Colorado Football Team History
Colorado Buffaloes
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO
Founded: 1876 Stadium: Folsom Stadium Capacity: 51,655 Colors: Silver & Gold Coach: Bill McCartney Conference: Big Eight-
1990 Season Highlights
Bill McCartney enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Colorado.
The Buffaloes won the Big Eight Conference Championship.
The Buffaloes won the National Championship.
1990 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sun., Aug. 26 @
Tennessee
31
31
T
@ Anaheim, CA
Thu., Sep. 6 vs.
Stanford
21
17
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Illinois
22
23
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Texas
29
22
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Washington
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Missouri
33
31
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Iowa State
28
12
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Kansas
41
10
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Oklahoma
32
23
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Nebraska
27
12
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Oklahoma State
41
22
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Kansas State
64
3
W
Tue., Jan. 1
Notre Dame
10
9
W
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1990 Season Totals
Record 11-1
-1
Points Scored 399
Scoring Average 30.7
Points Allowed 229
Defense Average 17.6
Opponents Record 88-58
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-1
-1
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 11-1-1
AP
2 11-1-1
Coaches
2 11-1-1
UPI
1 11-1-1
USA Today/CNN
1990 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1990 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.