1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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AP national champion
Orange Bowl champion Big Eight champion |
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Orange Bowl, W 10–9 vs. Notre Dame
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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| AP | #1 |
| 1990 record | 11–1–1 (7–0 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Bill McCartney |
| Home stadium | Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463) |
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| #1 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #24 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder in 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 competed against Notre Dame in the 1991 Orange Bowl. The Buffaloes defeated the Fighting Irish 10–9 and at season’s end were awarded the AP national championship.
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Fifth Down Game
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The Fifth Down Game is the name of a college football game that included a play that the crew officiating the game permitted to occur in error. The fifth down play enabled the Buffaloes to defeat the Missouri Tigers by scoring a touchdown on the last play of their game on October 6, 1990. The ensuing controversy cast doubt on Colorado's claim to Division I-A's 1990 national championship. It has been called one of the top memorable moments and blunders in college football history.[1][2] The bowl victory over Notre Dame was also memorable as a Greg Davis clipping penalty on a punt return denied a late go-ahead touchdown by Notre Dame's "Rocket" Ismail.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 26 | 1:00 PM | vs. #8 Tennessee* | #5 | Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic) | NBC | T 31–31 | 33,485 | ||
| September 6 | 6:00 PM | Stanford* | #6 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN | W 21–17 | 50,699 | ||
| September 15 | 1:30 PM | at #21 Illinois* | #9 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ABC | L 23–22 | 64,351 | ||
| September 22 | 5:30 PM | at #22 Texas* | #20 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPN | W 29–22 | 77,373 | ||
| September 29 | 1:30 PM | #12 Washington* | #20 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | PSN | W 20–14 | 52,868 | ||
| October 6 | 12:30 PM | at Missouri | #12 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ("The 5th Down") | KCNC | W 33–31 | 46,856 | ||
| October 13 | 11:30 AM | Iowa State | #14 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | KCNC | W 28–12 | 51,861 | ||
| October 20 | 11:00 AM | at Kansas | #14 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | KCNC | W 41–10 | 40,000 | ||
| October 27 | 12:30 PM | #22 Oklahoma | #10 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | CBS | W 32–23 | 51,967 | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 PM | at #3 Nebraska | #9 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Rivalry) | ESPN | W 27–12 | 76,464 | ||
| November 10 | 1:00 PM | Oklahoma State | #4 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | KCNC | W 41–22 | 51,873 | ||
| November 17 | 12:10 PM | Kansas State | #2 | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | KCNC | W 64–3 | 51,136 | ||
| January 1, 1991 | 6:00 PM | #5 Notre Dame* | #1 | Orange Bowl Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | W 10–9 | 77,062 | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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Coaching staff
Head Coach: Bill McCartney
Assistants: Gary Barnett (QB/FB), Mike Barry (OL), Brian Cabral (ILB), Gerry DiNardo (OC/TE), Don Frease (WR), Mike Hankwitz (DC/DB), Oliver Lucas (RB), Bob Simmons (OLB), Ron Vanderlinden (DL).[3]
Season summary
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- Eric Bieniemy 38 Rush, 137 Yds
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Mike Pritchard | Wide Receiver | 1 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Alfred Williams | Linebacker | 1 | 18 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Eric Bieniemy | Running Back | 2 | 39 | San Diego Chargers |
| Kanavis McGhee | Linebacker | 2 | 55 | New York Giants |
| Dave McCloughan | Defensive Back | 3 | 69 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Mark Vander Poel | Tackle | 4 | 96 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Mario Hernandez | Center | 6 | 164 | Green Bay Packers |
| Tim James | Defensive Back | 8 | 202 | New York Jets |
Awards and honors
- Alfred Williams, Butkus Award[6]
References
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- ↑ Colorado athletics site
- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Nov 4. Retrieved 2015-Nov-05.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1991.htm
- ↑ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/butkusaward.htm
