1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Colorado % | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Kansas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1994 college football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 439 points while the defense allowed 235 points. The team was led by head coach Bill McCartney.
The Buffaloes' only loss of the season came on the road against eventual consensus national champion Nebraska. Colorado, ranked #2 at the time, was in line to play for the national title as part of the Bowl Coalition. They were leapfrogged in the polls by the Cornhuskers, who had been ranked #3, and finished the regular season ranked #4.
The Buffaloes competed in the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, which they won 41–24 over unranked Notre Dame.
The problem of scheduling bowl match-ups for top-ranked teams led to the dissolution of the Bowl Coalition and the creation of the Bowl Alliance (#2 ranked Penn State was not eligible as a member of the Big Ten Conference to play the #1 ranked team). Notre Dame, playing as an independent, had its own agreement with the Bowl Coalition, which allowed the Fiesta Bowl to choose them as an at-large opponent over more highly ranked teams.
Miracle at Michigan
The Miracle at Michigan refers to the final play that occurred during the game played on September 24, 1994 between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The game was decided on Colorado quarterback Kordell Stewart's 64-yard Hail Mary pass to Michael Westbrook, which gave the play its name. The game was described as one of the three wildest finishes in Michigan football history.[1]
Schedule
September 312:00 PMNE Louisiana*No. 8
W 48–1348,114 September 177:45 PMNo. 10 Wisconsin*No. 7
- Folsom Field
- Boulder, CO
ESPNW 55–1753,457 September 241:30 PMat No. 4 Michigan*No. 7
ABCW 27–26106,427 October 11:30 PMat No. 16 Texas*No. 5
ABCW 34–3177,809 October 812:00 PMat MissouriNo. 5
PSNW 38–2338,901 October 157:30 PMNo. 22 OklahomaNo. 4
- Folsom Field
- Boulder, CO
ESPNW 45–753,199 October 225:30 PMNo. 19 Kansas StateNo. 2
- Folsom Field
- Boulder, CO
ESPNW 35–2152,955 October 291:30 PMat No. 3 NebraskaNo. 2
ABCL 7–2476,131 November 512:00 PMOklahoma StateNo. 7
- Folsom Field
- Boulder, CO
W 17–345,059 November 1212:00 PMat KansasNo. 7
PSNW 51–2635,000 November 1912:00 PMIowa StateNo. 7
- Folsom Field
- Boulder, CO
PSNW 41–2041,293 January 22:30 PMvs. Notre Dame*No. 4
NBCW 41–2473,968
Players drafted in the 1995 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Michael Westbrook | Wide Receiver | 1 | 4 | Washington Redskins |
| Rashaan Salaam | Running Back | 1 | 21 | Chicago Bears |
| Christian Fauria | Tight End | 2 | 39 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Ted Johnson | Linebacker | 2 | 57 | New England Patriots |
| Kordell Stewart | Quarterback | 2 | 60 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Darius Holland | Defensive Tackle | 3 | 65 | Green Bay Packers |
| Chris Hudson | Defensive Back | 3 | 71 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Derek West | Tackle | 5 | 149 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Shannon Clavelle | Defensive End | 6 | 185 | Buffalo Bills |
Awards and honors
- Chris Hudson, Jim Thorpe Award
- Rashaan Salaam, Doak Walker Award[4]
- Rashaan Salaam, Heisman Trophy[5]
- Rashaan Salaam, Walter Camp Award [6]
References
- ^ Jones, Todd (2007). "Michigan". In MacCambridge, Michael (ed.). ESPN Big Ten College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Enterprises. p. 62. ISBN 1-933060-49-2.
- ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/colorado/347/1994
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1995.htm
- ^ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/doakwalkeraward.htm
- ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
- ^ http://collegefootball.about.com/od/collegefootballawards/a/award-camp.htm