1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football Big Eight Conference Big 8 1 2 11–1–1 7–0 Bill McCartney 9th Gerry DiNardo (7th season; regular season)Gary Barnett (interim; bowl game) I-bone optionhttp://www.footballxos.com/download/offense/college-offense/1990-Colorado-Offense.pdf Archived copy 2017-01-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20151010051820/http://www.footballxos.com/download/offense/college-offense/1990-Colorado-Offense.pdf 2015-10-10 dead Mike Hankwitz 3rd 3–4 Mike Pritchard Joe Garten Alfred Williams Game captains for non-conference games Folsom Field AP Poll national championFWAA national championNFF national championBig Eight championOrange Bowl champion Orange Bowl W 10–9 vs. Notre Dame 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.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2018 December 12, 2018 114 Georgia Tech took the UPI Coaches poll title,Tech Scores Split Decision, is Voted No. 1 by Coaches Gene Stone https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4qkfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ndYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3124,279585&dq=1990+coaches+football+poll&hl=en Gadsden Times January 3, 1991 December 2, 2017 with both Washington and Miami receiving national titles from other selectors. Georgia Tech finished the season undefeated (with its record only blemished by a tie), and subsequently split the national championship with Colorado.https://www.jhowell.net/cf/cf1990.htm 1990 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings 2009-01-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090129201503/http://jhowell.net/cf/cf1990.htm 2009-01-29 The victory in the Orange Bowl was Colorado's first bowl win in nineteen years. Schedule 1990 AP Mountain August 26 1:00 pm t y y 5 Tennessee 8 Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA Pigskin Classic NBC 31–31 33,485 https://www.newspapers.com/article/thousand-oaks-star-vols-tie-up-buffs/135064999/ News Chronicle Vols tie up Buffs August 27, 1990 November 12, 2023 Newspapers.com September 6 6:00 pm w y 6 Stanford Folsom Field Boulder, CO ESPN 21–17 50,669 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-union-stanfords-upset-bi/190186055/ The Sacramento Union Stanford's upset bid goes awry at 0:12 September 7, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com September 15 1:30 pm l y y 9 Illinois 21 Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC 22–23 64,351 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-illini-rallies-to-upend-colo/190241422/ The Waterloo Courier Illini rallies to upend Colorado September 16, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com September 22 5:30 pm w y y 20 Texas 22 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ESPN 29–22 75,882 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-buffs-rally-to-tri/190133006/ Abilene Reporter-News Buffs rally to trim Longhorns September 23, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com September 29 1:30 pm w y 20 Washington 12 Folsom Field Boulder, CO PSN 20–14 52,868 https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-maria-times-colorado-edges-huskies/190145761/ Santa Maria Times Colorado edges Huskies, 20–14 September 30, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com October 6 12:30 pm w y 12 Missouri Faurot Field Columbia, MO KCNC 33–31 46,856 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-colorado-takes-f/190241557/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Colorado takes five, tops MU October 7, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com October 13 11:30 am w 14 Iowa State Folsom Field Boulder, CO KCNC 28–12 51,861 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-cu-tops-cyclones/190241674/ The Daily Nonpareil CU tops Cyclones October 14, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com October 20 11:00 am w y 14 Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS KCNC 41–10 40,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-bieniemy-colorado-b/190241757/ The Palm Beach Post Bieniemy, Colorado beat Jayhawks 41–10 October 21, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com October 27 12:30 pm w 10 Oklahoma 22 Folsom Field Boulder, CO CBS 32–23 51,967 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-no-10-buffs-e/190241857/ San Angelo Standard-Times No. 10 Buffs explode past Oklahoma 32–23 October 28, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com November 3 2:00 pm w y 9 Nebraska 3 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ESPN 27–12 76,464 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-4th-quarter-su/190242015/ Austin American-Statesman 4th-quarter surge lifts Colorado over No. 3 Nebraska November 4, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com November 10 1:00 pm w y 4 Oklahoma State Folsom Field Boulder, CO KCNC 41–22 51,873 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-colroado-grabs-s/190242097/ The Des Moines Register Colroado grabs share of league title November 11, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com November 17 12:10 pm w 2 Kansas State Folsom Field Boulder, CO rivalry KCNC 64–3 51,136 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-buffaloes-crush-wildc/190242191/ The Salina Journal Buffaloes crush WIldcats, 64–3 November 18, 1990 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com January 1, 1991 6:00 pm w y 1 Notre Dame 5 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Orange Bowl NBC 10–9 77,062 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-colorado-makes-1-str/175658142/ The Palm Beach Post Colorado makes 1 strong case January 2, 1991 January 31, 2026 Newspapers.com 1990 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1990-schedule.html College Football @ Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference April 26, 2025 1990 Football Schedule https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1990 University of Colorado Boulder April 26, 2025 Colorado Football 2024 Record Book https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2024_Record_Book/2024_Record_Book.pdf University of Colorado Boulder 60 April 26, 2025 Rankings 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 15 5 (4) 6 9 20 20 12 14 14 10 9 4 (5) 2 (5) 1 (45) 1 (41) 1 (42) 1 (39) Coaches 0 15 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 Vs. Tennessee #5 Colorado vs. #8 Tennessee Buffaloes 0 10 7 14 Volunteers 7 3 0 21 August 26 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA 12:05 PM 3:43 33,458 72 F, clear, Wind SW 8 - 10 mph on James Sprenger Don Criqui and Bill Walsh NBC Source: Box score yes Q1 1 7:52 TENN Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick) TENN 7–0 Q2 3 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 1 10:49 COL Mike Pritchard 55-yard run (Harper kick) Tied 17–10 Q4 5 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 yes 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team Pigskin Classic 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.COLORADO, TENNESSEE PLAY 31-31 TIE https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/08/27/colorado-tennessee-play-31-31-tie/851e26dd-5d41-4b97-8126-639f8da07fb3/ The Washington Post August 27, 1990 September 2, 2019 Stanford Stanford at #5 Colorado Cardinal 14 0 0 3 Buffaloes 0 0 14 7 September 6 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO 6:08 PM 3:14 50,699 77 F, partly cloudy, Wind NW 5 mph on Dean Cramer Source: Box score yes Q1 2 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 2 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 2 4:17 STAN Hopkins 27-yard field goal STAN 17–14 0:12 COL Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick) COL 21-17 yes 1990 Stanford Cardinal football team Colorado 21, Stanford 17 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/09/06/Colorado-21-Stanford-17/2834652593600/ UPI September 6, 1990 September 2, 2019 At Illinois #9 Colorado at #21 Illinois Buffaloes 7 10 2 3 Fighting Illini 3 7 7 6 September 15 Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL CDT 64,351 73 F, clear, Wind NW 10 mph on Tom Quinn ABC Source: Box score yes Q1 3 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 3 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 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 2 12:44 COL Harper 26-yard field goal COL 22–17 1:18 ILL Howard Griffith 1-yard run (conversion failed) ILL 23–22 yes 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Illinois 23, Colorado 22 United Press International https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/09/15/Illinois-23-Colorado-22/9703653371200/ September 15, 1990 January 1, 2019 At Texas #20 Colorado at #22 Texas Buffaloes 7 7 0 15 Longhorns 10 3 6 3 September 22 Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX 6:39 PM 3:20 77,273 79 F, Cloudy/Low Overcast, Wind NE 15 - 20 mph on Larry Fisher ESPN yes Q1 3 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 2 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 1 4:44 TEX Brown 2-yard run (Pass failed) TEX 19–14 Q4 4 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 yes 1990 Texas Longhorns football team Washington #12 Washington at #20 Colorado Huskies 7 0 7 0 Buffaloes 0 3 14 3 September 29 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO 1:31 PM 2:46 52,868 55 F, cloudy, Wind E 3 mph on Dean Cramer Source: Box score yes Q1 1 6:25 WASH Mark Brunell 1-yard run (Dodd kick) WASH 7–0 Q2 1 0:00 COL Harper 47-yard field goal WASH 7–3 Q3 3 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 1 13:05 COL Harper 32-yard field goal COL 20-14 yes 1990 Washington Huskies football team At Missouri #12 Colorado at Missouri Buffaloes 7 7 3 16 Tigers 14 0 7 10 October 6 Faurot Field, Columbia, MO 1:33 PM 2:58 46,856 82 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 15 - 25 mph on J. C. Louderback KCNC yes Q1 3 