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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1989 <- 1990 -> 1991 --> 2024
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
  Record11-1 -1
  Points Scored399
  Scoring Average30.7
  Points Allowed229
  Defense Average17.6
  Opponents Record88-58
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1 -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 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 4-6-1270307 2-4-1150216  Jim Walden
Kansas 3-7-1213365 2-4-1149232  Glen Mason
Colorado 11-1-1399229Won  10-97-0266113  Bill McCartney
Nebraska 9-3434192Lost  21-455-2253126  Tom Osborne
Oklahoma 8-3401174 5-2250126  Gary Gibbs
Kansas State 5-6255293 2-5103232  Bill Snyder
Missouri 4-7278360 2-5177263  Bob Stull
Oklahoma State 4-7233309 2-5162202  Pat Jones

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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.