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2013 Season

• Recruiting – Class of 2013
• Spring Practice
• Spring/Summer – 2013
• Fall Camp
• Sep 1 - Colorado State
• Sep 7 - Central Arkansas
• Sep 14 - Fresno State
• Sep 28 - at Oregon State*
• Oct 5 - Oregon*
• Oct 12 - at Arizona State*
• Oct 26 - Arizona*
• Nov 2 - at UCLA*
• Nov 9 - at Washington*
• Nov 16 - California*
• Nov 23 - USC*
• Nov 30 - at Utah*
• TBA – Bowl Game
• Recruiting – Class of 2014

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• 2013 Season

  • Recruiting – Class of 2013
  • Spring Practice
  • Spring/Summer – 2013
  • Fall Camp
  • Sep 1 - Colorado State
  • Sep 7 - Central Arkansas
  • Sep 14 - Fresno State
  • Sep 28 - at Oregon State*
  • Oct 5 - Oregon*
  • Oct 12 - at Arizona State*
  • Oct 26 - Arizona*
  • Nov 2 - at UCLA*
  • Nov 9 - at Washington*
  • Nov 16 - California*
  • Nov 23 - USC*
  • Nov 30 - at Utah*
  • TBA – Bowl Game
  • Recruiting – Class of 2014
• 2012 Season

  • Recruiting
  • Fall Camp
  • Spring Practice
  • Pre-Season
  • Sep 1 - Colorado State – Fourth Down, Forever to Go
  • Sep 8 - Sacramento State – The Shirt of Shame
  • Sep 15 - Fresno State – Five Stages of Grief
  • Sep 22 - Washington State – NEVER Give In!
  • Sep 29 - UCLA – Grasping at Straws
  • Oct 11 - Arizona State – Half as Good
  • Oct 20 - No. 11 USC – Reassessing Goals
  • Oct 27 - No. 2 Oregon – Green With Envy
  • Nov 3 - No. 15 Stanford – Sometimes, you just have to Laugh
  • Nov 10 - Arizona – “No Más”
  • Nov 17 - Washington – “Hopelessly Devoted”
  • Nov 23 - Utah – Record-Keeping
  • Post-Season
  • CU Men’s Basketball
• 2011 Season

  • Recruiting
  • Spring Practice
  • Pre-season
  • Fall Camp
  • Sep 3 - Hawai’i – A Brick Too Far
  • Sep 10 - California – Flag Football
  • Sep 17 - Colorado State – E Pluribus Unum
  • Sep 24 - Ohio State – Skull Sessions / Band of Brothers
  • Oct 1 - Washington State – Deja vu – “Cougin’ It”
  • Oct 8 - No. 7 Stanford – Reflections on Turning Fifty
  • Oct 15 - Washington – “…Loyal, we will be to you…”
  • Oct 22 - No. 9 Oregon – Birth of a Rivalry
  • Oct 29 - No. 23 Arizona State – A deal with the Devils
  • Nov 4 - No. 21 USC – “I feel bad that I don’t feel worse”
  • Nov 12 - Arizona – “The Survivors” – Part Two
  • Nov 19 - UCLA – The Long Road Back
  • Nov 25 - Utah – One for the Road … Finally
  • Doldrums – 2011
  • Post-season
• 2010 Season

  • Recruiting
  • Spring Practice
  • Buffs move to the Pac-12
  • Preseason – CU at Pebble Beach / A Dog named Mouse
  • Sep 4 - Colorado State – Wake me When it’s Over
  • Sep 11 - California – The more things change …
  • Sep 18 - Hawai’i – Eight minutes of Emulation
  • Oct 2 - Georgia – “Is it too much too ask?”
  • Oct 9 - No. 24 Missouri – Missouri Five-O
  • Oct 16 - Baylor – The End of an Error?
  • Oct 23 - Texas Tech – CU in 2011, Because 2010 is Over
  • Oct 30 - No. 11 Oklahoma – No Reason to Be Nervous
  • Nov 6 - Kansas – Dead Dan Walking
  • Nov 13 - Iowa State – The First Victory of 2011
  • Nov 20 - Kansas State – “How ’bout Them Buffaloes!”
  • Nov 26 - No. 16 Nebraska – A November to Remember
  • Out with Hawkins, In with Embree
  • Postseason
• 2009 Season