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 2 10:51 COL Harper 35-yard FG COL 17–14 7:30 MIZ Jones 13-yard run (Jacke Kick) MIZ 21–17 Q4 5 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 yes Fifth Down Game (1990) 1990 Missouri Tigers football team Iowa State Iowa State at #14 Colorado Cyclones 9 3 0 0 Buffaloes 7 7 14 0 October 13 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO 1:32 PM 2:46 51,861 72 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 25 - 40 mph on John Laurie Source: Box score yes Q1 3 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 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 2 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 yes 1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team At Kansas #14 Colorado at Kansas Buffaloes 17 3 21 0 Jayhawks 0 10 0 0 October 20 Memorial Stadium 12:10 PM 2:48 40,000 67 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 15 - 20 mph on Larry Fisher Source: Box score yes Q1 3 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 3 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 3 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 yes 1990 Kansas Jayhawks football team Oklahoma #22 Oklahoma at #10 Colorado Sooners 7 7 3 6 Buffaloes 3 9 6 14 October 27 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO 12:31 PM 3:23 51,967 58 F, sunny, Wind E 8 mph on Dean Cramer Source: Box score yes Q1 2 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 3 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 2 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 3 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 yes 1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team Colorado Takes Option Away From Oklahoma https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-28-sp-4745-story.html Los Angeles Times October 28, 1990 September 2, 2019 At Nebraska #9 Colorado at #3 Nebraska Buffaloes 0 0 0 27 Cornhuskers 0 6 6 0 November 3 Memorial Stadium 3:07 PM 3:00 76,464 38 F, Light rain, Wind N 20 - 22 mph on John Laurie Sean McDonough and Mike Gottfried ESPN yes Q2 2 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 4 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 yes 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry Eric Bieniemy 38 Rush, 137 Yds, 4 TD Colorado 27, Nebraska 12 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/11/03/Colorado-27-Nebraska-12/7720854606460/ UPI November 3, 1990 September 2, 2019Home is No Protection for Perfection: No. 3 Cornhuskers suffer first loss as Colorado takes inside track for trip to Orange Bowl, 27-12. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-04-sp-5524-story.html Los Angeles Times November 4, 1990 September 2, 2019Better Late Than Never https://www.si.com/vault/1990/11/12/123050/reversals-of-fortune-better-late-than-never-colorado-saved-its-best-for-last-upending-nebraska-with-four-touchdowns-in-the-fourth-quarter Sports Illustrated Sally Jenkins November 12, 1990 September 2, 2019Gainesville Sun. 1990 Nov 4. 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Oklahoma State Oklahoma State at #4 Colorado Cowboys 7 0 0 15 Buffaloes 7 10 21 3 November 10 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO 1:02 PM 3:09 51,873 67 F, sunny, Wind NE 7 mph on John Laurie Source: Box score yes Q1 2 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 2 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 3 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 3 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 yes 1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Kansas State Kansas State at #4 Colorado Wildcats 0 3 0 0 Buffaloes 17 23 3 21 November 17 Folsom Field, Boulder, CO 12:12 PM 3:19 51,136 65 F, partly cloudy, Wind NE 8 mph on Larry Fisher Source: Box score yes Q1 3 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 5 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 1 10:56 COL Blottiaux 47-yard field goal COL 43–3 Q4 3 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 yes 1990 Kansas State Wildcats football team The Buffs scored early and often while totaling 634 yards of total offense (360 rushing).Buffaloes Stampede Their Way to Top https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-11-18-sp-6830-story.html Los Angeles Times November 18, 1990 September 2, 2019Colorado ascends to No. 1 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1990/11/18/Colorado-ascends-to-No-1/3387658904400/ UPI November 18, 1990 September 2, 2019 Notre Dame (Orange Bowl) #5 Notre Dame vs. #1 Colorado Fighting Irish 0 6 3 0 Buffaloes 0 3 7 0 January 1 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL 8:30 PM 3:26 77,062 76 F, Fair skies, Wind E 9 mph on Frank Shepard Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh NBC Source: Box score yes Q2 2 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 2 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 yes 1991 Orange Bowl 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Top-Ranked