This Day in College Football History—Nov. 14th

Stuart Whitehair

Analyst Written on November 11, 2009

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BOULDER, CO - OCTOBER 17: Darrell Scott #2 of the Colorado Buffaloes runs with the ball during the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Folsom Field on October 17, 2009 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/Getty Images)

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This Day in History —November 14^th

Colorado record on November 14^th —6-8

1903—Colorado College—W 31-6;
1908—Utah—L 21-14;
1914—Colorado Mines—L 6-2;
1925—Colorado State—L 12-0;
1931—Utah—L 32-0;
1936—Utah State—L 14-13;
1942—BYU—W 48-0;
1953—Nebraska—W 14-10;
1959—Nebraska—W 14-12;
1964—Kansas—L 10-7;
1970—Oklahoma State—W 30-6;
1981—Kansas—L 27-0;
1992—Kansas—W 25-18;
1998—Iowa State—W 37-8.

November 14^th —Colorado —best game on this date
Colorado v. Iowa State November 14, 1998
[In 1998, the Buffs went into the game against the Cyclones with a 6-3 record, but had lost three out of the previous four games after a 5-0 start. The 5-0 record had earned Colorado a No. 14 ranking, but losses to No. 5 Kansas State, as well as unranked Kansas and Missouri, had dropped the Buffs out of the polls. What had started as a magical season was quickly fading away]

November 14th – Boulder Colorado 37, Iowa State 8
At least some things could be depended on.

Nursing losing streaks against four of the five members of the Big 12 Northern division, Colorado could at least depend on Iowa State. The Cyclones came to Boulder for the 1998 home finale winless in Big 12 action. The Buffs desperately needed a win to keep their bowl hopes alive, and ISU was the perfect opponent.

Oft-injured senior tailback Marlon Barnes rushed for a career-high 237 yards and two touchdowns as CU rolled to a 37-8 win. The Colorado victory, marking the 15th consecutive win over Iowa State, was the 600th in school history.

The easy victory, the most complete effort of the Buffs’ season since the season opener against Colorado state (a 42-14 CU victory), was especially sweet for Barnes. Barnes, who was to have been the featured back for CU in 1998, had seen limited action, carrying the ball only 57 times for 247 yards before nearly doubling his season total against the Cyclones.

“I’ve been banged up a whole lot,” said Barnes of his effort, the eighth-highest single game rushing effort in school history. “Just having the opportunity to get out there and play excited me a lot. I just wanted to get out there and play as hard as I could.”

Barnes contributed the Buffs’ first score, a nine-yard run in the first quarter to put Colorado up 9-0. A 64-yard touchdown scamper early in the fourth quarter sealed the deal, making the score 30-8. In all, Colorado amassed a season-high 463 yards of total offense, while the defense held Iowa State to 182 total yards.

The special teams also chipped in, as Ben Kelly returned a punt 76 yards for a score in the second quarter. With the effort, Kelly a sophomore defensive back, became the first Buff to return two punts for touchdowns in a season since 1990 (Dave McCloughan).

”Well, it was more of the kind of performance that we all know and love,” gushed head coach Rick Neuheisal. “We hung together, put together an effort that now gives us our seventh win, gives us a chance to go to the post-season and gives us a chance to keep climbing back to where we all would like to be.”

The 7-3 Buffs were now seemingly assured of a bowl bid, with the Holiday (with a win over Nebraska), Independence, Aloha, and Las Vegas bowls all possibilities.

Numbers
600, 29, and 1.

Colorado’s win over Iowa State was the 600th in team history, giving Colorado an overall mark of 600-362-36 (a .619 winning percentage). As the 1998 season wore down, the Buffs were also closing in on another milestone. Game 999 in school history would take place against Nebraska, with game 1000 coming in a hoped-for bowl game.

The numbers 29 and 1 belonged to Kansas State.

While Cololrado was beating up on Iowa State, 9-0 Kansas State was playing the most important game in its school history. The second-ranked Wildcats (tied for No. 1 with Tennessee in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll) hosted the 8-2 and 11th ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers. Kansas State had not defeated Nebraska since 1968, a 29-game losing streak.

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