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CU Buffs Football Frenzy Trivia Quiz

General queries on Colorado Buffaloes football.

A multiple-choice quiz by koko_b_ware. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
koko_b_ware

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
213,148

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
390

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where did Darian Hagan finish in Heisman voting in 1989? Hint

7th

5th

3rd

4th

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who tipped the pass that Michael Westbrook caught on the final play of the "Miracle in Michigan" in 1994? Hint

James Kidd

Marcus Stiggers

Rae Carruth

Blake Anderson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the Buff's first winner of the Thorpe Award? Hint

Greg Leomitti

Chris Hudson

Deon Figures

Ben Kelly

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who scored Colorado's first touchdown in their 62-36 route of Nebraska in 2001? Hint

Bobby Purify

Daniel Graham

Chris Brown

Bobby Pesavento

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the MVP of the 1991 Orange Bowl that the Buff's won 10-9 to earn their first National Championship? Hint

Darian Hagan

Alfred Williams

Charles Johnson

Eric Bieniemy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who blocked the extra point that ended up being the difference in the 1991 Orange Bowl? Hint

Ronnie Bradford

Kanavis McGhee

Chad Brown

Alfred Williams

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the 1990 National Championship season, who was the only team to beat the Buff's? Hint

Stanford

Washington

Tennessee

Illinois

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Question 8 of 10

8. Against which team did Rashaan Salaam eclipse the 2,000 yard mark in his 1994 Heisman winning season? Hint

Nebraska

Kansas State

Texas

Iowa State

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did Colorado need five downs to beat in the 1990 season? Hint

Nebraska

Missouri

Oklahoma

Kansas

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did Colorado share their 1990 National Championship with? Hint

Georgia Tech

Miami

Notre Dame

Washington

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did Darian Hagan finish in Heisman voting in 1989?

Answer: 5th

Hagan finished fifth in voting in 1989. Andre Ware, Anthony Thompson, Major Harris, and Tony Rice finished ahead of him respectively.

2. Who tipped the pass that Michael Westbrook caught on the final play of the "Miracle in Michigan" in 1994?

Answer: Blake Anderson

With six seconds left and the Buffs down 26-21 at Michigan, Kordell Stewart took the snap at their own 36-yard line and launched a ball tipped by Anderson and caught by Westbrook for the winning score.

3. Who was the Buff's first winner of the Thorpe Award?

Answer: Deon Figures

Figures won the award in 1992 and Hudson won it in 1994. Kelly and Leomitti never won it.

4. Who scored Colorado's first touchdown in their 62-36 route of Nebraska in 2001?

Answer: Bobby Purify

Brown scored six in the game, but the first one was scored by Bobby Purify.

5. Who was the MVP of the 1991 Orange Bowl that the Buff's won 10-9 to earn their first National Championship?

Answer: Charles Johnson

Johnson played the second half for the injured Darian Hagan and led the Buffs to victory.

6. Who blocked the extra point that ended up being the difference in the 1991 Orange Bowl?

Answer: Ronnie Bradford

McGhee was initially credited with the block by the stadium announcer, but it was Bradford who blocked the kick.

7. In the 1990 National Championship season, who was the only team to beat the Buff's?

Answer: Illinois

The Buffs started the season 1-1-1. They tied Tennessee in the Pigskin Classic in Anaheim, beat Stanford, then lost to Illinois.

8. Against which team did Rashaan Salaam eclipse the 2,000 yard mark in his 1994 Heisman winning season?

Answer: Iowa State

He got his 2,000th yard on a long run against the Cyclones at Folsom Field.

9. Who did Colorado need five downs to beat in the 1990 season?

Answer: Missouri

The chain crew didn't change the down marker after third down and nobody noticed. On what the players thought was fourth down was in reality fifth down. Charles Johnson scored the game-winning touchdown.

10. Who did Colorado share their 1990 National Championship with?

Answer: Georgia Tech

Colorado was #1 in the AP, FW, and NFF polls but the Rambling Wreck was #1 in the UP poll.

Source: Author koko_b_ware

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