  • Colorado Recruiting Class of 2009
  • Spring Practice
  • Preseason
  • Sep 6 - Colorado State – We waited nine months for this?
  • Sep 11 - Toledo – Reflections from the Glass Bowl
  • Sep 19 - Wyoming – Throwbacks
  • Oct 1 - West Virginia – “Best Effort by Far”
  • Oct 10 - #2 Texas – “The Buffs Shall Rise Again”
  • Oct 17 - #17 Kansas – Returning the Favor
  • Oct 24 - Kansas State – Road, Dreary Road
  • Oct 31 - Missouri – One Last Record
  • Nov 7 - Texas A&M – Colorado Sky Blue
  • Nov 14 - Iowa State – Reality Check
  • Nov 19 - #12 Oklahoma State – “If you are going to win only one game …”
  • Nov 27 - Nebraska – Hot Turkey Sandwich
  • The Doldrums – 2009 – “Crisis of Faith”
• 2008 Season

  • Recruiting – A breakdown of the class by position / CU v. the Big 12
  • Spring Practice – What we were looking for; What we saw / 2008 NFL Draft
  • Preseason – 2008 – Fall Practice coverage; Roster battles; predictions
  • Aug 31 - Colorado State – Weathering the Storm
  • Sep 6 - Eastern Washington – Undefeated; Untied; and Unimproved
  • Sep 18 - #21 West Virginia – Rocky Mountain High
  • Sep 27 - Florida State
  • Oct 4 - #5 Texas – A Silk Purse from a Sow’s Ear
  • Oct 11 - #16 Kansas – Mid-Season Blues
  • Oct 18 - Kansas State – Tyler Hansen’s debut
  • Oct 25 - #16 Missouri – Shutout!
  • Nov 1 - Texas A&M – Six Plays decide a season
  • Nov 8 - Iowa State – “I Need a Beer”
  • Nov 15 - #13 Oklahoma State – The “Haves” and the “Have-Nots”
  • Nov 28 - Nebraska – Mind-numbing loss / Coach Hawk v. Coach Mac – the first three seasons
  • Doldrums, 2008 – “Ten wins; no excuses”; Early 2009 Commitments
  • Post Season
• 2007 Season

  • Preseason
  • Sep 1 - CSU – Desperate Times call for Desperate measures
  • Sep 8 - Arizona State – Still on Pace
  • Sep 15 - Florida State – Blackout
  • Sep 22 - Miami (Ohio) – “The Last Time…”
  • Sep 29 - Buffs Upset No. 3 Oklahoma …”27-24! 27-24! 27-24!!”
  • Oct 6 - Baylor – Undefeated in New England
  • Oct 13 - Kansas State – Not ready for Prime Time
  • Oct 20 - #15 Kansas – Land of Opportunity
  • Oct 27 - Texas Tech – Last road win for four years – Top Ten lists
  • Nov 3 - #9 Missouri – Proving they’re for real
  • Nov 10 - Iowa State – Physically painful
  • Nov 23 - Nebraska – 65-51 win sends the Buffs bowling; Cornhuskers packing
  • Dec 30 - Alabama – Independence Bowl – Wishful Thinking
  • Post-Season – 2007 Review by position and by the numbers
• 2006 Season

  • Sep 23 - #9 Georgia – The Quiet Bus Ride
• 2005 Season

  • Aug 15 - Preseason – Buffs look for fourth title in five years
  • Sep 3 - Colorado State – Three-Peat over the Rams
  • Sep 10 - New Mexico State – Klatt Attack: Former walk-on leads Buffs to shut out victory
  • Sep 24 - No. 12 Miami – Statement Game / Farewell to Micki
  • Oct 1 - Oklahoma State – “Cautious Optimism” Returns
  • Oct 8 - Texas A&M – “Beyond Cool” – Watching Buffs trash Aggies … from the Pressbox
  • Oct 15 - No. 2 Texas – Back in the Polls: It was nice while it lasted
  • Oct 22 - Kansas – Klatt & Klopfenstein set records in a “Special” win
  • Oct 29 - Kansas State – The Process of Elimination
  • Nov 5 - Missouri – Lawrence Vickers – “V” is not only for “Versatile”
  • Nov 12 - Iowa State – Gone With the Wind
  • Nov 25 - Nebraska – Couch Potato Champions
  • Dec 5 - Barnett out; Hawkins in – Seemed like a good move
• 2004 Season

