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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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November 11, 1989

Oklahoma State – Buffs rally from 10-0 deficit to rout Cowboys

— November 11th – at Oklahoma State No. 2 Colorado 41, Oklahoma State 17 — What was supposed to be a coronation of the new Big Eight champions appeared to be anything but as the Oklahoma State Cowboys came to...

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November 4, 1989

No. 3 Nebraska – “This is the greatest win I’ve been a part of”

— November 4th – Boulder No. 2 Colorado 27, No. 3 Nebraska 21 — Jim Nantz, the play-by-play announcer for CBS, introduced the Colorado/Nebraska game to the nation as follows: “Quite simply, there has never been a bigger game in...

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October 28, 1989

Oklahoma – Getting a High Five in the Produce Aisle

— October 28th – at Oklahoma No. 3 Colorado 20, Oklahoma 3 — Colorado used a stifling defense and just enough offense to take a 20-3 decision over Oklahoma in one of the biggest wins in Colorado football history. Raising...

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October 21, 1989

Buffs take down Kansas – “Things Have Changed”

— October 21, 1989 – Boulder No. 3 Colorado 49, Kansas 17 — The largest Homecoming crowd in the Bill McCartney era, 50,057, witnessed the methodical dismantling of the Jayhawks as the Buffs rolled to a 49-17 win. Starting for...

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October 14, 1989

Iowa State – Buffs roll up 662 yards of total offense

— October 14th – at Iowa State No. 3 Colorado 52, Iowa State 17 — The 100th edition of the Colorado Buffaloes football team continued their assault on the record books as Colorado scored on all seven first half possessions en...

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October 7, 1989

Missouri – Buffs Taking Aim at No. 1

— October 7th – Boulder No. 3 Colorado 49, Missouri 3 — Missouri head coach Bob Stull spent ten years as an assistant to Washington head coach Don James before taking over for the Tigers in 1989. “It’s amazing to see...

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