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Fresno State – Christmas Day Aloha Bowl shootout win

//posted 12.25.1993

December 25th – @ Aloha Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii #17 Colorado 41, #25 Fresno State 30

While the Buffs found no snow on the ground on Christmas Day, 1993, they did find presents there.

Colorado’s defense forced four Fresno State fumbles, converting all four turnovers into points as the Buffs ran away from the Bulldogs, 41-30, to win the 12th-annual Aloha Bowl. Sophomore tailback Rashaan Salaam rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Buffs’ offense, while the depleted Colorado secondary withstood 523 yards passing by Fresno State’s Trent Dilfer. “It’s sweet,” said head coach Bill McCartney. “It’s what we wanted to accomplish when we redesigned our goals after losing to Nebraska. We wanted to close the season with three straight wins, go to a bowl, and bring back a trophy.”

At the outset, it looked like the Buffaloes from the Big Eight were interested in finishing off the Bulldogs early in order to get to the beach by early afternoon (kickoff was at 10:45 a.m., local time). On the Buffs’ first possession (after Chris Hudson had stripped Dilfer of the ball on the game’s opening drive), Stewart directed the Buffs on an eight-play, 53-yard drive culminated in …

Kansas State – 16 times three / Moving Day

//posted 10.23.1993

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October 23rd – @ Kansas State #16 Colorado 16, Kansas State 16

The number 16 proved to be unlucky for the 16th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes as Kansas State kicker Tate Wright connected on a 35-yard field goal with only 21 seconds remaining in the game to enable underdog Kansas State to come away with a 16-16 tie in Manhattan. The improving Wildcats, 5-1 coming into the contest against the Buffs, snapped Colorado’s eight-game winning streak in the series in holding the vaunted Buff offense to 355 yards of total offense.

In contrast to the two Colorado losses, when the Buff defense had been suspect, against Kansas State it was the offense which failed to produce at crucial times. In the first six games of 1993, Colorado had scored 23 touchdowns in 30 trips inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Against the Wildcats, though, three first-half drives inside the 20 netted only three short Mitch Berger field goals. The Buffs led at half, 9-0, but K-State was still very much in the game.

Playing with more enthusiasm than their Colorado counterparts, the Wildcats forged a 13-9 lead with just under ten minutes to play in the game (Buff defensive lineman Shannon Clavelle …

No. 3 Miami – Buffs lose after a brawl; Stuart wins after all

//posted 9.25.1993

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September 25th – Boulder #3 Miami 35, #13 Colorado 29

The Miami Hurricanes came into the 1993 game against Colorado in Boulder with a 2-0 record, having only surrendered nine points in their first two contests.

Miami’s record and dominating defense were not surprises. Over the previous ten seasons, the Hurricanes had posted four national championships, three near-misses, a 107-14 (89%) record, and a Top Ten ranking for 122 consecutive polls. Still, the Hurricanes, like the Buffs, were replacing a number of defensive starters. If Colorado was to have any hope for a national title, it had to start with an upset win at home against Miami.

It was not meant to be. The Buffs stormed back from a 28-6 deficit to pull within six points late in the game, 35-29, but could not score from inside the Hurricane 20-yard line with under one minute remaining.

The hotly-contested game, played before 52,391 Colorado faithful and a national ABC television audience, was all Miami in the first half. The Hurricanes rolled to a 21-6 halftime lead behind the running of Miami fullback Donnell Bennett and the passing of quarterback Frank Costa.

Still, despite what the scoreboard may have indicated, the …

No. 20 Stanford – Cardinal scores 14 points late to stun Buffs

//posted 9.18.1993

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September 18th – @ Stanford #20 Stanford 41, #7 Colorado 37

Led by senior quarterback Steve Stenstrom, the Stanford Cardinal rallied for 10 points in the last four minutes of the game to snatch a 41-37 win over a shocked Colorado Buffalo squad.

With eight seconds remaining, and Stanford facing a third-and-goal from the Buffs’ five yard line, the game came down to one play.

Stenstrom, who would post 382 yards and five touchdowns passing on the evening, hit Tony Cline in the back of the endzone. As Cline came down with the ball, he was clocked by Colorado senior safety Dwayne Davis. The football came loose, but Cline was credited with a touchdown nonetheless.

After the game, outside linebacker Ron Woolfork was adamant: “(Cline) clearly didn’t have possession of it.” For his part, Davis was too pre-occupied with the hit to notice: “I just ran, gritted my teeth, closed my eyes and tried to make everything on his body come out.” Coloardo head coach Bill McCartney was diplomatic in defeat. “I couldn’t see it,” said McCartney of the game’s final play. “One official told me he questioned it, but that’s all I know.” (See the video highlights, below, …

1993 National and Big Eight Recap – “Hitting the Jackpot”

//posted 3.5.1993

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National and Big Eight Recap – 1993

Bobby Bowden, head coach at Florida State, finally won his first National Championship in 1993, with his Seminoles edging the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 18-16, in the Orange Bowl.

Bowden, a coaching veteran of 28 years, led Florida State to a 12-1 record in 1993. Florida State’s number one ranking marked the seventh consecutive year the Seminoles finished ranked in the top ten. Charlie Ward, the Seminoles’ quarterback, became the first Heisman Trophy winner to play for a National Championship team since Tony Dorsett for Pittsburgh in 1976.

Wisconsin was the feel good story of the year, going 10-1-1 to earn its first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1962. The Badgers capped their surprising season with a 21-16 win over Pac-10 champion UCLA to finish ranked sixth in the nation. No. 4 Notre Dame, which defeated No. 7 Texas A&M 24-21 in the Cotton Bowl, finished the season ranked No. 2.

In the Big Eight, the Big Red of Nebraska stormed through the conference undefeated to earn a birth in the National Championship game against Florida State in the Orange Bowl. With the loss, the Cornhuskers finished 11-1 and ranked third in the nation. …

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Posts Tagged ‘Lee’

Fresno State – Christmas Day Aloha Bowl shootout win

Kansas State – 16 times three / Moving Day

No. 3 Miami – Buffs lose after a brawl; Stuart wins after all

No. 20 Stanford – Cardinal scores 14 points late to stun Buffs

1993 National and Big Eight Recap – “Hitting the Jackpot”

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