  • Preseason – Chronology of a scandal
  • Sep 4 - Colorado State – “Win One for the Stripper”
  • Sep 11 - Washington State – Goal line stand preserves Buff win in Seattle
  • Sep 18 - North Texas – “Time Spent in the Lead”
  • Oct 2 - Missouri – Un-Happy Birthday
  • Oct 9 - No. 22 Oklahoma State – The top five games of my first 25 years
  • Oct 16 - Iowa State – Cyclone Ineptitude
  • Oct 23 - No. 17 Texas A&M – Modern Technology
  • Oct 30 - No. 8 Texas – Now what?
  • Nov 6 - Kansas – “Why Not Us?”
  • Nov 13 - Kansas State – Senior Day
  • Nov 26 - Nebraska – Cornhuskers finish 5-6; numerous records fall
  • Dec 4 - No. 2 Oklahoma – Big 12 Championship Game
  • Dec 29 - Houston Bowl v. UTEP – Goin’ back to Houston
  • National and Big 12 recap – USC and Matt Leinhart win the national championship
• 2003 Season

  • Aug 10 - Preseason 2003 – CU offense regroups with only three returning starters
  • Aug 30 - No. 23 CSU – Klatt sets records in an “Electrifying Performance”
  • Sep 6 - UCLA – Welcome home to Dorrell, Embree, and Bieniemy
  • Sep 13 - Washington State – Cougars first to post 45 in Folsom in twenty years
  • Sep 20 - No. 10 Florida State – “Manhandle in the Panhandle”
  • Oct 4 - Baylor – Bye-Bye Week
  • Oct 11 - Kansas – Canadian Thanksgiving
  • Oct 18 - Kansas State – Northwestern Revisited – Barnett Part II?
  • Oct 25 - No. 1 Oklahoma – “I guess you have to take this as a moral victory”
  • Nov 1 - Texas Tech – Third Quarter Doldrums haunt Buffs
  • Nov 8 - No. 22 Missouri – Long Drive Contest
  • Nov 15 - Iowa State – Bowl talk returns to Boulder after rout of Cyclones
  • Nov 28 - No. 25 Nebraska – So long, Frank Solich
  • Jan 10 - National and Big 12 recap – 2003 Season
• 2002 Season

  • Aug 25 - Preseason – Buffs look to capitalize on 2001 championship
  • Aug 31 - Colorado State – Barnett O-fer Openers
  • Sep 7 - San Diego State – Meeting Marwan Hage
  • Sep 14 - No. 17 USC – “Awful … Just Awful”
  • Sep 21 - No. 20 UCLA – Buffs take down Bruins in 99-degree heat
  • Oct 5 - No. 13 Kansas State – Hodge-Ball leads Buffs to upset
  • Oct 12 - Kansas – Chris Brown goes for a career-high 309 yards in rout
  • Oct 19 - Baylor – Buffs cruise to Big 12 North lead in shutout of Bears
  • Oct 26 - Texas Tech – Kliff Kingsbury: 65 passes; zero TD’s; four INT’s
  • Nov 2 - No. 2 Oklahoma – D-fiant in Norman
  • Nov 9 - Missouri – Kory Mossini: “That’s the fastest I have ever crawled”
  • Nov 16 - Iowa State – Houston, I don’t think we have any problems
  • Nov 29 - Nebraska – Brian Calhoun brings a Red Sunset to Lincoln
  • Dec 7 - No. 8 Oklahoma – Big 12 title game – History doesn’t repeat itself, it rhymes
  • Dec 28 - Wisconsin – Alamo Bowl – 2002 a Dramatic Act in three parts
  • Jan 10 - Black Friday – In one day, Colorado loses half of its backfield
• 2001 Season

  • 2001 – An Introduction – CU ranked 27th despite 3-8 record in 2000
  • Aug 26 - Fresno State – Buffs “on the brink of disaster”
  • Sep 1 - #24 Colorado State (in Denver)
  • Sep 8 - San Jose State – Buffs amass 560 yards of offense in rout
  • Sep 15 - Washington State – Cancelled – remembering September 11th
  • Sep 22 - Kansas
  • Oct 6 - #12 Kansas State – Ethan McLean Geiger
  • Oct 13 - #25 Texas A&M – “This one’s for Fred Casotti”
  • Oct 20 - #9 Texas – Bobby Pesavento in for Craig Ochs
  • Oct 27 - Oklahoma State – 33-yard two-point conversion lifts Buffs
  • Nov 3 - Missouri – Buffs spot Tigers to 14-0 lead before roaring back
  • Nov 10 - Iowa State – Cortlen Johnson’s double/double – “Seems Like Old Times”
  • Nov 23 - No. 2 Nebraska – 62-36 – The Score says it all!!
  • Dec 1 - #3 Texas – 2001 Big 12 Title Game
  • Jan 1 - #2 Oregon – 2002 Fiesta Bowl – Duck Soup
• 2000 Season

