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1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1994
team	Colorado Buffaloes
sport	football
conference	Big Eight Conference
short_conf	Big 8
APRank	3
CoachRank	3
record	11–1
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Bill McCartney
hc_year	13th
off_coach	Elliot Uzelac
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Single set back
def_coach	Mike Hankwitz
dc_year	7th
def_scheme	[3–4](3-4-defense)
mvp	Kordell Stewart
captain	Christian Fauria
captain2	Chris Hudson
stadium	Folsom Field
champion	Fiesta Bowl champion
bowl	[Fiesta Bowl](1995-fiesta-bowl)
bowl_result	W 41–24 vs. [Notre Dame](1994-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)

The 1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Bill McCartney in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 11–1 in a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the Big 8. Colorado was invited to the Fiesta Bowl, where the Buffalos defeated Notre Dame. The team was ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll and the final Coaches Poll. Colorado played home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam won the Heisman Trophy as college football's most outstanding player. The Buffaloes offense scored 439 points while the defense allowed 235 points.

Colorado's only loss of the season came on the road against eventual consensus national champion Nebraska. The Buffaloes, ranked No. 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 No. 3. Colorado finished regular season ranked No. 4. 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. No. 2 Penn State was not eligible as a member of the Big Ten Conference to Nebraska. Notre Dame, playing as an independent, had its own agreement with the Bowl Coalition, which allowed the Fiesta Bowl to choose the Fighting Irish as an at-large opponent over more highly ranked teams.

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Northeast Louisiana

Rashan Salaam 24 Rush, 184 Yds

Wisconsin

Michigan

Main article: 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.

Texas

Missouri

Oklahoma

Kansas State

Nebraska

Oklahoma State

Kansas

Iowa State

Fiesta Bowl

Roster

Elliot Uzelac – Offensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz – Defensive coordinator
Rick Neuheisel – Assistant coach
Chuck Heater – Defensive backs
Ben Gregory – Running backs

Awards and honors

Chris Hudson, Jim Thorpe Award
Rashaan Salaam, Doak Walker Award
Rashaan Salaam, Heisman Trophy
Rashaan Salaam, Walter Camp Award

Players drafted in the 1995 NFL draft

References

. ["1994 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results"](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/colorado/1994-schedule.html). *[[Sports Reference]]*.
. ["1994 Football Schedule"](https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/schedule/1994). *[[University of Colorado Boulder]]*.
. ["Colorado Football 2024 Record Book"](https://static.cubuffs.com/custompages/football/2024_Record_Book/2024_Record_Book.pdf). *[[University of Colorado Boulder]]*.
Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
(September 25, 1994). "On the Wing of a Prayer, Colorado Shocks Michigan". [[The New York Times]].
(September 25, 1994). "COLORADO STUNS MICHIGAN: MIAMI'S STREAK ENDS". [[The Washington Post]].
(September 25, 1994). "Colorado Rides on Stewart's Rocket". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(October 3, 1994). "'I Just Heaved It'".
(September 23, 2014). "Joy and pain: The Miracle at Michigan". [[ESPN]].
"Who Has Rushed for over 2,000 Yards in a Season?".
"Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy".
"Football".
"1995 NFL draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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