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October 31, 1987

Iowa State – Sal Aunese accounts for four scores in rout

— October 31st – at Iowa State Colorado 42, Iowa State 10 — The Cyclones came into the Halloween contest at home against Colorado with a 2-5 record, but with wins in two of its last three games. While Colorado...

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October 24, 1987

No. 1 Oklahoma – Buffs garner national respect

— October 24th – at Oklahoma No. 1 Oklahoma 24, Colorado 6 — Coming into the 1987 game against Colorado, the Oklahoma Sooners were on a roll. In the four games leading up to the Colorado contest, Oklahoma had blasted...

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October 17, 1987

Kansas – Buffs pile up 546 yards on Jayhawks

— October 17th – Boulder Colorado 35, Kansas 10 — Homecoming for the Colorado Buffaloes was successful for the fourth consecutive year, as the Buffs put together a season-high (and wishbone-high) 546 yards of total offense in a 35-10...

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October 10, 1987

No. 19 Okla. St. – Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders run up the score on Buffs

— October 10th – at Oklahoma State No. 19 Oklahoma State 42, Colorado 17 — The last time the Buffs played on my birthday, they were thumped by Nebraska 59-0 in 1981. I should have...

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October 3, 1987

Colorado State – Buffs take down Rams in rare game in Ft. Collins

— October 3rd – at Colorado State Colorado 29, Colorado State 16 — Exacting revenge for the 23-7 embarrassment in Boulder the year before, the Buffs traveled to Fort Collins for the first time since 1957, taking home a hard-fought...

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September 26, 1987

Washington State – Sal Aunese makes an impression

— September 26th – Boulder Colorado 26, Washington State 17 — Another day, another game, another new Buff making an impression. This time it was sophomore quarterback Sal Aunese, subbing for injured starter Mark Hatcher, who made a splash. Aunese...

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September 19, 1987

Stanford – Fred Casotti – Fun with initials

— September 19th – Boulder Colorado 31, Stanford 17 — Colorado looked to right its ship, and even the 1987 season mark at 1-1, with a game against Stanford. The Cardinal also came into the game 0-1, having lost...

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September 12, 1987

Oregon – Just when it was getting good …

— September 12th – Boulder Oregon 10, Colorado 7 — To open the 1987 season, Oregon returned to Boulder to finish out the four year home-and-home series with the Colorado. The Ducks had won two of the three previous games...

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August 25, 1987

1987 Preseason – “Breaking Away” – Buffs hope to build on 1986 success

— National and Big Eight recap – 1987 — A pattern established in 1982-83 repeated itself in 1986-87. In 1983, the Miami Hurricanes won the school’s first national championship, a year after Penn State had won its first crown. In...

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December 31, 1986

No. 14 Baylor – Bluebonnet Bowl – “On the Road Again”

— On the Road Again — The 1986 season was a watershed in Colorado football history. Yes, the Buffs had finished 1985 with a winning season (7-5), and had gone to a bowl game for the first time in almost...

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November 22, 1986

Kansas State – Despite 6-1 Big 8 record, Buffs sweat out bowl bid

— November 22nd – at Kansas State Colorado 49, Kansas State 3 — Colorado rebounded from the poor offensive showing against the Sooners with its highest scoring output of the season, routing the Wildcats from Kansas State, 49-3. Quarterback Mark Hatcher...

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November 15, 1986

No. 4 Oklahoma – Goaaalllposts … Goaaalllposts!

— Goaaaalposts …. Goaaaalposts — On October 25th, as the final seconds of the Nebraska game ticked away, the chant of “Goaaaalposts …. Goaaalposts” drifted through the student section. The indication was clear – the goalposts were coming down. In the...

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