  • Feb 10 - Recruiting 101 – Marcus Houston leads top ranked CU Class
  • Aug 1 - Preseason – 2000 – Schedule from Hell: Five top 15 teams
  • Sep 9 - No. 11 USC – Where have you gone, Ben Kelly?
  • Nov 24 - No. 9 Nebraska – The Terrible Twos
• 1999 Season

  • Jan 20 - Gary Barnett Hired – Buffs to “Return to Dominance”
  • Aug 1 - Preseason, 1999 – Buffs look for “Payback”
  • Sep 4 - Colorado State – Role reversal: “Return to Dominance” put on hold
  • Sep 11 - Gary Barnett collects first win in rout
  • Oct 9 - Missouri
  • Oct 30 - Mike Moschetti leads Buffs to upset of No. 24 Sooners
  • Nov 26 - No. 3 Nebraska – Buffs rally late; fall in overtime
  • Dec 31 - CU vs. Boston College – Insight.com Bowl blowout
  • National and Big 12 recap – Florida State the team of the ’90′s
• 1998 Season

  • Preseason, 1998 – In Search of Redemption
  • Sep 5 - No. 15 CSU – Buffs take down ranked Rams in Mile High rout
  • Sep 12 - Fresno State – Goal Line Stand preserves hard-earned victory
  • Sep 19 - Utah State – Buffs’ defense bails out anemic offense
  • Sep 26 - Baylor – Despite win: “We’re not a very good football team”
  • Oct 3 - Oklahoma – Buffs post fifth consecutive win in Norman
  • Oct 10 - No. 5 Kansas State – Happy Birthday!
  • Oct 17 - No. 22 Texas Tech – Defense shines as Buffs become bowl-eligible
  • Nov 27 - #14 Nebraska – Interpretation
  • Dec 25 - Aloha Bowl – CU outscores Oregon in Coach Rick’s last game
  • National and Big 12 Recap – Tennessee wins the title the year after Peyton Manning leaves
• 1997 Season

  • Feb 9 - Preseason – CU choice for No. 1 in The Sporting News
  • Sep 6 - No. 23 Colorado State – The Rivalry Lesson
  • Sep 13 - No. 14 Michigan – Hail, No!
  • Sep 27 - Wyoming – Buffs need an unlikely finish to pull out win … “If you’ll excuse me”
  • Oct 4 - No. 21 Texas A&M – Yell Practice in Denver
  • Oct 11 - No. 20 Oklahoma State – Statistics are for Losers
  • Oct 18 - Kansas – “Relentlessly Positive” and A New Routine
  • Oct 25 - Texas – “Continue to Climb” theme works against the Longhorns
  • Nov 1 - Missouri – CU’s 56-0-2 streak against unranked conference opponents ends
  • Nov 8 - Iowa State – “Now or Never” – Buffs rally from 17-point deficit
  • Nov 15 - No. 10 Kansas State – Wildcats take over No. 2 spot in Big 12 North
  • Nov 28 - No. 2 Nebraska – “Phil! Pitch the Ball!! Phil!”
  • Dec 1 - Dr. Tom retires / Buffs forfeit the 1997 season
  • Dec 31 - National and Big 12 recap for 1997 Season – “Ralphie” and Me
• 1996 Season

  • Apr 10 - CU at the Game – Birth of a Notion
  • Aug 1 - Preseason 1996 – Mission: Possible
  • Aug 31 - Washington State – Buffs take out Ryan Leaf / Perception is Everything
  • Sep 7 - CSU – Buffs take out WAC champs in rare post-50′s date in Ft. Collins
  • Sep 14 - No. 11 Michigan – ESPN GameDay crew on hand for Wolverines’ revenge
  • Sep 28 - Texas A&M – First game in the Big 12 a Big success
  • Oct 12 - Oklahoma State – Rosga’s 105-yard interception return seals win
  • Oct 19 - Kansas – “Just Win, Baby!”
  • Oct 26 - Texas – Hessler & Rosga lead Buffs to comeback win over Longhorns
  • Nov 2 - Missouri – Koy Detmer and Rae Carruth set records in rout of Tigers
  • Nov 9 - Iowa State – Second half blitz allows Buffs to pull away from Cyclones
  • Nov 16 - No. 9 Kansas State – Despite victory, Buffs still in search of R-E-S-P-E-C-T
  • Nov 29 - No. 4 Nebraska – “Ooh, so Close”
  • Dec 3 - The $8 Million Dollar Extra Point / Rooting for Nebraska??
  • Dec 30 - No. 13 Washington – Buffs overcome slow start to take down Huskies
  • Jan 5 - National and Big 12 recap – 1996
• 1995 Season

