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October 30, 1982

No. 17 Oklahoma – Progress in small doses

— October 30th – Boulder No. 17 Oklahoma 45, Colorado 10 — At 1-5-1, the Buffs were not likely to pose much of a threat to the 5-2 Sooners. As the game unfolded, the Oklahoma game became a representation of...

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October 23, 1982

Iowa State – Ineffective offense dooms Buffs to inevitable loss

— October 23rd – Boulder Iowa State 31, Colorado 14 — The Iowa State Cyclones came to Boulder with a better overall record than the Buffs (3-2-1 to Colorado’s 1-4-1), but both teams sported identical 0-1-1 conference records. In fact,...

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October 16, 1982

Oklahoma State – It Must have been the Tie

— October 16 – at Oklahoma State Colorado 25, Oklahoma State 25 — It is hard to imagine that anyone would have a revenge factor in playing the Buffs in the early 1980’s, but that...

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October 9, 1982

No. 7 Nebraska – In Search of a Rival – Meeting coach Bill McCartney

— October 9th – Boulder No. 7 Nebraska 40, Colorado 14 — Many times, the numbers say it all. 1980: Nebraska 45; Colorado 7. 1981: Nebraska 59; Colorado 0. The last two lopsided losses...

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October 2, 1982

No. 9 UCLA – “Hey – Don’t I know you from somewhere?”

— October 2nd – Boulder No. 9 UCLA 34, Colorado 6 — For Bruin fans, there was little reason to believe that UCLA’s first-ever visit to Boulder would be anything but a pleasant one. Colorado did little to discredit...

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September 25, 1982

Wyoming – Second loss ever to the Cowboys

— September 25th – Boulder Wyoming 24, Colorado 10 — While Colorado and its neighbor 100 miles to the north hadn’t played since 1975, there seemed little reason for the Buff faithful to be concerned about continuing the domination Colorado...

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September 18, 1982

Washington State – “Did you hear?” – Coach Mac’s first win

— September 18th – at Spokane Colorado 12, Washington State 0 — Colorado shut out an opponent for the first time since 1977, and won on the road for the first time in two years, defeating Washington State 12-0...

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September 11, 1982

California – Bill McCartney’s debut not as successful as hoped

— September 11th – Boulder California 31, Colorado 17 — There was renewed optimism as the Colorado football program opened the 1982 season with a new head coach. Gone was Chuck Fairbanks, who, with his 7-26 record, had left...

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June 9, 1982

The Hiring of Bill McCartney – The Unlikely Choice

Forty years ago, in June, 1982, an unknown defensive coordinator from Michigan was hired as CU head coach ... Replacing the departed Chuck Fairbanks, here's the story of the hiring of Coach Mac ... McCartney went 7-25-1 his first three...

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May 31, 1982

May, 1982 – Fair Weather Fairbanks – “The End of an Error”

— Fair weather Fairbanks — Despite compiling a 7-26 record over three seasons, and recording Colorado’s first string of three consecutive losing campaigns in almost twenty years, head coach Chuck Fairbanks still had a job as the 1981 season came...

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November 21, 1981

Kansas State – Fairbanks goes out a winner

— November 21st – Boulder Colorado 24, Kansas State 21 — There was little to entice a crowd to Folsom Field to come out for the last game of the 1981 season. Colorado limped into the game 2-8 and 1-5...

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November 14, 1981

Kansas – Rocky Mountain News: Colorado “A sorry state”

— November 14th – at Kansas Kansas 27, Colorado 0 — Kansas came into the game 6-3, but only 2-3 in the Big Eight, giving Buff fans at least some hope for an upset. Not so much. As had become...

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