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September 1, 1983

National and Big Eight Recap – “Salesman Bill” McCartney

— National and Big Eight recap – 1983 — The Miami Hurricanes finished on top of the polls for the first time in school history, defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers 31-30 in the Orange Bowl. Miami head coach Howard Schnellenberger completed the...

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January 1, 1983

National and Big Eight recap – 1982 Season (Cal/Stanford band game)

— National and Big Eight recap – 1982 — Penn State, which had failed to win titles in undefeated seasons in prior years, won its first national championship in 1982 with an 11-1 campaign. Under long time head coach...

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November 20, 1982

Kansas State – Wildcats earn first-ever bowl bid

— November 20 – at Kansas State Kansas State 33, Colorado 10 — Fresh from their largest margin of victory since 1978, a 28-3 decision over Kansas, the Buffs had a small degree of momentum going into the season...

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November 13, 1982

Kansas – The goalposts come down at Folsom

— November 13th – Boulder Colorado 28, Kansas 3 — In Colorado’s seventh home game of the year, the Buffs finally put things together. On the game’s second play from scrimmage, Colorado quarterback Steve...

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November 6, 1982

Missouri – Homecoming for Coach Mac not pretty

— November 6 – at Missouri Missouri 35, Colorado 14 — Colorado head coach Bill McCartney marked his own homecoming of sorts in traveling to Columbia to face the Tigers for the first time as the Buffs head coach....

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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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