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American college football season
The 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Buffaloes offense scored 338 points while the defense allowed 160 points. Led by head coach Bill McCartney , Colorado defeated Notre Dame 10–9 in the 1991 Orange Bowl to conclude the season.
Despite the infamous Fifth Down Game controversy against a 4-7 Missouri Tigers football team, Colorado was selected national champions by AP , Berryman , Billingsley , DeVold , FB News , Football Research , FW , Matthews , NFF , Sporting News , and USA/CNN, and co-champion by both FACT and NCF -all NCAA-designated major selectors.[2] Georgia Tech took the UPI Coaches poll title,[3] Washington and Miami receiving national titles from other selectors.[2]
Georgia Tech finished the season undefeated (with its record only blemished by a tie), and subsequently split the national championship with Colorado.[4]
The victory in the Orange Bowl was Colorado's first bowl win in nineteen years .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 26 1:00 pm vs. No. 8 Tennessee * No. 5 NBC T 31–3133,485 [5] September 6 6:00 pm Stanford * No. 6 ESPN W 21–1750,699 September 15 1:30 pm at No. 21 Illinois * No. 9 ABC L 22–2364,351 September 22 5:30 pm at No. 22 Texas * No. 20 ESPN W 29–2277,373 September 29 1:30 pm No. 12 Washington * No. 20 PSN W 20–1452,868 October 6 12:30 pm at Missouri No. 12 KCNC W 33–31 46,856 October 13 11:30 am Iowa State No. 14 KCNC W 28–1251,861 October 20 11:00 am at Kansas No. 14 KCNC W 41–1040,000 October 27 12:30 pm No. 22 Oklahoma No. 10 CBS W 32–2351,967 November 3 2:00 pm at No. 3 Nebraska No. 9 ESPN W 27–1276,464 November 10 1:00 pm Oklahoma State No. 4 KCNC W 41–2251,873 November 17 12:10 pm Kansas State No. 2 KCNC W 64–351,136 January 1, 1991 6:00 pm No. 5 Notre Dame * No. 1 NBC W 10–977,062 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
Personnel [ edit ]
1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
C
55
Jim Adams Jr
TB
44
David Arterberry So
TB
31
Matt Bell So
TB
1
Eric Bieniemy Sr
TE
84
Jason Blatt Fr
TE
81
Jon Boman Jr
TB
34
Darnell Brooks Fr
TE
32
David Brown Sr
TE
87
Sean Brown Jr
OT
78
Bryan Campbell So
TB
6
Dennis Collier So
FB
25
Robert Dobbins Fr
TE
85
Sean Embree So
TE
88
Christian Fauria Fr
QB
18
Roman Foster So
QB
10
Mike Freeman So
G
62
Joe Garten Sr
C
71
Erez Gottlieb So
QB
3
Darian Hagan Jr
WR
46
Chris Hall Fr
OT
77
Jim Hansen So
WR
26
Julian Hayward So
G
79
Russ Heasley Jr
FB
22
George Hemingway Sr
WR
25
Mark Henry Jr
WB
Dan Hestra Fr
FB
33
James Hill Fr
G
73
Roger Ivey Fr
G
74
Dolyn Jackson Fr
WR
84
James Jackson Fr
WR
80
Robbie James Jr
WR
88
Charles E. Johnson Fr
QB
4
Charles S. Johnson Jr
QB
1
Vance Joseph Fr
TB
7
Kent Kahl Fr
WR
89
Jack Keys So
FB
38
Charles Lee Fr
C
52
Jay Leeuwenburg Jr
WB
23
Greg Lindsey Fr
OT
65
Greg Loest Fr
WB
28
Erik Mitchell Fr
OT
70
Thomas Mixon Fr
OT
60
Clint Moles So
WB
5
O.C. Oliver Sr
WB
36
J.C. Orvis Sr
FB
49
Scott Phillips Fr
FB
20
Kelly Phipps Fr
WB
26
Jason Allegri Fr
WR
9
Mike Pritchard Sr
FB
30
Tony Senna Jr
WB
42
Michael Simmons Sr
WR
86
Rico Smith Jr
TB
35
Chuck Snowden Fr
OT
76
Ariel Solomon Sr
C
51
Rudy Stearnes Fr
OT
61
Chris Stortz Fr
G
66
Dan Todd Fr
TE
82
Doug Van Horn Fr
OT
72
Mark Vander Poel Sr
OT
63
Derek West Fr
WB
12
Michael Westbrook Fr
TB
41
Roger Yago Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
29
Derek Agnew Fr
S
5
Blake Anderson Fr
LB
90
Norm Barnett Fr
LB
50
Tony Berti Fr
S
30
Matthew Bickel Fr
LB
19
Greg Biekert So
CB
13
Ronnie Bradford So
LB
34
Chad Brown So
DT
59
Kenny Browne Fr
NT
39
Jeff Brunner Fr
LB
55
DeShannon Campbell Fr
S
31
Spencer Colter Jr
S
21
Dwayne Davis So
LB
40
Scott DeGoler Sr
DT
89
Brian Dyet Fr
DT
97
Marcellous Elder So
CB
2
Deon Figures So
LB
88
Richard Fisher Fr
CB
15
David Gibbs Sr
LB
91
Lamarr Gray Sr
LB
92
Rodell Guest Jr
S
6
Eric Hamilton So
DT
95
Garry Howe Sr
CB
47
Chris Hudson Fr
LB
51
Alfred Hull Fr
LB
43
Rob Hutchins Sr