  • Preseason – Neuheisel hired / CU Preview
  • Sep 2 - #21 Wisconsin – Baptism by Fire
  • Sep 9 - Colorado State – Walter Mitty and Me
  • Sep 16 - Northeast Louisiana – Records fall like rain
  • Sep 23 - #3 Texas A&M – “Fightin’ Words” / Detmer Injured
  • Sep 30 - No.10 Oklahoma – John Hessler’s record-setting debut
  • Oct 7 - #24 Kansas – Time to focus on new goals
  • Oct 21 - Iowa State – A “lucky” 22-point win
  • Oct 28 - #2 Nebraska – ESPN Gameday on hand for Huskers win
  • Nov 4 - Oklahoma State – Neuheisel v. Simmons, Round One
  • Nov 11 - Missouri – First shutout since 1992
  • Nov 18 - No. 9 CU takes down No. 7 KSU – Hessler comes through late
  • Jan 1 - Cotton Bowl v No. 12 Oregon – The “Forgotten” Cotton Bowl
• 1994 Season

  • Pre-season: 1994 – Adios, Southwest Conference – CU returns 16 starters
  • Sep 3 - Northeastern Louisiana – Break out the record books
  • Sep 17 - #10 Wisconsin – Badger Mania at Folsom
  • Sep 24 - No. 4 Michigan – “The Catch”
  • Oct 1 - #16 Texas – On Oxygen
  • Oct 8 - Missouri
  • Oct 15 - #22 Oklahoma – An Evening in Paradise
  • Oct 22 - #19 Kansas State
  • Oct 29 - #3 Nebraska – “Now What?”
  • Nov 5 - Oklahoma State
  • Nov 12 - Kansas – Prescience
  • Nov 19 - Iowa State – Salaam’s 2,055 overshadowed by Coach Mac
  • McCartney’s announcement – Neuheisel hired / Salaam; Hudson honored
  • Jan 2 - Fiesta Bowl – Notre Dame – McCartney, Stewart, Salaam go out winners
• 1993 Season

  • 1993 National and Big Eight Recap – “Hitting the Jackpot”
  • Preseason – 1993 – Buffs take on the most difficult schedule in the nation
  • Sep 4 - Texas – No. 11 Colorado Opens with a Thumping of the Longhorns
  • Sep 11 - No. 24 Baylor – Buffs cruise past Bears in 45-21 laugher
  • Sep 18 - No. 20 Stanford – Cardinal scores 14 points late to stun Buffs
  • Sep 25 - No. 3 Miami – Buffs lose after a brawl; Stuart wins after all
  • Oct 9 - Missouri – Bill McCartney ties Fred Folsom for most wins
  • Oct 16 - No. 9 Oklahoma – Warren and Johnson team up on the “Play-of-the-Year”
  • Oct 23 - Kansas State – 16 times three / Moving Day
  • Oct 30 - No. 6 Nebraska – “I can’t remember being this disappointed”
  • Nov 6 - Oklahoma State – Kordell Stewart becomes passing leader as Charles E. Johnson earns Player-of-the-Year
  • Nov 13 - Kansas – CU offense posts 598 yards of total offense in rout
  • Nov 20 - Iowa State – Paradise Found – 1993 Season Honors
  • Dec 25 - Fresno State – Christmas Day Aloha Bowl shootout win
• 1992 Season

