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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 ...
The Colorado Buffaloes football team represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Big-12 Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level in college football. The following are the yearly results, game-by-game yearly results, and detailed bowl results.
The 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split national championship and the ensuing controversy helped lead to the creation of the Bowl Coalition, a precursor to the Bowl Championship Series. The national title was split between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
He is remembered for leading the Colorado Buffaloes during their best season in 1990. That year, the team finished 11-1-1 and beat Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl, nabbing the national title.
Colorado finished the 1990 season with a record of 11–1–1, [6] while the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets' record was 11–0–1. [16] No Division I-A team had an unblemished record, and only Georgia Tech finished without a loss. [10] [17] After the conclusion of the 1990 season in January 1991, the AP Poll voted Colorado national champions. The ...
The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team was a charter member of the Big 12 before leaving to join the Pac-12 Conference after the 2010 season.
The team first joined a conference in 1893 when they became a member of the Colorado Football Association. They joined the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference in 1909, immediately followed by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 1910. Before the 1938 season, Colorado joined the Mountain States (Skyline) Conference.
The Buffaloes went undefeated in the regular season at 11–0 (7–0 in Big 8) and played for the national title, but lost to fourth-ranked Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. [1] The team dedicated the season to senior and former starting quarterback Sal Aunese, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer in late March, [2] and died at age 21 on ...