S
17
Tim James Sr
LB
48
Terry Johnson Sr
LB
58
Noah Kaiser Fr
LB
41
John Katovisch Fr
CB
12
Dave McCloughan Sr
LB
96
Kanavis McGhee Sr
LB
98
Mike Motley Sr
S
37
Tate Nelson So
S
45
Chris O'Donnell Jr
DT
75
Jason Perkins So
LB
57
William Polk So
DT
99
Leonard Renfro Fr
LB
53
Jason Robinson Fr
LB
46
Paul Rose Sr
S
49
Jim Schrant Fr
S
4
Aaron Shaw Fr
DT
76
Corey Smith Fr
CB
38
Scott Starr So
NG
93
Joel Steed Jr
LB
64
Colton Sudberry Fr
S
27
Greg Thomas Jr
CB
19
Ryan Thomas Fr
CB
14
Jeff Walden Fr
LB
94
Alfred Williams Sr
LB
81
Dennis Williams Fr
LB
56
Ron Woolfork Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
PK
20
Jim Archibald Fr
PK
9
Daniel Beck Fr
PK
23
Justin Blake Fr
PK
14
Pat Blottiaux So
PK
16
Jim Harper Jr
PK
1
Branon Johnson Fr
P
17
Jeff Kochevar Jr
P
21
Ron Mayer Fr
PK
85
Jason Miller Fr
P
10
Tom Rouen Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 5 (4) 6 9 20 20 12 14 14 10 9 4 (5) 2 (5) 1 (45) 1 (41) 1 (42) 1 (39) Coaches 5 (2) 7 9 18 16 9 11 14 8 7 3 (2) 2 (3) 1 (45) 1 (39) 1 (38) 2 (27)
Game summaries [ edit ] Vs. Tennessee [ edit ]
#5 Colorado vs. #8 Tennessee
1
2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes
0
10 7 14
31
Volunteers
7
3 0 21
31
Date: August 26Location: Anaheim Stadium , Anaheim, CA Game start: 12:05 PM Elapsed time: 3:43Game attendance: 33,458Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear, Wind SW 8–10 mph (13–16 km/h)Referee: James SprengerTV announcers (NBC ): Don Criqui and Bill Walsh Scoring summary Q1 7:52 TENN Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick) TENN 7–0 Q2 9:55 COL George Hemmingway 1-yard run (Harper kick) Tied 7–7 8:09 COL Jim Harper 35-yard field goal COL 10–7 2:54 TENN Greg Burke 47-yard field goal Tied 10–10 Q3 10:49 COL Mike Pritchard 55-yard run (Harper kick) Tied 17–10 Q4 9:34 COL Dave McCloughan 55-yard punt return (Harper kick) COL 24–10 8:53 TENN Alvin Harper 24-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick)COL 24–17 7:11 COL Mike Pritchard 78-yard run (Harper kick) COL 31–17 5:36 TENN Carl Pickens 14-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick)COL 31–24 2:25 TENN Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick) Tied 31-31
Each team dominated with its offensive strength. Mike Pritchard ran for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns as Colorado outgained Tennessee 368-135 on the ground even with Eric Bieniemy sitting out due to a suspension. The Volunteers passed for 368 yards (to Colorado's 68 passing yards), and future NFL wide receivers Carl Pickens and Alvin Harper each had over 100 yards receiving and a touchdown.[6]
Stanford [ edit ]
Stanford at #5 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinal
14
0 0 3
17
• Buffaloes
0
0 14 7
21
Date: September 6Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, CO Game start: 6:08 PM Elapsed time: 3:14Game attendance: 50,699Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), partly cloudy, Wind NW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)Referee: Dean Cramer Scoring summary Q1 5:47 STAN Palumbis 1-yard run (Hopkins kick) STAN 7–0 4:09 STAN Vardell 1-yard run (Hopkins kick)STAN 14–0 Q3 8:04 COL Eric Bieniemy 18-yard run (Harper kick) STAN 14–7 5:09 COL Eric Bieniemy 36-yard run (Harper kick) Tied 14–14 Q4 4:17 STAN Hopkins 27-yard field goal STAN 17–14 0:12 COL Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) COL 21-17
[7]
At Illinois [ edit ]
#9 Colorado at #21 Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes
7
10 2 3
22
• Fighting Illini
3
7 7 6
23
