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September 26th – Boulder          #11 BYU 41, Colorado 20

Brigham Young University came to Boulder 3-0 and ranked 11th in the nation. BYU was led by senior quarterback Jim McMahon, a walking record book. McMahon was just coming off a four touchdown performance against UTEP, leading the Cougars to a 65-8 laugher.

It was safe to say that the brash quarterback did not fear the Buffs. McMahon was quoted as saying: “Oklahoma rushed for 800 yards (against Colorado). We won’t rush for 800, but I’d like to throw for 800. And I think I could.”

Against Colorado, McMahon did not have a spectacular performance. His numbers: 15-30, 263 yards, three touchdowns. Solid, but not spectacular. Was this because the vaunted Colorado defense kept McMahon from finding his receivers? No, it was but because McMahon went down on a sideline hit early in the second half.

Hope for the Buffs? Not hardly. In trotted McMahon’s sophomore sub, a fellow by the name of Steve Young. Young gave Buff fans an indication of his future success by continuing the dismantling the Colorado defense McMahon had started.

The Buffs defense, to be fair, did its job. After surrendering two touchdown passes in the…

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