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Houston 36, Colorado 20

Houston scored on its first three drives, racing out to a 13-0 lead and never looking back ... Ryan Staub passed for 204 yards and a touchdown, but also threw two interceptions as the Buffs were out-gained, 431 yards to 300 ... READ MORE »

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September 27, 1986

No. 10 Arizona – No wins … No hope?

— September 27th – Boulder No. 10 Arizona 24, Colorado 21 — A year earlier, the Arizona Wildcats entered the game against Colorado 3-0, only to be stunned by the Buffs, 14-13, in Tucson. In 1986, Arizona, 3-0 once again,...

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September 20, 1986

Ohio State – Golfing, but listening …

— September 20th – at Ohio State Ohio State 13, Colorado 10 — The Colorado Buffaloes played before the then second largest road crowd in school history, 88,404 (the Buffs played before 91,203 against Michigan in 1974. Subsequent games against...

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September 13, 1986

Oregon – Words cannot describe …

— September 13th – at Oregon Oregon 32, Colorado 30 — Holding a lead of 30-23 with 3:22 left in the game, the Buffs seemed to be comfortably in control of the game against the Oregon Ducks. Quarterback Mark Hatcher...

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September 6, 1986

Colorado State – Off to a bad start

— September 6th – Boulder Colorado State 23, Colorado 7 — All signs pointed toward a victory for Colorado in their opener against Colorado State. Colorado had gone 4-0 at home in 1985 against unranked opponents. Colorado State was predicted...

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June 15, 1986

“Great Expectations” – Predictions for the 1986 season

— National and Big Eight recap – 1986 — In 1986, Penn State finished what its players considered to be the unfinished business from the 1985 season, going 12-0 to claim for Coach-of-the-Year Joe Paterno the school’s second national title...

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December 30, 1985

Washington – Freedom Bowl – Fake punt!

— 1985 Freedom Bowl — December 30th – at Anaheim, California Washington 20, Colorado 17 Some 30,961 fans, representing all the interest that the 7-4 Buffs and 6-5 Washington Huskies could muster, were witness to an exciting, if not particularly...

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November 23, 1985

Kansas State – Buffs “Bowled over” after shutout win

— November 23rd – Boulder Colorado 30, Kansas State 0 — In 1984, Colorado limped into its finale against Kansas State. Demoralized, cold, and playing before just 17,600 Wildcat fans, the Buffs had nothing to play for, and it showed....

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November 16, 1985

No. 7 Oklahoma – Buffs run into nation’s No.1 defense

— November 16th – at Oklahoma No. 7 Oklahoma 31, Colorado 0 — Oklahoma came into the Colorado game 6-1 on the season, 4-0 in the Big Eight. With a date with 2nd-ranked Nebraska looming over the Thanksgiving weekend, the Sooners...

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November 9, 1985

Kansas – “CU on Independence Bowl list” – Dan McMillen sets two records

— November 9th – at Kansas Colorado 14, Kansas 3 — Colorado regained its winning form, but again it was the defense which carried the day as Colorado ran its record to 6-3 with a 14-3 win over Kansas. The...

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November 2, 1985

No. 12 Oklahoma State – Defense gives Buffs a chance

— November 2nd – Boulder No. 12 Oklahoma State 14, Colorado 11 — Colorado continued to accumulate believers, if not wins, in falling short in a 14-11 loss to 12th-ranked Oklahoma State in Boulder. After a scoreless first quarter, the Buffs scored...

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October 26, 1985

No. 5 Nebraska – Road trip to Lincoln and Kansas City

— October 26th – at Nebraska No. 5 Nebraska 17, Colorado 7 — “Resurgent Colorado”, as the Buffs were called in the Nebraska Homecoming program, met the Cornhuskers in a game televised to the western half of the nation by ABC. It...

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October 19, 1985

Iowa State – Buffs make it look easy

— October 19th – at Iowa State Colorado 40, Iowa State 6 — What in the name of Fred Folsom was going on? The Colorado Buffaloes, who couldn’t buy a conference win for the first half of the 1980’s, were now...

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