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1987 Preseason – “Breaking Away” – Buffs hope to build on successful 1986

//posted 8.25.1987

National and Big Eight recap – 1987

A pattern established in 1982-83 repeated itself in 1986-87. In 1983, the Miami Hurricanes won the school’s first national championship, a year after Penn State had won its first crown. In 1987, a year after Penn State recorded national championship No. 2, the 1987 Hurricanes again followed suit, giving both schools two titles in the 1980′s. Led by offensive stars quarterback Steve Walsh, running back Melvin Bratton, and wide receivers Michael Irvin and Brian Blades, Miami went 12-0 in 1987. The Hurricanes completed its undefeated season at home by defeating a previously unbeaten Oklahoma squad, 20-14, in the Orange Bowl. Despite going undefeated and having multiple stars, the Hurricanes were shut out of the national awards. Notre Dame flanker Tim Brown received the Heisman trophy, while Miami’s Big East rival Syracuse took home two awards, as Orangeman quarterback Don McPherson received the Maxwell award, while coach Dick MacPherson was named Coach of the Year.

In the Big Eight, it was the same-old same-old at the top. In 1987 Oklahoma, for the third consecutive year, went undefeated in conference play. For the third time in five seasons, the Sooners played for the national title. The…

#7 Oklahoma – Buffs run into nation’s #1 defense

//posted 11.16.1985

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November 16th – @ Oklahoma #7 Oklahoma 31, Colorado 0

Oklahoma came into the Colorado game 6-1 on the season, 4-0 in the Big Eight. With a date with 2nd-ranked Nebraska looming over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Sooners could not afford to look past the Buffs.

They did not.

Showing Colorado what it was like to run a ball-control rushing offense, Oklahoma ran the ball a total of 81 times, picking up 360 yards and four touchdowns along the way, but it was the Sooner defense which dominated the game. The Buffs longest drive on the day lasted just five plays and covered just 20 yards. The totals for the Colorado offense on the day: six first downs; 75 yards rushing; and only 34 yards passing. The Sooners’ 31-0 shutout of the Buffs was Colorado’s first goose-egg since 1981. “Their defense was overpowering”, relayed coach McCartney in stating the obvious after the game.

The 31-0 score, however, is not really indicative of the effort put in by the Colorado defense. Through the first 29:41 of the game, the score was 7-0 Oklahoma. Then, with only 19 seconds left in the first half, the Sooners pushed through a two yard…

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