Loading ...Stanford – Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
— September 28th – at Stanford Stanford 28, No. 17 Colorado 21 — “Touchdown” Tommy Vardell lived up to his nickname, scoring three touchdowns in leading Stanford to a 28-21 upset of 17th-ranked Colorado. Vardell rushed for 114 yards, also...
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— September 21st – Boulder No. 19 Colorado 58, Minnesota 0 — The Minnesota Golden Gophers came to Boulder 1-0 on the young season, hoping to build on their 6-5 effort from 1990. Instead, it was the Buffs who...
No Comments | Comment Now.No. 23 Baylor – Blocked kick leads to last minute loss
— September 14th – Boulder No. 23 Baylor 16, No. 12 Colorado 14 — Baylor kicker Jeff Ireland’s 35-yard field goal with 0:51 remaining gave the Baylor Bears an unlikely 16-14 win over the Colorado Buffaloes. Ireland’s third field goal of...
No Comments | Comment Now.Wyoming – Buffs up series record to 23-2-1
— Buffs and the Cowboys — The 1991 Colorado/Wyoming game would be the 25th meeting between the two neighbors, but the first in the series since 1982. Colorado held a commanding 22-2-1 edge in the rivalry, but one of the two...
No Comments | Comment Now.Preseason 1991 – Conferences realign / Scouting the Nation
— National and Big Eight recap – 1991 — For the second consecutive year – after occurring only twice in the past twenty – the college football season ended with a split national championship. The Miami Hurricanes went 12-0 in...
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An epic 19-19 tie against Nebraska helped CU post a three-peat as Big Eight champions ... Big wins included a 34-17 victory over No. 12 Oklahoma in Norman, and a win on a fake field goal against Oklahoma State (with...
No Comments | Comment Now.No. 5 Notre Dame – Orange Bowl – National Champions!*
— January 1st – at Miami – Orange Bowl No. 1 Colorado 10, No. 5 Notre Dame 9 — In a game largely devoid of offensive highlights, the Colorado Buffaloes overcame the loss of two key starters to defeat Notre Dame...
No Comments | Comment Now.Orange Bowl Preview: Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame?
— Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame — Rooting for Notre Dame is hard for any Buff fan. It was the Irish who had deprived the Buffs of a storybook ending to the 1989 season. Now, in November, 1990, with...
No Comments | Comment Now.Kansas State – Passing the Torch
— November 17th – Boulder No. 2 Colorado 64, Kansas State 3 — In routing Kansas State, 64-3, the Colorado Buffaloes clinched a second consecutive Big Eight Championship, the only team other than Nebraska and Oklahoma to do so since...
No Comments | Comment Now.Oklahoma State – Fate, once again, intervenes
— November 10th – Boulder No. 4 Colorado 41, Oklahoma State 22 — Before November 10, 1990, the record for touchdown passes in a single game at the University of Colorado stood at three, and even that relatively low number...
2 Comments | Comment Now.No. 3 Nebraska – Bieniemy goes for four scores in 4th quarter rally
— High Stakes — The stakes for the 1990 clash between 9th-ranked Colorado and 3rd-ranked Nebraska could not have been higher. For the winner, the Big Eight championship, a spot in the Orange Bowl, and a shot at the national...
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