Loading ...Iowa State – Another One Bites the Dust
— November 11th – Boulder Iowa State 35, Colorado 27 — “Of all of our losses, this was the hardest one for me to deal with,” said Colorado coach Gary Barnett in the aftermath of his team’s 35-27 loss to...
No Comments | Comment Now.CU escapes Missouri with yet another “illegal” play
— November 4th – at Missouri Colorado 28, Missouri 18 — On the 10th anniversary of the “fifth-down” game, there was little national attention directed at the Colorado/Missouri game. Both teams were 2-6, and, for the second week in a...
No Comments | Comment Now.Oklahoma State – Six Freshman Starters Lead Buffs to Victory
— October 28th – Boulder Colorado 37, Oklahoma State 21 — Quarterback Craig Ochs became the first player in Colorado history to run for a touchdown, throw for a touchdown and catch a pass for a touchdown in the...
No Comments | Comment Now.Kansas – “Our team has a choice to make”
— October 21st – at Kansas Kansas 23, Colorado 15 — Any delusions Buff fans had that 1-5 Colorado was not a bad football team, but really a good football team which had beaten down by an overpowering early-season schedule, came to a crashing...
No Comments | Comment Now.No. 25 Texas – Buffs hang tough … for 55 minutes
— October 14th – Boulder No. 25 Texas 28, Colorado 14 — For almost 55 minutes of their game against Colorado, the Texas Longhorns allowed the struggling Buffs to stay in the game. Then, with 5:36 to play, Texas running...
No Comments | Comment Now.Texas A&M – Freshman Craig Ochs wins in his first start
— October 7th – at Texas A&M Colorado 26, Texas A&M 19 — Making his first college start, true freshman quarterback Craig Ochs led Colorado to a 26-19 upset win over Texas A&M at College Station. In becoming just the...
No Comments | Comment Now.No. 5 Kansas State – The End of An Era
— September 30th – Boulder No. 5 Kansas State 44, Colorado 21 — Kansas State quarterback Jonathan Beasley combined for 361 yards of total offense as the 5th-ranked Wildcats humbled the winless Colorado Buffaloes, 44-21. Beasley hit on 15-of-25 passes...
No Comments | Comment Now.No. 9 Washington – 10:25 left in the First Quarter
— September 16th – Boulder No. 9 Washington 17, Colorado 14 — Former Colorado head coach Rick Neuheisel made his return to Boulder a successful one, as Neuheisel’s 9th-ranked Washington Huskies defeated Colorado, 17-14. Playing before 50,454 sweltering CU faithful,...
No Comments | Comment Now.No. 11 USC – Where have you gone, Ben Kelly?
— September 9th – at USC No. 11 USC 17, Colorado 14 — Southern California kicker David Newbury connected on a 23-yard field goal with 13 seconds remaining to give the 11th-ranked Trojans a 17-14 win over Colorado. A crowd...
No Comments | Comment Now.Colorado State – A Mile High Farewell
— September 2nd – at Denver Colorado State 28, No. 23 Colorado 24 — The third and (at the time) final edition of the Rocky Mountain Showdown produced a close, intense game the promoters had hoped for from the...
No Comments | Comment Now.Preseason, 2000 – A Schedule from Hell: Five top 15 teams
— Preseason – 2000 — Looking forward to the 2000 Colorado football season, the proverbial glass could be seen as either being half empty or half full. On the positive side, the Buffs had played inspired football the second half...
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