Loading ...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...
No Comments | Comment Now.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...
No Comments | Comment Now.No. 11 Michigan – ESPN GameDay crew on hand for Wolverines’ revenge
— September 14th – Boulder No. 11 Michigan 20, No. 5 Colorado 13 — The college football world turned its focus on Boulder, Colorado, for the season’s third weekend. As it turned out, the Colorado/Michigan game was be the only...
No Comments | Comment Now.Colorado State – Buffs take out WAC champs in Ft. Collins
— September 7th – at CSU No. 5 Colorado 48, Colorado State 34 — The Buffs’ in-state rival from Fort Collins was more cause for concern than had been Washington State in the opener. Under the...
No Comments | Comment Now.Washington State – Buffs take out Ryan Leaf
— August 31st – Boulder No. 5 Colorado 37, Washington State 19 — Senior quarterback Koy Detmer made a triumphant return to Folsom Field, leading the Buffs to a convincing 37-19 win over Washington State. Washington State came into...
No Comments | Comment Now.Preseason 1996 – Mission: Possible
— Preseason – 1996 — The August 16, 1996, edition of the Buffalo Sports News had quarterback Koy Detmer and linebacker Matt Russell on its cover. Modeling the Buffs’ new uniforms, Detmer and Russell were posed wearing uniform numbers 19...
No Comments | Comment Now.A Look Back: A Game-by-Game Snapshot of the 1996 Season
The title for my 1996 CU season history is "Oooh, so close" ... The Buffs finished the season with a 10-2 record, only two close losses keeping CU from a shot at a national title ... Karl Dorrell as offensive...
No Comments | Comment Now.CU at the Game – Birth of a Notion
— CU at the Game – Birth of a Notion — While many of the materials – programs, newspaper clippings, etc., – used for this work had been accumulating in my basement for over 15 years, the idea for using...
No Comments | Comment Now.No. 12 Oregon – The “Forgotten” Cotton Bowl
— Colorado v. Oregon – Cotton Bowl – January 1, 1996 — The “Forgotten Bowl” Colorado had its wish come true. After losing two conference games early, the best Colorado could hope for was nine wins and a New Year’s...
4 Comments | Comment Now.No. 7 Kansas State – Hessler comes through late
— November 18th – at Kansas State No. 9 Colorado 27, No. 7 Kansas State 17 — The series between Colorado and Kansas State dates back to 1912. The teams had faced each other 50 times previous to the 1995 meeting....
5 Comments | Comment Now.Missouri – Buffs post a shutout in 60 mph Boulder winds
— November 11th – Boulder No. 9 Colorado 21, Missouri 0 — In one of its latest Homecoming dates in school history, Colorado played its final home game of 1995 against a struggling 2-7 Missouri squad which was winless in Big...
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