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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] with both 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 .
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 HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
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) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2016-Jan-17
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes 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)
#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 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]
#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]
#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
#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
#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 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
#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
#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]
#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
[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
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 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
[ 16] [ 17]
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
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