Colorado Holds Off Notre Dame The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1991/01/02/sports/top-ranked-colorado-holds-off-notre-dame.html January 2, 1991 December 30, 2018 Clip Off the Old Block Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com/vault/1991/01/14/123415/clip-off-the-old-block-a-called-back-orange-bowl-td-was-an-apt-end-to-a-strange-college-football-season January 14, 1991 September 2, 2019 Murphy Austin Austin Murphy (writer) Personnel 1990 Colorado Buffaloes y 55 Jr Jim Adams C 44 So David Arterberry TB 31 So Matt Bell TB 1 Sr Eric Bieniemy TB y 84 Fr Jason Blatt TE 81 Jr Jon Boman TE 34 Fr Darnell Brooks TB 32 Sr David Brown TE 87 Jr Sean Brown TE 78 So Bryan Campbell OT 6 So Dennis Collier TB 25 Fr Robert Dobbins FB 85 So Sean Embree TE 88 Fr Christian Fauria TE y Christian Fauria 18 So Roman Foster QB 10 So Mike Freeman QB 62 Sr Joe Garten OG y Joe Garten 71 So Erez Gottlieb C 3 Jr Darian Hagan QB y Darian Hagan 46 Fr Chris Hall WR 77 So Jim Hansen OT 26 So Julian Hayward WR 79 Jr Russ Heasley OG 22 Sr George Hemingway FB 25 Jr Mark Henry WR Fr Dan Hestra WB 33 Fr James Hill FB 73 Fr Roger Ivey OG 74 Fr Dolyn Jackson OG 84 Fr James Jackson WR 80 Jr Robbie James WR 88 Fr Charles E. Johnson WR y Charles Johnson (wide receiver, born 1972) 4 Jr Charles S. Johnson QB 1 Fr Vance Joseph QB y Vance Joseph 7 Fr Kent Kahl TB 89 So Jack Keys WR 38 Fr Charles Lee FB 52 Jr Jay Leeuwenburg C y Jay Leeuwenburg 23 Fr Greg Lindsey WB 65 Fr Greg Loest OT 28 Fr Erik Mitchell WB 70 Fr Thomas Mixon OT 60 So Clint Moles OT 5 Sr O.C. Oliver WB 36 Sr J.C. Orvis WB 49 Fr Scott Phillips FB 20 Fr Kelly Phipps FB 26 Fr Jason Allegri WB 9 Sr Mike Pritchard WR y 30 Jr Tony Senna FB 42 Sr Michael Simmons WB 86 Jr Rico Smith WR 35 Fr Chuck Snowden TB 76 Sr Ariel Solomon OT 51 Fr Rudy Stearnes C 61 Fr Chris Stortz OT 66 Fr Dan Todd OG 82 Fr Doug Van Horn TE 72 Sr Mark Vander Poel OT 63 Fr Derek West OT 12 Fr Michael Westbrook WB y 41 Sr Roger Yago TB 29 Fr Derek Agnew DB 5 Fr Blake Anderson S 90 Fr Norm Barnett LB 50 Fr Tony Berti LB 30 Fr Matthew Bickel S 19 So Greg Biekert LB y Greg Biekert 13 So Ronnie Bradford CB y 34 So Chad Brown LB y Chad Brown (linebacker) 59 Fr Kenny Browne DT 39 Fr Jeff Brunner NT 55 Fr DeShannon Campbell LB 31 Jr Spencer Colter S 21 So Dwayne Davis S 40 Sr Scott DeGoler LB 89 Fr Brian Dyet DT 97 So Marcellous Elder DT 2 So Deon Figures CB y Deon Figures 88 Fr Richard Fisher LB 15 Sr David Gibbs CB y David Gibbs (American football) 91 Sr Lamarr Gray LB 92 Jr Rodell Guest LB 6 So Eric Hamilton S 95 Sr Garry Howe DT y Garry Howe 47 Fr Chris Hudson CB y Chris Hudson (American football) 51 Fr Alfred Hull LB 43 Sr Rob Hutchins LB 17 Sr Tim James S 48 Sr Terry Johnson LB 58 Fr Noah Kaiser LB 41 Fr John Katovisch LB 12 Sr Dave McCloughan CB y 96 Sr Kanavis McGhee LB y Kanavis McGhee 98 Sr Mike Motley LB 37 So Tate Nelson S 45 Jr Chris O'Donnell S 75 So Jason Perkins DT 57 So William Polk LB 99 Fr Leonard Renfro DT 53 Fr Jason Robinson LB 46 Sr Paul Rose LB 49 Fr Jim Schrant S 4 Fr Aaron Shaw S 76 Fr Corey Smith DT 38 So Scott Starr CB 93 Jr Joel Steed NG y 64 Fr Colton Sudberry LB 27 Jr Greg Thomas S 19 Fr Ryan Thomas CB 14 Fr Jeff Walden CB 94 Sr Alfred Williams LB y Alfred Williams 81 Fr Dennis Williams LB 56 Fr Ron Woolfork LB 20 Fr Jim Archibald PK 9 Fr Daniel Beck PK 23 Fr Justin Blake PK 14 So Pat Blottiaux PK 16 Jr Jim Harper PK 1 Fr Branon Johnson PK 17 Jr Jeff Kochevar P 21 Fr Ron Mayer P 85 Fr Jason Miller PK 10 Sr Tom Rouen P y Tom Rouen https://cubuffs.com/roster.aspx?roster=27&path=football 2016-Jan-17 Bill McCartney Gary Barnett Mike Barry Brian Cabral Gerry DiNardo Don Frease Mike Hankwitz Oliver Lucas Bob Simmons Ron Vanderlinden Jeff Madden Awards and honors Alfred Williams, Butkus Awardhttp://football.about.com/cs/history/a/butkusaward.htm College Football Awards - Butkus Award 2006-12-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140712191244/http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/butkusaward.htm 2014-07-12 Team players drafted into the NFL 2 Colorado Buffaloes Player Position Round Pick NFL club Mike Pritchard Wide receiver113 Atlanta FalconsAlfred Williams Linebacker1 18 Cincinnati BengalsEric Bieniemy Running back239 San Diego ChargersKanavis McGhee Linebacker255 New York GiantsDave McCloughan Defensive back369 Indianapolis ColtsMark Vander Poel Tackle496 Indianapolis ColtsJoe Garten Center6164 Green Bay PackersTim James Defensive back8202 New York Jets https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1991.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071220211219/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1991.htm 2007-12-20 1991 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Colorado Category:Colorado Buffaloes football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Big Eight Conference football champion seasons Category:Orange Bowl champion seasons Colorado Buffaloes football