American college football season
1994 Colorado Buffaloes football Conference Big Eight Conference Coaches No. 3 AP No. 3 1994 record 11–1 (6–1 Big 8) Head coach Bill McCartney (13th season)Offensive coordinator Elliot Uzelac (2nd season)Offensive scheme Multiple one-back Defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz (7th season)Base defense 5-2 Home stadium Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,748)Seasons
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.
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 12:00 pm NE Louisiana * No. 8 W 48–1348,114
September 17 7:45 pm No. 10 Wisconsin * No. 7 ESPN W 55–1753,457
September 24 1:30 pm at No. 4 Michigan * No. 7 ABC W 27–26106,427
October 1 1:30 pm at No. 16 Texas * No. 5 ABC W 34–3177,809
October 8 12:00 pm at Missouri No. 5 PSN W 38–2338,901
October 15 7:30 pm No. 22 Oklahoma No. 4 ESPN W 45–753,199
October 22 5:30 pm No. 19 Kansas State No. 2 ESPN W 35–2152,955
October 29 1:30 pm at No. 3 Nebraska No. 2 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry ) (College GameDay )ABC L 7–2476,131
November 5 12:00 pm Oklahoma State No. 7 W 17–351,059
November 12 12:00 pm at Kansas No. 7 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS PSN W 51–2635,000
November 19 12:00 pm Iowa State No. 7 PSN W 41–2046,113
January 2 2:30 pm vs. Notre Dame * No. 4 NBC W 41–2473,968
Roster [ ]
1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
17
Neil Voskeritchian
Jr
P
21
Ron Mayer
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
8
8
7
7
7
5 (1)
5 (3)
4 (4)
2 (15)
2 (16)
7
7
7
6
5
4
3
Coaches
7
7
7
7
5 (1)
5 (1)
4 (1)
3 (9)
3 (9)
7
7
7
7
5
5
3
Season summary [ ]
Northeast Louisiana [ ]
Northeast Louisiana at Colorado
1
2 3 4 Total
Indians
3
3 0 7
13
• No. 8 Buffaloes
7
21 14 6
48
Date: September 3Location: Folsom Field Game attendance: 48,114
Scoring summary Q1 NLU Miller 36 yard field goal NLU 3–0
Q1 COL Salaam 1 yard run (Voskeritchian kick) COL 7–3
Q2 NLU Miller 43 yard field goal COL 7–6
Q2 COL Salaam 9 yard run (Voskeritchian kick) COL 14–6
Q2 COL Stewart 6 yard run (Voskeritchian kick) COL 21—6
Q2 COL Kidd 44 yard pass from Stewart (Voskeritchian kick) COL 28–6
Q3 COL Stewart 58 yard run (Voskeritchian kick) COL 35–6
Q3 COL Salaam 15 yard run (Voskeritchian kick) COL 42–6
Q4 COL Troutman 13 yard run (kick failed) COL 48–6
Q4 NLU S. Williams 10 yard pass from Philyaw (Miller kick) COL 48–13
Rashan Salaam 24 Rush, 184 Yds
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Wisconsin [ ]
Michigan [ ]
Colorado at Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 7 Buffaloes
7
7 0 13
27
No. 4 Wolverines
0
9 17 0
26
Date: September 24Location: Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 106,427TV announcers (ABC ): Keith Jackson , Bob Griese , and Lynn Swann
Scoring summary 1 COL Rashaan Salaam 2-yard run (Voskeritchian kick) COL 7–0
2 11:34 MICH Remy Hamilton 33-yard field goal COL 7–3
7:54 COL Michael Westbrook 27-yard pass from Kordell Stewart (Voskeritchian kick) COL 14–3
1:14 MICH Tim Biakabutuka 4-yard run (pass failed) COL 14–9
3 10:43 MICH Tyrone Wheatley 6-yard run (Hayes pass from Collins) MICH 17–14
7:40 MICH Hamilton 20-yard field goal MICH 20–14
2:43 MICH Amani Toomer 65-yard pass from Todd Collins (run failed) MICH 26–14
4 2:16 COL Rashaan Salaam 2-yard run (Voskeritchian kick) MICH 26–21
0:00 COL Westbrook 64-yard pass from Stewart COL 27–26
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.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Texas [ ]
Missouri [ ]
Oklahoma [ ]
Kansas State [ ]
Nebraska [ ]
Colorado at Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Buffaloes
0
0 7 0
7
• No. 3 Cornhuskers
7
10 7 0
24
Date: October 29Location: Memorial Stadium , Lincoln, Nebraska Game attendance: 76,131
Scoring summary 1 NEB Cory Schlesinger 14-yard run (Tom Sieler kick)NEB 7–0
2 9:01 NEB Sieler 24-yard field goal NEB 10–0
0:36 NEB Clinton Childs 2-yard run (Sieler kick) NEB 17–0
3 10:42 NEB Eric Alford 30-yard pass from Brook Berringer (Sieler kick) NEB 24–0
1:06 COL Rashaan Salaam 6 run (Neil Voskeritchian kick) NEB 24–7
Oklahoma State [ ]
Kansas [ ]
Iowa State [ ]
Fiesta Bowl [ ]
Colorado vs. Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 4 Buffaloes
10
21 3 7
41
Fighting Irish
3
7 7 7
24
Players drafted in the 1995 NFL Draft [ ]
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Awards and honors [ ]
References [ ]
^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
^ "On the Wing of a Prayer, Colorado Shocks Michigan" . The New York Times . September 25, 1994. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ "COLORADO STUNS MICHIGAN: MIAMI'S STREAK ENDS" . The Washington Post . September 25, 1994. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ "Colorado Rides on Stewart's Rocket" . Los Angeles Times . September 25, 1994. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ " 'I Just Heaved It' " . Sports Illustrated . October 3, 1994. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
^ "Joy and pain: The Miracle at Michigan" . ESPN . September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2019 .
^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
^ "Who Has Rushed for over 2,000 Yards in a Season?" .
^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2007-04-16 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Football" .
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