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— September 11th – Boulder No. 10 Colorado 45, No. 24 Baylor 21 — Just like that, the would-be questionable Colorado Buffaloes looked like world-beaters. After forcing six turnovers against Texas, the Buffs’ defense forced three first-half fumbles against Baylor, helping the Buffs cruise to a 21-0 first quarter lead. By half, it was a 35-0 laugher as Colorado went on to crush 24th-ranked Baylor, 45-21. “Our defense is like a time bomb”, said wide receiver Michael Westbrook. “When we (the offense) get to the …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Bill Walsh, Charles E. Johnson, Dennis Collier, Derek West, Greg Lindsey, J.J. Joe, James Hill, James Kidd, Kordell Stewart, Lamont Warren, Michael Westbrook, Monte Huber, Ted Johnson, Vance Joseph
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— September 5th –Boulder No. 12 Colorado 37, Colorado State 17 — The 1992 season-opener had all the makings of a disaster. The Colorado/Colorado State game was the renewal of an intra-state rivalry, which always meant a hard-fought game. In addition, the Buffs were risking state and national embarrassment if their new offense failed to produce against a Colorado State squad which had stumbled to a 3-8 record in 1991. To the relief of many Buff fans, though, the Colorado offense did not disappoint. Head Coach …
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— 1992 -“Air” Bill — National and Big Eight Recap – 1992 The 1992 college football season was dominated by the Miami Hurricanes. That is to say, at least Miami dominated all the way up to its National Championship showdown against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. There, the Crimson Tide throttled Miami, 34-13, to win Alabama’s sixth national title, the first for head coach Gene Stallings. Alabama finished the season 13-0, claiming the nation’s first undisputed title since 1979. Miami’s quarterback Gino Toretta, despite having a quarterback rating of …
READ MORE >>Tags: "I-bone", Alabama, Bill McCartney, Chad Brown, Charles E. Johnson, Chris Hudson, Chris Naeole, Dalton Simmons, Darian Hagan, Deon Figures, Dwayne Davis, Erik Mitchell, Greg Biekert, Heath Irwin, James Kidd, Jeff Brunner, Jim Hansen, Kordell Stewart, Koy Detmer, Leonard Renfro, Marshall Faulk, Matt Russell, Miami, Michael Westbrook, Mitch Berger, Pat Blottiaux, Rae Carruth, Rashaan Salaam, Ron Woolfork, Ronnie Bradford, Sam Rogers, Shannon Clavelle, T.J. Cunningham, Ted Johnson, Vance Joseph
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— November 16th – Boulder No. 16 Colorado 30, Kansas 24 — The Kansas Jayhawks, despite a lopsided 59-23 loss to Nebraska the weekend before, still harbored hopes of post-season play heading into the Colorado game. Kansas was 5-4 on the year, including shutout wins over Iowa State (41-0) and Oklahoma State (31-0). The Kansas/Oklahoma State score, if not the Buffs’ overall performance in the 16-12 nail-biter against the Cowboys, should have been to focus Colorado on the task at hand. Once again, though, the Buffs were in a dogfight …
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— November 9th – at Oklahoma State No. 14 Colorado 16, Oklahoma State 12 — The Oklahoma State Cowboys entered their 1991 game against Colorado with an 0-7-1 overall record, having managed only a 6-6 tie against equally hapless Iowa State. There was little for the Cowboys to play for in November other than pride. The Colorado Buffaloes, meanwhile, still had the chance at a third straight Big Eight title. It would be fair to expect, then, for the Buffs to roll to a blowout win over the Cowboys. Not so. Senior wide receiver …
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Fauria, Darian Hagan, Deon Figures, James Hill, Jim Harper, Lamont Warren, Mitch Berger, Rico Smith, Robbie James, Ronnie Woolfork, Vance Joseph
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— National and Big Eight recap – 1991 — For the second consecutive year – after occurring only twice in the past twenty – the college football season ended with a split national championship. The Miami Hurricanes went 12-0 in 1991 to win the Associated Press title, it’s fourth championship in nine years. Miami was forced to share the limelight, however, with the Washington Huskies, who also went 12-0. Washington was awarded the national championship by the Coaches’ poll, later re-named the CNN/USA Today poll. Both teams went 11-0 in …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Casey Weldon, Chad Brown, Charles Johnson, Chuck Snowden, Darian Hagan, Dennis Collier, Deon Figures, Desmond Howard, Don James, Erik Mitchell, Greg Biekert, Greg Thomas, Jay Leeuwenburg, Joel Steed, Kent Kahl, Leonard Renfro, Marcellous Elder, Mark Henry, Rico Smith, Vance Joseph
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— November 17th – Boulder No. 2 Colorado 64, Kansas State 3 — In routing Kansas State, 64-3, the Colorado Buffaloes clinched a second consecutive Big Eight Championship, the only team other than Nebraska and Oklahoma to do so since 1941. Finishing the season on a nine-game winning streak, the Buffs scored on seven of their first eight possessions in cruising to a 40-3 halftime lead. Darian Hagan ran for two first quarter scores, passing for another in amassing 278 yards of total offense in just over one half of …
READ MORE >>Tags: Alfred Williams, Bill McCartney, Charles E. Johnson, Charles Johnson, Darian Hagan, Dave McCloughan, Eric Bieniemy, Garry Howe, Jay Leeuwenburg, Jim Harper, Joe Garten, Joel Steed, Kanavis McGhee, Mark Henry, Mark Vander Poel, Mike Pritchard, O.C. Oliver, Steve Vogel, Tim James, Tom Rouen, Vance Joseph
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— October 13th – Boulder No. 14 Colorado 28, Iowa State 12 — The controversy over the “Fifth Down” game continued to swirl around Boulder during the week after the Missouri game. Playing as if the distraction had affected the team’s preparation for its next opponent (and who is to say it didn’t?), Colorado fell behind Iowa State 9-0 early in the first quarter, needing to rally to come away with a 28-12 home win over the Cyclones. The Buffs utilized three quarterbacks on the afternoon, not pulling away from the Cyclones until …
READ MORE >>Tags: Bill McCartney, Charles Johnson, Chuck Snowden, Darian Hagan, Eric Bieniemy, Garry Howe, Jim Walden, Joel Steed, Michael Simmons, Mike Pritchard, Sean Brown, Vance Joseph
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