Date: September 15Location: Memorial Stadium , Champaign, IL Game attendance: 64,351Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), clear, Wind NW 10 mph (16 km/h)Referee: Tom QuinnTelevision network: ABC Scoring summary Q1 9:14 ILL Doug Higgins 29-yard field goal ILL 3–0 5:38 COL George Hemingway 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 7–3 Q2 14:55 COL Harper 54-yard field goal COL 10–3 13:02 COL Michael Simmons 32-yard pass from Darian Hagan (Harper kick) COL 17–3 0:28 ILL Elbert Turner 8-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Higgins kick) COL 17–10 Q3 2:28 ILL Shawn Wax 4-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Higgins kick) Tied 17–17 0:24 COL Safety, Greg Biekert tackled Griffith in end zone COL 19–17 Q4 12:44 COL Harper 26-yard field goal COL 22–17 1:18 ILL Howard Griffith 1-yard run (conversion failed) ILL 23–22
[8]
At Texas [ edit ]
#20 Colorado at #22 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Buffaloes
7
7 0 15
29
Longhorns
10
3 6 3
22
Date: September 22Location: Texas Memorial Stadium , Austin, TX Game start: 6:39 PM Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 77,273Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Cloudy/Low Overcast, Wind NE 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)Referee: Larry FisherTelevision network: ESPN Scoring summary Q1 8:46 TEX Kerry Cash 6-yard pass from Gardere (Pollak kick) TEX 7–0 3:30 COL George Hemingway 38-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) Tied 7–7 0:16 TEX Pollak 47-yard field goal TEX 10–7 Q2 6:51 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 14–10 1:26 TEX Pollak 25-yard field goal COL 14–13 Q3 4:44 TEX Brown 2-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 19–14 Q4 14:22 TEX Pollak 22-yard field goal TEX 22–14 10:10 COL Eric Bieniemy 4-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 22–20 5:47 COL Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick) COL 27–22 0:29 COL Safety, Williams tackled Garder in End Zone COL 29–22
Washington [ edit ]
#12 Washington at #20 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
7
0 7 0
14
• Buffaloes
0
3 14 3
20
Date: September 29Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, CO Game start: 1:31 PM Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 52,868Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), cloudy, Wind E 3 mph (4.8 km/h)Referee: Dean Cramer Scoring summary Q1 6:25 WASH Mark Brunell 1-yard run (Dodd kick)WASH 7–0 Q2 0:00 COL Harper 47-yard field goal WASH 7–3 Q3 12:47 COL Darian Hagan 15-yard run (Harper kick) COL 10–7 7:22 WASH Pierce 3-yard pass from Brunell (Dodd kick) WASH 14–10 4:52 COL Darian Hagan 3-yard run (Harper kick) COL 17–14 Q4 13:05 COL Harper 32-yard field goal COL 20-14
At Missouri [ edit ]
#12 Colorado at Missouri
1
2 3 4 Total
• Buffaloes
7
7 3 16
33
Tigers
14
0 7 10
31
Date: October 6Location: Faurot Field , Columbia, MO Game start: 1:33 PM Elapsed time: 2:58Game attendance: 46,856Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 15–25 mph (24–40 km/h)Referee: J. C. LouderbackTelevision network: KCNC Scoring summary Q1 11:10 MIZ Bailey 19-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) MIZ 7–0 3:19 COL Bieniemy 29-yard run (Harper kick) Tied 7–7 1:55 MIZ Mays 49-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) MIZ 14–7 Q2 1:45 COL Pritchard 68-yard run (Harper kick) Tied 14–14 Q3 10:51 COL Harper 35-yard FG COL 17–14 7:30 MIZ Jones 13-yard run (Jacke Kick) MIZ 21–17 Q4 13:56 COL Pritchard 70-yard pass from Johnson (Harper kick) COL 24–21 11:11 MIZ Jacke 45-yard FG Tied 24–24 3:41 COL Harper 39-yard FG COL 27–24 2:32 MIZ Mays 38-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick) MIZ 31–27 0:00 COL Johnson 1-yard run (conversion failed) COL 33–31
Iowa State [ edit ]
Iowa State at #14 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Cyclones
9
3 0 0
12
• Buffaloes
7
7 14 0
28
Date: October 13Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, CO Game start: 1:32 PM Elapsed time: 2:46Game attendance: 51,861Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 25–40 mph (40–64 km/h)Referee: John Laurie Scoring summary Q1 11:34 ISU Patterson 6-yard pass from Pedersen (kick failed) ISU 6–0 9:14 ISU Shudak 36-yard field goal ISU 9–0 4:55 COL Simmons 29-yard pass from Johnson (Harper kick) ISU 9–7 Q2 2:19 ISU Shudak 46-yard field goal ISU 12–7 0:06 COL Brown 29-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) COL 14–12 Q3 10:45 COL Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) COL 21–12 0:28 COL Pritchard 30-yard run (Harper kick) COL 28-12