  • 1992 Preview – “Air Bill”
  • Sep 5 - Colorado State – Kordell Stewart sets numerous records in his first start
  • Sep 12 - Baylor – Buffs exact revenge for 1991 upset with 57-38 romp
  • Sep 19 - Minnesota – Detmer’s 1st game becomes 3rd-best comeback ever
  • Sep 26 - Iowa – Detmer; Defense help Buffs overcome six turnovers
  • Oct 8 - Missouri – First game in Columbia since 5th down game a Thursday night thriller
  • Oct 17 - Oklahoma – Koy Detmer’s first career start a record-setter
  • Oct 24 - Kansas State – Defense sets Big Eight records in 54-7 rout
  • Oct 31 - #8 Nebraska – The Halloween Massacre – (First mention of a “Pac-12″)
  • Nov 7 - Oklahoma State – Buff defense posts second shutout of the season
  • Nov 14 - #20 Kansas – First game against a ranked Jayhawk team since 1975
  • Nov 21 - Iowa State – School records set by Stewart, Detmer, Westbrook, and Johnson
  • Jan 1 - No. 6 Syracuse – Fiesta Bowl – Lost luggage, lost jacket, lost holiday
• 1991 Season

  • Sep 1 - Preseason – Conferences realign / Scouting the Nation
  • Sep 7 - Wyoming – Buffs up all-time series record to 23-2-1
  • Sep 14 - #23 Baylor – Blocked kick leads to last minute loss to Bears
  • Sep 21 - Minnesota – Buffs roll up 612 yards of offense in rout
  • Sep 28 - Stanford – Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
  • Oct 12 - Missouri – Fear Factor
  • Oct 19 - #12 Oklahoma – Two 99-yard drives take down Sooners
  • Oct 26 - Kansas State – Nerves of Spaghetti
  • Nov 2 - No. 9 Nebraska – “Fit to be Tied”
  • Nov 9 - Oklahoma State – A fake field goal saves Buffs
  • Nov 16 - Kansas – Vance Joseph leads Buffs back from two touchdown deficit
  • Nov 23 - Iowa State – “Three-peat” clinched before crowd of 2,500
  • Dec 28 - #8 Alabama – New CU offense not a Blockbuster in bowl game
• 1990 Season

  • Aug 1 - Preseason – “Great Expectations? I’d like you to meet the Schedule from Hell”
  • Aug 26 - #8 Tennessee – Buffs tie Volunteers in Pigskin Classic
  • Sep 6 - Stanford – Bieniemy over the top gives Buffs last minute win
  • Sep 15 - #21 Illinois – Preseason top ten Buffs fall to 1-1-1
  • Sep 22 - #22 Texas – Bieniemy rallies the troops in Austin
  • Sep 29 - No. 12 Washington – Best seats in the house
  • Oct 6 - Missouri – The “Fifth Down” Game (including final drive video)
  • Oct 13 - Iowa State – Buffs finally win without last minute heroics
  • Oct 20 - Kansas – Buffs become poll watchers after rout of Jayhawks
  • Oct 27 - #22 Oklahoma – The return of Great Expectations
  • Nov 3 - #3 Nebraska – Bieniemy goes for four scores in 4th quarter rally
  • Nov 10 - Oklahoma State – Fate, once again, intervenes
  • Nov 17 - Kansas State – Passing the Torch
  • Dec 1 - Orange Bowl preview – Mixed emotions: Cheering for Notre Dame?
  • Jan 1 - #5 Notre Dame – Orange Bowl – National Champions!*
• 1989 Season

  • Preseason – Sal Aunese at Spring Practice
  • Sep 4 - Texas – Hagan goes for 75 yards on 2nd play of the season
  • Sep 9 - Colorado State – Bieniemy goes for three scores in comeback win
  • Sep 16 - No. 10 Illinois – Jeff George / Farewell to Sal Aunese
  • Sep 30 - No. 21 Washington – Road trip to Seattle – Buffs dominate
  • Oct 7 - Missouri – Taking Aim at No. 1
  • Oct 14 - Iowa State – Buffs roll to 662 yards of total offense
  • Oct 21 - CU takes down Kansas – “Things Have Changed”
  • Oct 28 - Oklahoma – High Five in the Produce Aisle
  • Nov 4 - No. 3 Nebraska – “This is the greatest win I’ve been a part of”
  • Nov 11 - Oklahoma State – Buffs rally from 10-0 deficit to rout Cowboys
  • Nov 18 - Kansas State – Six weeks to History, the Buffs move up to No. 1
  • 1989 Video highlights
  • Jan 1 - #4 Notre Dame – Orange Bowl – “Opportunity Lost”
• 1988 Season

