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California 36, Colorado 33 OT

//posted 9.11.2011

September 10th – Boulder California 36, Colorado 33 OT

California quarterback Zach Maynard hit receiver Keenan Allen with a 5-yard touchdown pass in overtime Saturday at Folsom Field, giving the Bears a 36-33 victory over Colorado and keeping the Buffaloes winless in the Jon Embree Era.

Colorado got a record-setting passing performance from senior quarterback Tyler Hansen, who completed 28-of-49 passes for a school-record 474 yards and three touchdowns. Two of the scoring tosses went to sophomore Paul Richardson, who finished with 11 catches for 282 yards – also a single-game school record.

The new standards were not enough, however, as the Buffs squandered opportunities – four red-zone chances; zero touchdowns – and hurt their own chances – 12 penalties; 98 yards – leaving most of the sun-baked crowd of 49,532 disappointed along with their head coach.

The game started about as well as any Buff fan could have hoped. The Colorado defense forced a three-and-out from the California offense in the first possession of the game. On the Buffs’ first possession, the offense moved smartly down the field, but stalled at the Bear nine yard line. Rodney Stewart, who would have 73 yards rushing on the day, was stopped…

#8 Tennessee – Buffs tie Volunteers in Pigskin Classic

//posted 8.26.1990

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Pigskin Classic

1990 saw the birth of the preseason game known as the “Pigskin Classic”. Played in Anaheim, California, home to the Freedom Bowl and Mickey Mouse, the organizers of the game (officially the “Disneyland Pigskin Classic”) did not want to disappoint their audience, and went out to secure a game bound to attract national attention. In securing two teams which had completed the previous season with 11-1 records, they did just that.

The 1989 rise of the Colorado Buffaloes was well documented. Not receiving as much attention was the solid season put together in 1989 by Tennessee. Johnny Majors’ squad had won 16 of its last 17 games overall, with only a mid-season 47-30 loss to Alabama keeping the Volunteers from contending for the national title in 1989. Nine starters on offense and eight starters on defense returned, giving Tennessee faithful reason for optimism. “We liked what we did last year,” said quarterback Andy Kelly of the Volunteers’ 5th-place final ranking. “We want to get back to the level we were at last year, or better.”

It was safe to say that the two teams were unfamiliar with one another, as this would be the first meeting between the…

Iowa State – Buffs draw Cyclones offsides on fourth-and-one

//posted 10.13.1984

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October 13th – Boulder Colorado 23, Iowa State 21

Only 36,762 came out for Colorado’s Homecoming game against Iowa State.

Who could blame the fans for their apathy?

The game wasn’t much of a draw. The Buffs were 0-5. The Cyclones were 2-3, with both wins coming over inferior opponents (West Texas State and Drake). Unbeknownst to the faithful, however, as they filed into Folsom on the 55-degree, Chamber of Commerce postcard fall day, it would be the Buffs’ most exciting game of the year.

It started as ominously as most of the others. Jo Jo Collins fumbled the opening kickoff, falling on the ball on the Buffs’ one yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, halfback Lee Rouson was tackled in the end zone.

Safety.

Down 2-0 just ten seconds into the game. Not exactly an auspicious start.

Colorado was behind 5-0 just a few minutes later. A 25 yard return of the Buffs’ free kick gave the Cyclones the ball at the Colorado 47 yard line. Six plays later, ISU had a 48-yard field goal.

Behind 5-0, the Buffs, who had actually been favored to win the game, began to play better.

Not well, mind you. Better.

Colorado took…

Oregon State – “Here we go CU, Here we go!”

//posted 9.24.1983

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September 24th – Boulder Colorado 38, Oregon State 14

Colorado was able to look towards another struggling opponent for the third week in a row as the Oregon State Beavers came to Boulder. Oregon State had posted a record of 1-9-1 in 1982, and had won only one of three starts in 1983. If the Buffs were to put together back to back wins for the first time since 1979, this would be their best chance. The woeful Oregon State football program had not put together more than three wins in a season in its last eleven campaigns, and the team presented to the 33,504 Folsom Field faithful was not a likely candidate to break the streak.

The rout was on early.

After Linebacker Jeff Donaldson returned an interception 44 yards for one score, and Steve Vogel had hooked up with Ron Brown on a 62-yard bomb for another, it was Colorado 21, Oregon State 0, before the first quarter had even come to a close. In just over one half of play, Colorado had a lead of 28-0, with offensive plays of 50, 62, 44, 36, and 29 yards – plus Donaldson’s interception return.

Oregon State did push through…

#11 BYU – Pick your poison – McMahon replaced by Young

//posted 9.26.1981

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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…

Texas Tech – Hope Springs Eternal

//posted 9.12.1981

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September 12th – Boulder Colorado 45, Texas Tech 27

As if the 1980 season was just a bad dream, Colorado woke up and began the 1981 season in fine fashion, with a 45-27 rout of Texas Tech before 34,884, CU’s smallest home opening crowd since 1969. Granted, Texas Tech was only 5-6 in 1980. Granted, Texas Tech was not a threat to win the Southwest Conference in 1981.

But a win was a win.

Sophomore quarterback Randy Essington passed for 345 yards, breaking the school record of 278 yards held by Jeff Knapple (1977 v. Kent State). Not to be outdone, fellow sophomore wingback Walter Stanley caught five passes for 222 yards and two TD’s, eclipsing the mark of 158 yards held by CU legend Cliff Branch (1970 v. Missouri). In all, Essington and Stanley established nine new individual records at Colorado on the day. After the game, Fairbanks was quoted as saying: “I didn’t see too many holes in our first units.”

The 1-10 campaign of 1980 had been temporarily forgiven and forgotten.

Hope Springs Eternal

“Well, this is more like it!” We couldn’t help thinking during the game that perhaps CU should have…

#12 Oklahoma – 82-42 – Open up the record books

//posted 10.4.1980

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October 4th – Boulder #12 Oklahoma 82, Colorado 42

The score says it all. 82-42.

If you have never seen these numbers before, consider yourself fortunate. The headline in the October 5, 1980, Rocky Mountain News was: “Buffs humiliated by Sooners 82-42″. The statistics border on the unbelievable. The total number of points scored by two teams, 124, set the modern day NCAA record, as did the total number of touchdowns by both teams (18). In all, at least 51 NCAA, Big Eight Conference, Colorado/Oklahoma team, or Folsom Field records were broken – and five more tied.

No one was disillusioned with the belief that 0-3 Colorado was going to upset 12th-ranked Oklahoma. Still, for an ever so brief moment, it looked as if the Buffs, though reeling, might stay with the Sooners. After Oklahoma had gone up 14-0, Buff freshman Walter Stanley ran the ensuing kickoff back 100 yards for a touchdown to make the score 14-7 with 3:07 left in the first quarter. The Sooners quickly responded with a 20-yard touchdown run by Buster Ryhmes to run the score to 21-7, but, with the aid of a pass interference penalty taking the ball to the Sooner three-yard line,…

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