At Kansas [ edit ]
#14 Colorado at Kansas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Buffaloes
17
3 21 0
41
Jayhawks
0
10 0 0
10
Date: October 20Location: Memorial Stadium Game start: 12:10 PM Elapsed time: 2:48Game attendance: 40,000Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)Referee: Larry Fisher Scoring summary Q1 9:25 COL Harper 36-yard field goal COL 3–0 6:46 COL Eric Bieniemy 31-yard run (Harper kick) COL 10–0 0:58 COL Mike Pritchard 44-yard pass from Darian Hagan (Harper kick) COL 17–0 Q2 14:08 KU Drayton 11-yard pass from Hilleary (Eichloff kick) COL 17–7 2:47 KU Eichloff 26-yard field goal COL 17–10 0:01 COL Harper 42-yard field goal COL 20–10 Q3 10:06 COL Eric Bieniemy 41-yard run (Harper kick) COL 27–10 2:51 COL Eric Bieniemy 10-yard run (Harper kick) COL 34–10 0:18 COL McCloughan 90-yard punt return (Harper kick) COL 41–10
Oklahoma [ edit ]
#22 Oklahoma at #10 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Sooners
7
7 3 6
23
• Buffaloes
3
9 6 14
32
Date: October 27Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, CO Game start: 12:31 PM Elapsed time: 3:23Game attendance: 51,967Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny, Wind E 8 mph (13 km/h)Referee: Dean Cramer Scoring summary Q1 9:00 OU Cale Gundy 5-yard run (Lasher kick) OU 7–0 3:01 COL Harper 48-yard field goal OU 7–3 Q2 6:58 COL Harper 28-yard field goal OU 7–6 6:46 OU Long 80-yard pass from Gundy (Lashar kick) OU 14–6 0:24 COL Pritchard 12-yard pass from Hagan (run failed) OU 14–12 Q3 10:19 COL Eric Bieniemy 69-yard run (pass failed) COL 18–14 5:06 OU Lasher 43-yard field goal COL 18–17 Q4 13:54 COL Smith 85-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) COL 25–17 11:24 COL Hagan 3-yard run (Harper kick) COL 32–17 5:51 OU Brewer 6-yard run (run failed) COL 32-23
[9]
At Nebraska [ edit ]
#9 Colorado at #3 Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
• Buffaloes
0
0 0 27
27
Cornhuskers
0
6 6 0
12
Date: November 3Location: Memorial Stadium Game start: 3:07 PM Elapsed time: 3:00Game attendance: 76,464Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), Light rain, Wind N 20–22 mph (32–35 km/h)Referee: John LaurieTV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough and Mike Gottfried Scoring summary Q2 13:14 NEB Barrios 26-yard field goal NEB 3–0 11:25 NEB Barrios 44-yard field goal NEB 6–0 Q3 2:39 NEB Mitchell 48-yard pass from Joseph (pass failed) NEB 12–0 Q4 14:43 COL Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) NEB 12–7 8:37 COL Bieniemy 2-yard run (pass failed) COL 13–12 4:35 COL Bieniemy 3-yard run (Harper kick) COL 20–12 1:31 COL Bieniemy 5-yard run (Harper kick) COL 27–12
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Oklahoma State [ edit ]
Oklahoma State at #4 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Cowboys
7
0 0 15
22
• Buffaloes
7
10 21 3
41
Date: November 10Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, CO Game start: 1:02 PM Elapsed time: 3:09Game attendance: 51,873Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny, Wind NE 7 mph (11 km/h)Referee: John Laurie Scoring summary Q1 9:36 COL Hemingway 9-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick) COL 7–0 0:09 OSU Mayfield 43 pass from Ford (Blanchard Kick) Tied 7–7 Q2 11:28 COL Pritchard 28-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick) COL 14–7 0:03 COL Harper 40-yard field goal COL 17–7 Q3 10:24 COL S.Brown 8-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick) COL 24–7 7:48 COL Pritchard 34-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick) COL 31–7 0:06 COL Bieniemy 21-yard run (Harper Kick) COL 38–7 Q4 14:24 OSU Hudson 1-yard run (Kirksey pass from Ford) COL 38–15 7:36 COL Harper 50-yard field goal COL 41–15 3:23 OSU Kirksey 19-yard pass from Ford (Blanchard Kick) COL 41-22
