1989 Colorado Buffaloes football team
| 1989 Colorado Buffaloes football | |
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Big Eight champion
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Orange Bowl, L 6–21 vs. Notre Dame
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| 1989 record | 11–1 (7–0 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Bill McCartney (8th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Gerry DiNardo (6th year) |
| Offensive scheme | I-Bone Option |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Hankwitz (5th year) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| MVP | Darian Hagan |
| Captain |
Sal Aunese (honorary) Bill Coleman Mike Jones Erich Kissick Bruce Young |
| Home stadium |
Folsom Field (Capacity: 51,463) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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13:30
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NEB | Bryan Carpenter 51 yard pass from Gerry Gdowski (Gregg Barrios kick) | NEB 7–0 |
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8:22
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COL | J.J. Flannigan 70 yard run (Ken Culbertson kick) | Tie 7–7 |
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5:04
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COL | Darian Hagan 1 yard run (Ken Culbertson kick) | COL 14–7 |
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11:33
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NEB | Morgan Gregory 12 yard pass from Gerry Gdowski (Gregg Barrios kick) | Tie 14–14 |
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0:12
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COL | Ken Culbertson 49 yard field goal | COL 17–14 |
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8:00
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COL | J.J. Flannigan 2 yard run (Ken Culbertson kick) | COL 24–14 |
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1:04
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NEB | Chris Garrett 26 yard pass from Gerry Gdowski (Gregg Barrios kick) | COL 24–21 |
| 4 |
8:47
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COL | Ken Culbertson 28 yard field goal | COL 27–21 |
The 1989 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Colorado finished with the most wins in school history, surpassing the 1971 team, and their first conference championship since 1976. The Buffaloes played for the national title but lost to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. The team dedicated the season to senior and former starting quarterback Sal Aunese, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer in February and died on September 23 due to complications from the disease.
In another feel good story, the team was host to a Make A Wish recipient Chad Henry for the big game against Nebraska in Boulder. Henry was an up-and-coming high school football player from Indiana, Pennsylvania and the son of college/NFL coach Jack Henry, who began following the Buffaloes after reading about Sal Aunese's battle with cancer while himself battling a very rare and dangerous form of abdominal cancer. After cheering on the Buffs to the biggest win in school history, Henry and his family were also invited to attend the National Championship game as guests of the university. Henry went on to defeat the disease and did play football for his high school again in 1990. Although his once promising football career was ended following that season due to complications with side effects from the intense chemotherapy he endured, Henry went on to coach football at his high school and became a scout for the NFL's Detroit Lions and is currently with the Indianapolis Colts.
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