October 1994 – CU At the Game

No. 3 Nebraska – “Now What?”

//posted 10.29.1994

— October 29th – at Nebraska No.3 Nebraska 24, No. 2 Colorado 7 — Like many over-hyped Super Bowls, the 1994 Game-of-the-Year failed to live up to advance billing … at least as far as Colorado fans were concerned. No. 3 Nebraska methodically took care of business, defeating No. 2 Colorado, 24-7, to take the inside track to the Big Eight and National Championships. Led by quarterback Brook Berringer, subbing for injured starter Tommy Frazier, the Cornhuskers built a 17-0 halftime lead and were never …

No. 19 Kansas State – End of the Preliminaries

//posted 10.22.1994

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— October 22nd – Boulder No. 2 Colorado 35, No. 19 Kansas State 21 — The Kansas State Wildcats were the real deal in 1994. Coming off of a 9-2-1 season in 1993, Kansas State had re-established itself as the No. 3 team in the Big Eight in 1994. The Wildcats only blemish coming into Boulder was a 17-6 loss to Nebraska, and Kansas State wanted nothing more than to knock off the 2nd-rated Buffs to make its own national statement. They almost did. The 5:30 p.m. kickoff represented the Buffs’ third nationally …

No. 22 Oklahoma – An Evening in Paradise

//posted 10.15.1994

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— October 15th – Boulder No. 4 Colorado 45, No. 22 Oklahoma 7 — It was now official. What had been dreamed of since the “Miracle in Michigan” could now be spoken of openly. The Rocky Mountain News banner headline after Colorado dismantled Oklahoma 45-7 before a national ESPN audience said it all: “Buffs make a run for No. 1?”. Not to be outdone, the Denver Post headline proclaimed: “Taking aim at No. 1?”. Before the Buffs took the field to set about …

Missouri – A break after three straight ranked opponents

//posted 10.8.1994

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— October 8th – at Missouri No. 5 Colorado 38, Missouri 23 — The Colorado Buffaloes could have been forgiven for being sluggish against the Missouri Tigers. After all: – the game against Missouri represented CU’s third straight road game; – The game was the Buffs only game against an unranked opponent sandwiched between six games against nationally rated foes; and – Missouri was 1-3 after having lost to the likes of Tulsa. Fortunately for Colorado fans, the Buffs were ready to play. Cruising to a 21-7 first quarter lead, Colorado never …

No.16 Texas – On IV’s in Austin; On Oxygen in Bozeman

//posted 10.1.1994

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— October 1st – at Texas No. 5 Colorado 34, No. 16 Texas 31 — Texas was more than anxious to take a crack at the No.5 Buffs. Undefeated on the young season, the 16th-ranked Longhorns were 3-0 for the first time since 1985. Playing at home in front of a sell-out crowd of 77,809 (the first non-conference sell-out for the Longhorns in ten years) Texas players looked to avenge the 36-14 pasting laid on them by the Buffs in 1993 season-opener. Eight returning starters on offense and nine on defense …