![]() ![]() Now, am I making the argument that the Buffs’ 24-13 win over Arizona should be considered a “watershed” moment in CU history.Ī win over a team which brought into the contest a program-worst ten-game losing streak? A team which, starting a backup quarterback, nonetheless raced out to a 13-0 lead over the favored Buffs?īeating an 0-3 team which is going nowhere fast won’t – and shouldn’t – be used as a rush-the-field type of victory. But it is significant nonetheless.įirst,we have to acknowledge that most Buff teams of the past 15 years, facing a 13-point deficit, on the road, would not have come back to win the game. The 2007 Oklahoma win – CU’s last over a top five ranked team – could have been a watershed moment. ![]() However, instead of using the win over Oklahoma 2007 as a step towards building a champion … the Buffs went into reverse, not posting a winning season again until 2016. The comparisons with 1984/85 were there … in both 19, the Buffs rose from a disastrous record the previous year to earn a bowl bid. CU went on to finish the regular season with a 6-6 record and an Independence Bowl invitation. A double-digit underdog, the Buffs pulled off a 27-24 upset. The Buffs opened the 2007 season with a 2-2 record, then hosted No. In his first season in Boulder, Hawkins took a program which had won four Big 12 North division titles in the past five seasons … and drove it off a cliff, posting a 2-10 record. In 2007, the Buffs were in Year Two of the Dan Hawkins’ era at Colorado. If they are being honest, the 2001 loss to Colorado – you only need say “62-36” to any Buff or Cornhusker fan, and they will understand the reference – sent the proud Nebraska program into a spiral from which it has yet to recover. The upset win over Oregon, along with the epic 20-10 win over Nebraska the following year, were watershed moments for the CU football program. The CU program then went on a run of unprecedented success … No losing seasons between 1985 to 1997 … six of CU’s eight all-time 10-win seasons … and a national championship. The Buffs, which had suffered through a (then) school-record six straight losing seasons, went on to finish with a winning record in the fall of 1985, earning CU’s first bowl bid since 1978. ![]() Not exactly an earth-shattering moment in the world of college football, but Bill McCartney, knowing something we didn’t, said, “I think that could be a turning point for our program”. When Mickey Pruitt sacked star quarterback Chris Miller on fourth-and-goal, the Buffs had a 21-17 victory and a 2-0 record. The Buffs were a modest 1-0 on the season, which wasn’t bad, considering CU was coming off of a 1-10 campaign in 1984. On September 14, 1985, Colorado took on the Oregon Ducks at Folsom Field. Occasionally, the watershed moment is clear … but only to those who are prescient. Often, it may take months, or even years (not to mention the benefit of hindsight) to make note of changes in the fortunes of a program. In sports, there are watershed moments, but they aren’t always so easily identified. There are many examples of watershed moments in American history – The Declaration of Independence D-Day 9/11 – days which have defined generations. “Watershed” is a geographical term describing the area from which water sources drain into a single river or a ridge, like that formed by a chain of mountains, which sends water to two different rivers on either side.įrom that definition, the term “watershed” has come to mean a turning point or dividing line in life. Watershed Moments – Will the Arizona game mark a new era in CU football? ![]()
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