buffs did…

The Colorado Daily

//posted 9.16.2009

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September 23rd

By the Numbers

What does a 24-0 shutout do for a team which was ranked no higher than 100th in the nation in six statisitical categories?

Great things, apparently.

Now, after three weeks of play, the Buffs are only ranked in the bottom twenty in the nation in three statistical categories … yea! Granted, Colorado is still in the 100′s in rushing offense (106th – ouch!), rushing defense (104th – not completely unexpected) and pass efficiency defense (100th – yuck), but the Buffs have made progress in the areas of total defense (99th, up from 111th), scoring defense (78th, well up from the ranking of 107th a week ago), and sacks allowed (93rd, up from 104th). The Buffs also moved up in net punting (42nd, up significantly from 75th), pass defense (75th, up from 98th), and sacks (38th, up from 67th).

If it’s any consolation, there are only three categories in which a Big 12 North team leads the conference – pass efficiency defense (Kansas State), pass efficiency (Missouri), and sacks allowed (Iowa State).

Dare to dream – Colorado is just another shutout or two away from really making a statisical splash!

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As the Buffs’ bye week…

Kansas

//posted 11.12.1994

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November 12th – @ Kansas #7 Colorado 51, Kansas 26

Kordell Stewart, who had the previous week become the first player in Big Eight history to pass for 6,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a career, piled up 249 yards of total offense against the Jayhawks as the Buffs rolled to an easy 51-26 win. Stewart’s 51-yard pass to Michael Westbrook in the game’s opening drive paved the way for a 17-yard touchdown run by Rashaan Salaam as the Buffs sprinted to an early 7-0 lead on their way to a 24-7 halftime cushion.

On the day, Colorado posted 639 yards on offense, the seventh highest total in team history. Rashaan Salaam rushed for 232 yards and three scores in becoming the Buffs’ single-season record holder for rushing yards (passing Eric Bieniemy’s 1,628 yards in 1990), touchdowns (Bobby Anderson – 18 in 1969), and points (Byron “Whizzer” White – 122 in 1937). Not to be outdone, two Buff receivers placed their names in the record books as well. Michael Westbrook, who had six catches for 117 yards against Kansas, passed Charles Johnson (1991-93) to become the Buffs’ all-time leading receiver, while tight end Christian Fauria passed Dave Hestera (1981-83)…

Kansas State – Defense sets Big Eight records in 54-7 rout

//posted 10.24.1992

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October 24th – Boulder #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 was well in hand.

The Colorado defense let the Kansas State offense know it was in for a long afternoon on the first series, as the Wildcats gained zero yards on three plays before punting. On the Buffs’ first possession, Kordell Stewart led the offensive unit on an eight-play, 74-yard drive, culminated in a two-yard pass from Stewart to tight end Christian Fauria. Two short drives – one after an interception, the other after a long punt return by Deon Figures - gave junior kicker Mitch Berger the opportunity to connect on two short field goals (of 25 and 23 yards), giving Colorado a 13-0 lead.

The Buffs already had more points than…

#8 Alabama – New CU offense not a Blockbuster in bowl game

//posted 12.28.1991

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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 were ranked 22nd and the Sooners ranked 12th), and the epic Ice Bowl 19-19 tie with Nebraska in Boulder which earned the Buffs a share of the Big Eight title.

After a 2-2 start, Colorado had gone 6-0-1 in conference play. The Buffs were far from dominant down the stretch, though, defeating unranked Oklahoma State, Kansas, and Iowa State by a combined 13 points. The Buffs finished the regular season ranked 15th in the nation, earning a trip to Miami for the 2nd annual Blockbuster Bowl. The opponent would be 8th-ranked and SEC runner-up Alabama, looking for its own measure of national recognition.

What followed was a memorable game which came down to the…

Wyoming – Buffs up all-time series record to 23-2-1

//posted 9.7.1991

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Buffs and the Cowboys

The Colorado/Wyoming game would be the 25th meeting between the two neighbors, but the first in the series since 1982. Colorado held a commanding 22-2-1 edge in the rivalry, but one of the two losses was the 24-10 setback in 1982, Bill McCartney’s first year as head coach at Colorado. The Cowboys in 1990 had opened the season with a run of nine consecutive wins (and a #19 national ranking) before succumbing to four consecutive losses to end the year, including a 17-15 setback to California in the Copper Bowl.

Wyoming was already 0-1 for 1991 before coming to Boulder, opening with a 32-17 loss to Hawaii. The poll before the game moved Colorado up a notch from the preseason poll, from #13 to #12 nationally, thanks to none other than Georgia Tech, which fell out of the top ten in losing, 34-22, to Penn State in the Kickoff Classic (the Yellow Jackets would not return to the top ten for the remainder of 1991).

September 7th – Boulder #12 Colorado 30, Wyoming 13

The Colorado Buffaloes opened the defense of their national championship at home with a satisfying 30-13 win over Wyoming. Darian Hagan, showing no ill effects…

Kansas State – Six weeks to History, the Buffs move up to No. 1

//posted 11.18.1989

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November 18th – @ Kansas State #2 Colorado 59, Kansas State 11

Having learned their lesson against Oklahoma State, the Colorado Buffaloes did not allow Kansas State to open up strong. Instead, the Buffs dominated from beginning to end, rolling up the most points by a Colorado team in 20 years, mauling Kansas State, 59-11. J.J. Flannigan rushed for a career-high 246 yards and four touchdowns as Colorado rushed for 518 yards. The defense also contributed, holding Kansas State without a first down and only eight (eight!) yards of total offense in the first half.

Flannigan opened up the contest with a 57-yard run on Colorado’s first play from scrimmage. On the next play, Flannigan scored from two yards out as Colorado posted a 7-0 lead in the first minute of play. A few minutes later, quarterback Darian Hagan scored from a yard out, and the outcome was no longer in doubt. On the day, Hagan rushed for 156 yards while passing for 69 more. The numbers allowed Hagan to become only the fifth player in NCAA history to rush and pass for over 1,000 yards in the same season. Hagan’s totals for 1989: 1,002 yards passing; 1,004 yards…

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Kansas State – Defense sets Big Eight records in 54-7 rout

#8 Alabama – New CU offense not a Blockbuster in bowl game

Wyoming – Buffs up all-time series record to 23-2-1

Kansas State – Six weeks to History, the Buffs move up to No. 1

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