Kansas State [ edit ]
Kansas State at #4 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
3 0 0
3
• Buffaloes
17
23 3 21
64
Date: November 17Location: Folsom Field , Boulder, CO Game start: 12:12 PM Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 51,136Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), partly cloudy, Wind NE 8 mph (13 km/h)Referee: Larry Fisher Scoring summary Q1 12:02 COL Hagan 23-yard run (Harper kick) COL 7–0 6:28 COL Hagan 9-yard run (Harper Kick) COL 14–0 2:53 COL Harper 28-yard field goal COL 17–0 Q2 12:38 KSU Wright 28-yard field goal COL 17–3 9:35 COL C.S. Johnson 5-yard run (Harper kick) COL 24–3 5:29 COL Pritchard 48-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick) COL 31–3 5:11 COL Safety, Straw sacked by Howe in endzone, KSU covered fumble COL 33–3 0:06 COL Pritchard 70-yard run (Harper kick) COL 40–3 Q3 10:56 COL Blottiaux 47-yard field goal COL 43–3 Q4 6:54 COL Henry 39-yard pass from Joseph (Blottiaux kick) COL 50–3 4:35 COL C.E. Johnson 26-yard run (Blottiaux kick) COL 57–3 0:04 COL Oliver 8-yard run (Blottiaux kick) COL 64-3
The Buffs scored early and often while totaling 634 yards of total offense (360 rushing).[14] [15]
Notre Dame (Orange Bowl) [ edit ]
#5 Notre Dame vs. #1 Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Fighting Irish
0
6 3 0
9
• Buffaloes
0
3 7 0
10
Scoring summary Q2 12:04 CU Jim Harper 22-yard field goal COL 3–0 7:32 ND Ricky Watters 2-yard run (PAT blocked) ND 6–3 Q3 10:10 ND Craig Hentrich 24-yard field goal ND 9–3 4:26 CU Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) COL 10–9
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Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] [18]
Awards and honors [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2017 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ a b 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. p. 114. Retrieved December 12, 2018 .^ Stone, Gene (January 3, 1991). "Tech Scores Split Decision, is Voted No. 1 by Coaches" . Gadsden Times . Retrieved December 2, 2017 . ^ "1990 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings" . Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2009 .^ "Vols tie up Buffs" . News Chronicle . August 27, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .^ "COLORADO, TENNESSEE PLAY 31-31 TIE" . The Washington Post . Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ "Colorado 21, Stanford 17" . UPI . September 6, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ "Illinois 23, Colorado 22" . United Press International . Retrieved January 1, 2019 .^ "Colorado Takes Option Away From Oklahoma" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ "Colorado 27, Nebraska 12" . UPI . November 3, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ "Home is No Protection for Perfection: No. 3 Cornhuskers suffer first loss as Colorado takes inside track for trip to Orange Bowl, 27-12" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ Jenkins, Sally (November 12, 1990). "Better Late Than Never" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved September 2, 2019 . ^ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Nov 4. Retrieved 2015-Nov-05.
^ "Buffaloes Stampede Their Way to Top" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ "Colorado ascends to No. 1" . UPI . November 18, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ "Top-Ranked Colorado Holds Off Notre Dame" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 30, 2018 .^ Murphy, Austin (January 14, 1991). "Clip Off the Old Block" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved September 2, 2019 .^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com the original on December 20, 2007.^ "College Football Awards - Butkus Award" . Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2006 .
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