Buffs take down ranked Rams in Mile High rout


1998 Season Archive

— September 5th – at Denver           Colorado 42, No. 15 Colorado State 14 — Ralphie IV, only 16 months old and a mere 500 pounds, made her debut as the Buffs’ mascot before a crowd of 76,036 in a sold-out Mile High Stadium and a national television audience in the first-ever college football game at Mile High Stadium. The young buffalo looked small and unsure as she made her initial run, but came through nonetheless. The same could be said for the young Colorado Buffaloes. Only 40 of the 102 …

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  In Search of  …. Redemption The 1998 season could not start soon enough for Colorado.  The 1998 campaign would allow the Buffs coaches and players, not to mention their fans, a chance at redemption.  The 1997 campaign had been a season with too many firsts: the first losing record since 1984; the first conference finish lower than 2nd since 1988; the first time out of the polls since the start of the 1989 season. It had all just been a bad dream; an anomaly. Hadn’t it? While anxious to kickoff the …

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