  • Sep 1 - 1988 Preseason – New season; New goals
  • Sep 10 - Fresno State – Where is Everybody?
  • Sep 17 - No. 19 Iowa – First road win over a ranked team in seven years
  • Sep 24 - Oregon State – Bieniemy goes for 211 yards as Buffs go to 3-0
  • Oct 1 - Colorado State – Cardiac Kids win in Ft. Collins
  • Oct 8 - #13 Oklahoma State – Watching Barry Sanders
  • Oct 15 - Kansas – Jayhawks a welcome tonic for Buffs
  • Oct 22 - No. 8 Oklahoma – First night game in Colorado history
  • Oct 29 - Iowa State – Buffs bounce back against Cyclones
  • Nov 5 - Missouri – “Buffs crack Top 20″ – First ranking since 1978
  • Nov 12 - #7 Nebraska – Tough 7-0 loss last shutout of the 20th century
  • Nov 19 - Kansas State – Freedom Bowl bound!
  • Dec 1 - Disneyland – Here I come!
  • Dec 28 - BYU – Freedom Bowl Blues
  • Dec 31 - Scalped in San Diego / Happy Endings
• 1987 Season

  • Aug 25 - 1987 Preseason – “Breaking Away” – Buffs hope to build on successful 1986
  • Sep 12 - Oregon – Just when it was getting good …
  • Sep 19 - Stanford – Bieniemy’s 1st 100-yard game – Fun with initials
  • Sep 26 - Washington State – Sal Aunese makes an impression
  • Oct 3 - Colorado State – Buffs take down the Rams in Ft. Collins
  • Oct 10 - #19 Oklahoma State – Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders double-team Buffs
  • Oct 17 - Kansas – Buffs pile up 546 yards on Jayhawks
  • Oct 24 - #1 Oklahoma – Buffs garner national respect
  • Oct 31 - Iowa State – Aunese accounts for four scores in rout
  • Nov 7 - Missouri – Small victories: Buffs claim fourth in the Big Eight
  • Nov 21 - Kansas State – Buffs dominate Wildcats, but schedule changes doom bowl hopes
  • Nov 28 - #5 Nebraska – Brad incites Cornhusker fans with rendition of “Boomer Sooner”
• 1986 Season

  • 1986 – An Introduction – “Great Expectations”
  • Sep 6 - Colorado State – Off to a bad start
  • Sep 13 - Oregon – Words cannot describe …
  • Sep 20 - Ohio State – Golfing, but listening …
  • Sep 27 - #10 Arizona – No wins … No hope?
  • Oct 11 - Missouri – John Nairn saves the day
  • Oct 18 - Iowa State – 1-4 Buffs roll over 4-1 Cyclones
  • Oct 25 - No. 3 Nebraska – The Signature Win
  • Nov 1 - Oklahoma State – Buffs rally from 14-3 halftime deficit to rout Cowboys
  • Nov 8 - Kansas – Colorado defense preserves early 17-0 lead
  • Nov 15 - #4 Oklahoma – Goaaalllposts … Goaaalllposts!
  • Nov 22 - Kansas State – “A win and you’re in!”
  • Dec 31 - Baylor – Bluebonnet Bowl – “On the Road Again”
• 1985 Season

  • Aug 28 - Shifting Gears For 1985 Season: Wishbone = Wishful Thinking
  • Sep 7 - Colorado State – Off on the right foot
  • Sep 14 - Oregon – “I think that could be a turning point for our program”
  • Sep 21 - #7 Ohio State – “We’re going to recover, I can tell you that”
  • Sep 28 - Arizona – CU back amongst “Others receiving votes”
  • Oct 12 - Missouri – Finally, payback for coach McCartney
  • Oct 19 - Iowa State – Buffs make it look easy
  • Oct 26 - #5 Nebraska – Road trip – Lincoln; Denver/Kansas City; ’85 World Series
  • Nov 2 - No. 12 Oklahoma State – Defense gives Buffs a chance
  • Nov 9 - Kansas – “CU on Independence Bowl list” – McMillen sets two all-time records
  • Nov 16 - #7 Oklahoma – Buffs run into nation’s #1 defense
  • Nov 23 - Kansas State – Buffs “Bowled over” – just a week later than expected
  • Dec 30 - Washington – Freedom Bowl – Fake punt!
• 1984 Season

