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CU has played Houston only once in football, but a number of star Buffs have come to Boulder from "Space City" ... Charlie Davis and John Stearns led the Buffs to a 29-17 win over the Cougars in the 1971 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl ... The Big 12 has three teams in the top four nationally in scoring defense (including Houston) ... READ MORE »

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February 9, 1997

Preseason – CU choice for No. 1 in The Sporting News

Preseason – 1997 Unlike 1996, when two-time defending national champion Nebraska was the undisputed choice for the No. 1 team in the nation, there was little consensus as to who would finish as the No. 1 team at teh...

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January 5, 1997

National and Big 12 recap – 1996

National and Big 12 recap – 1996 The Florida Gators captured their first-ever National Championship under head coach Steve Spurrier with a dominating 52-20 win over arch-rival Florida State in the Sugar Bowl. Florida, 24-21 losers to the Seminoles...

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December 30, 1996

Holiday Bowl – Buffs take down No. 13 Washington Huskies

— Holiday Bowl, 1996 — Good Bowl, Good Result The Holiday Bowl was supposed to take the third-place team from the Big 12, after the Cotton Bowl had taken the second-place team. With Texas and Nebraska already in the Bowl...

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December 3, 1996

The $8 Million Dollar Extra Point / Rooting for Nebraska??

— The Eight Million Dollar Extra Point — The fallacies of the Bowl Alliance were never more acutely displayed than in the final weeks of 1996. Notre Dame, Syracuse, Wyoming, BYU and yes, even Colorado were victims of the system...

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November 29, 1996

No. 4 Nebraska – “Ooh, so Close”

— November 29th – at Nebraska No. 4 Nebraska 17, No. 5 Colorado 12 — The headlines said it all. From the Buffalo Sports News: “Ooh, So Close”. From the Billings Gazette: “Huskers outlast Buffs”. Both statements were true. The...

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November 16, 1996

No. 9 Kansas State – Despite victory, Buffs still in search of R-E-S-P-E-C-T

— November 16th – Boulder No. 6 Colorado 12, No. 9 Kansas State 0 — The Colorado Buffaloes wanted nothing more than to play Nebraska on Thanksgiving weekend for the opportunity to play in the inaugural Big 12 Championship game....

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November 9, 1996

Iowa State – Second half scoring blitz allows Buffs to pull away

— November 9th – Boulder No. 7 Colorado 49, Iowa State 42 — Iowa State brought to Boulder running back Troy Davis, on his way to a season in which he would post 2,185 rushing yards. Iowa State also brought...

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November 2, 1996

Missouri – Detmer and Carruth set records in rout

— November 2nd – at Missouri No. 7 Colorado 41, Missouri 13 — By the time the Colorado/Missouri game rolled around the first week of November in 1996, the Missouri Tigers had already matched their win total for all of 1995....

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October 26, 1996

Texas – Hessler & Rosga lead Buffs to comeback win over Longhorns

— October 26th – Boulder No. 8 Colorado 28, Texas 24 — The Texas Longhorns, who in 1995 closed out the final season of the Southwest Conference with a 10-2-1 record, including a 7-0 record in conference play, bottomed out in 1996...

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October 19, 1996

Kansas – “Just Win, Baby!”

— October 19th – at Kansas No. 9 Colorado 20, Kansas 7 — The Kansas Jayhawks in 1995 had come to Boulder with a 4-0 record in search of respect. The Jayhawks left Boulder with much, much, more. In addition to...

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October 12, 1996

Oklahoma State – Rosga’s 105-yard interception return seals win

— October 12th – Boulder No. 9 Colorado 35, Oklahoma State 13 — Former Colorado assistant head coach Bob Simmons brought his 3-2 Oklahoma State Cowboys to Boulder for Colorado’s first-ever Big 12 Conference home game. Simmons was in his second...

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September 28, 1996

Texas A&M – First-ever game in the Big 12 a Big success

— September 28th ‑ at Texas A&M No. 12 Colorado 24, Texas A&M 10 — In the 1996 pre‑season Associated Press poll, the Aggies of Texas A&M were ranked 13th, two spots higher than A&M had been ranked at...

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