1990 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results

Record: 11-1-1, .885 W-L% (3rd of 107) ▪ Rank: 1st in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big 8 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill McCartney (11-1-1)

PS/G: 30.7 (20th of 107) ▪ PA/G: 17.6 (22nd of 107)
SRS: 19.45 (3rd of 107) ▪ SOS: 9.06 (2nd of 107)

Bowl Game: Won Orange Bowl 10-9 versus Notre Dame

Nat'l. Champs (AP, FWAA, NFF, USA-CNN)

AP Poll Summary

Pre	9/4	9/11	9/18	9/25	10/2	10/9	10/16	10/23	10/30	11/6	11/13	11/20	11/27	12/4	Final
5	6	9	20	20	12	14	14	10	9	4	2	1	1	1	1

13 Games

G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	T	Streak	Notes
1	Aug 26, 1990	Sun	(5) Colorado	N	(8) Tennessee	SEC	T	31	31	0	0	1	T 1	Pigskin Classic (Anaheim, CA)
2	Sep 6, 1990	Thu	(6) Colorado		Stanford	Pac-10	W	21	17	1	0	1	W 1
3	Sep 15, 1990	Sat	(9) Colorado	@	(21) Illinois	Big Ten	L	22	23	1	1	1	L 1
4	Sep 22, 1990	Sat	(20) Colorado	@	(22) Texas	SWC	W	29	22	2	1	1	W 1
5	Sep 29, 1990	Sat	(20) Colorado		(12) Washington	Pac-10	W	20	14	3	1	1	W 2
6	Oct 6, 1990	Sat	(12) Colorado	@	Missouri	Big 8	W	33	31	4	1	1	W 3
7	Oct 13, 1990	Sat	(14) Colorado		Iowa State	Big 8	W	28	12	5	1	1	W 4
8	Oct 20, 1990	Sat	(14) Colorado	@	Kansas	Big 8	W	41	10	6	1	1	W 5
9	Oct 27, 1990	Sat	(10) Colorado		(22) Oklahoma	Big 8	W	32	23	7	1	1	W 6
10	Nov 3, 1990	Sat	(9) Colorado	@	(3) Nebraska	Big 8	W	27	12	8	1	1	W 7
11	Nov 10, 1990	Sat	(4) Colorado		Oklahoma State	Big 8	W	41	22	9	1	1	W 8
12	Nov 17, 1990	Sat	(2) Colorado		Kansas State	Big 8	W	64	3	10	1	1	W 9
13	Jan 1, 1991	Tue	(1) Colorado	N	(5) Notre Dame	Ind	W	10	9	11	1	1	W 10	Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)

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