  • Sep 1 - 1984 Recap / One L
  • Sep 1 - Preseason – Cautious Optimism / Recruiting Watch
  • Sep 8 - Michigan State – “Home Games”
  • Sep 15 - Oregon – Ed Reinhardt
  • Sep 22 - Notre Dame – Golden Dome rout
  • Sep 29 - UCLA – “Coach Whitehair” gets re-acquainted with Coach Bill
  • Oct 6 - Missouri – Alma mater makes it 3-0 v. McCartney
  • Oct 13 - Iowa State – Buffs ploy on fourth-and-one preserves victory
  • Oct 20 - #5 Nebraska – “You tell ‘em, Bill!”
  • Oct 27 - #10 Oklahoma State – Denver Post: “Close, but …”
  • Nov 3 - Kansas – Keenan passes for 349 yards
  • Nov 10 - #9 Oklahoma – Brian Bosworth comes to Boulder
  • Nov 17 - Kansas State – Coach Mac contract extension: “Belief without evidence”
• 1983 Season

  • Sep 1 - National and Big Eight Recap – “Salesman Bill” McCartney
  • Sep 2 - 1983 Preseason Outlook
  • Sep 10 - Michigan State – Coach Mac returns to his home state
  • Sep 17 - Colorado State – Rivalry? What Rivalry?
  • Sep 24 - Oregon State – “Here we go CU, Here we go!”
  • Oct 1 - Notre Dame – Taking the LSAT
  • Oct 8 - Missouri – “I thought we’d bounce back …”
  • Oct 15 - Iowa State – Third straight loss to the Cyclones
  • Oct 22 - #1 Nebraska – A record quarter dooms Buffs’ upset bid
  • Oct 29 - Oklahoma State – Vogel: 0-for-7; three interceptions
  • Nov 5 - Kansas – Marshall and McLemore lead Buffs to victory
  • Nov 12 - Oklahoma – Buffs 28-7 rally not enough
  • Nov 19 - Kansas State – Victor Scott and the “Survivors” go out winners
• 1982 Season

  • Jun 9 - The Hiring of Bill McCartney – The Unlikely Choice
  • Sep 11 - California – McCartney makes his debut as CU head coach
  • Sep 18 - Washington State – “Did you hear?” – Coach Mac’s first win
  • Sep 25 - Wyoming – Second loss ever to the Cowboys
  • Oct 2 - #9 UCLA – “Hey – Don’t I know you from somewhere?”
  • Oct 9 - #7 Nebraska – In Search of a Rival – Meeting CU head coach Bill McCartney
  • Oct 16 - Oklahoma State – It Must have been the Tie
  • Oct 23 - Iowa State – Zero conversions on third down …
  • Oct 30 - #17 Oklahoma – Progress in small doses
  • Nov 6 - Missouri – Homecoming for Coach Mac not pretty
  • Nov 13 - Kansas – The goalposts come down at Folsom
  • Nov 20 - Kansas State – Wildcats earn first-ever bowl bid
  • Jan 1 - National and Big Eight recap – 1982 Season (Cal/Stanford band game)
• 1981 Season

  • Sep 5 - Nowhere to go but up / Blue and gold uniforms
  • Sep 12 - Texas Tech – Hope Springs Eternal
  • Sep 19 - Washington State – “You’ve got to be kidding”
  • Sep 26 - #11 BYU – Pick your poison – McMahon replaced by Young
  • Oct 3 - #16 UCLA – Bruins stuff Buffs
  • Oct 10 - Nebraska – Turner Gill makes his debut
  • Oct 17 - Oklahoma State – Steve Vogel leads improbable comeback
  • Oct 24 - #14 Iowa State – Buffs face a ranked Cyclone team
  • Oct 31 - #19 Oklahoma – Buffs hold Sooners under 50!
  • Nov 7 - Missouri – Essington back as starter … not a good move
  • Nov 14 - Kansas – “A sorry state”
  • Nov 21 - Kansas State – Fairbanks goes out a winner
  • May 31 - Buffs lose a coach in May – “The End of an Error”
• 1980 Season

  • “Fanaticism” – 1970′s overview – Chuck Fairbanks
  • Sep 1 - CU at the Game – An Introduction
  • Sep 13 - UCLA – 0-56 – at halftime!
  • Sep 20 - LSU
  • Sep 27 - Indiana – First home game / Sports Illustrated & Chuck Fairbanks’ desk
  • Oct 4 - No. 12 Oklahoma – 82-42 – Open up the record books
  • Oct 11 - Drake … Beneath Nadir, or, “Who the Hell is Drake?”
  • Oct 18 - #16 Missouri
  • Oct 25 - #9 Nebraska – What are our school colors, anyway?
  • Nov 1 - Iowa State – First win (only win) of a record-setting season
  • Nov 8 - Oklahoma State
  • Nov 15 - Kansas – “We’re just a very poor football team right now”
  • Nov 21 - Kansas State