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October 13, 1990

Iowa State – Buffs finally win without last minute heroics

— 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...

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October 6, 1990

Missouri – The “Fifth Down” Game

— The controversial ending no one could see coming – and few got to watch — On October 6, 1990, the 12th-ranked Colorado Buffaloes traveled to Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, to face the Missouri Tigers. A top five team...

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September 29, 1990

No. 12 Washington – Deon Figures pick preserves win

— September 29th – Boulder No. 20 Colorado 20, No.12 Washington 14 — In a battle between two ranked teams in search of national recognition, Colorado held off a late Washington drive to defeat the Huskies in Boulder, 20-14. A...

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September 22, 1990

No. 22 Texas – Bieniemy rallies the troops in Austin

— September 22nd – at Texas No. 20 Colorado 29, No. 22 Texas 22 — Colorado returned to the win column with a hard-fought 29-22 victory over Texas. Eric Bieniemy scored three touchdowns on the day, including the go-ahead touchdown with...

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September 15, 1990

No. 21 Illinois – Preseason top ten Buffs fall to 1-1-1

— September 15th – at Illinois No. 21 Illinois 23, No. 9 Colorado 22 — Howard Griffith scored from a yard out with 1:18 to play to give the Fighting Illini a 23-22 win over Colorado. 21st-ranked Illinois exacted a measure...

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September 6, 1990

Stanford – Bieniemy leap gives Buffs last minute win

— September 6th – Boulder No. 6 Colorado 21, Stanford 17 — Stanford head coach Dennis Green was 3-8 in his first year in Palo Alto in 1989, which may have given CU fans a false sense of security...

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August 26, 1990

No. 8 Tennessee – Buffs tie Volunteers in Pigskin Classic

— Pigskin Classic — The 1990 season 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”)...

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August 1, 1990

Preseason – Expectations vs. The Schedule from Hell

— 1990 – A Preview — How things looked in August In 1989, Colorado broke the hold the “Big Two” had maintained over the rest of the Big Eight since 1976. In 1990, there would be plenty of competition for...

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July 19, 1990

A Look Back: A Game-by-Game Snapshot of the 1990 Season

A game-by-game look back at the 1990 national championship season, with highlight videos from ...The Texas game ... The 5th-down Missouri game ... The Oklahoma game ... The Nebraska game ... and, of course, the Orange Bowl against Notre Dame...

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January 1, 1990

No. 4 Notre Dame – Orange Bowl – “Opportunity Lost”

— Prelude to the 1990 Orange Bowl … Travel Plans — When I was an undergrad at Colorado, a number of my friends and I made a pact: If Colorado ever made it to the Orange Bowl as Big Eight...

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December 11, 1989

Video highlights from every game of the 1989 season

Here’s a YouTube video with highlights of the 1989 season … including extensive video from the Nebraska game. Thanks to CU at the Gamer Paul for finding this treasure …

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November 18, 1989

Kansas State – Six weeks to History, the Buffs move up to No. 1

— November 18th – at Kansas State No. 2 Colorado 59, Kansas State 11 — Having learned their lesson against Oklahoma State, the Colorado Buffaloes did not allow Kansas State to open up strong. Instead, the Buffs dominated from beginning to...

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