1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 338 points while the defense allowed 160 points. Led by head coach Bill McCartney, Colorado defeated Notre Dame 10–9 in the 1991 Orange Bowl to conclude the season.

1990 Colorado Buffaloes football
AP Poll national champion FWAA national champion NFF national champion Big Eight champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 10–9 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 1
Record	11–1–1 (7–0 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill McCartney (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gerry DiNardo (7th season; regular season) Gary Barnett (interim; bowl game)
Offensive scheme	I-bone option[1]
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Mike Pritchard
Captains	Joe Garten Alfred Williams Game captains for non-conference games
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	1
No. 24 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Missouri	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Despite the infamous Fifth Down Game controversy against a 4–7 Missouri Tigers football team, Colorado was selected national champions by AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, NFF, Sporting News, and USA/CNN, and co-champion by both FACT and NCF -all NCAA-designated major selectors.^[2] Georgia Tech took the UPI Coaches poll title,^[3] with both Washington and Miami receiving national titles from other selectors.^[2]

Georgia Tech finished the season undefeated (with its record only blemished by a tie), and subsequently split the national championship with Colorado.^[4]

The victory in the Orange Bowl was Colorado's first bowl win in nineteen years.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 26	1:00 pm	vs. No. 8 Tennessee*	No. 5	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic)	NBC	T 31–31	33,485	[5]
September 6	6:00 pm	Stanford*	No. 6	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	W 21–17	50,699
September 15	1:30 pm	at No. 21 Illinois*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	L 22–23	64,351
September 22	5:30 pm	at No. 22 Texas*	No. 20	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	W 29–22	77,373
September 29	1:30 pm	No. 12 Washington*	No. 20	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	PSN	W 20–14	52,868
October 6	12:30 pm	at Missouri	No. 12	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	KCNC	W 33–31	46,856
October 13	11:30 am	Iowa State	No. 14	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	W 28–12	51,861
October 20	11:00 am	at Kansas	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	KCNC	W 41–10	40,000
October 27	12:30 pm	No. 22 Oklahoma	No. 10	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	CBS	W 32–23	51,967
November 3	2:00 pm	at No. 3 Nebraska	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–12	76,464
November 10	1:00 pm	Oklahoma State	No. 4	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	KCNC	W 41–22	51,873
November 17	12:10 pm	Kansas State	No. 2	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	KCNC	W 64–3	51,136
January 1, 1991	6:00 pm	No. 5 Notre Dame*	No. 1	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 10–9	77,062
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Rankings

Main article: 1990 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	5 (4)	6	9	20	20	12	14	14	10	9	4 (5)	2 (5)	1 (45)	1 (41)	1 (42)	1 (39)
Coaches	5 (2)	7	9	18	16	9	11	14	8	7	3 (2)	2 (3)	1 (45)	1 (39)	1 (38)	2 (27)

Game summaries

Vs. Tennessee

#5 Colorado vs. #8 Tennessee

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	10	7	14	31
Volunteers	7	3	0	21	31

• Date: August 26
• Location: Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, CA
• Game start: 12:05 PM
• Elapsed time: 3:43
• Game attendance: 33,458
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), clear, Wind SW 8–10 mph (13–16 km/h)
• Referee: James Sprenger
• TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bill Walsh

• Source: Box score

      

Scoring summary

Q1	7:52	TENN	Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick)	TENN 7–0
Q2	9:55	COL	George Hemmingway 1-yard run (Harper kick)	Tied 7–7
	8:09	COL	Jim Harper 35-yard field goal	COL 10–7
	2:54	TENN	Greg Burke 47-yard field goal	Tied 10–10
Q3	10:49	COL	Mike Pritchard 55-yard run (Harper kick)	Tied 17–10
Q4	9:34	COL	Dave McCloughan 55-yard punt return (Harper kick)	COL 24–10
	8:53	TENN	Alvin Harper 24-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick)	COL 24–17
	7:11	COL	Mike Pritchard 78-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 31–17
	5:36	TENN	Carl Pickens 14-yard pass from Andy Kelly (Burke kick)	COL 31–24
	2:25	TENN	Chuck Webb 4-yard run (Burke kick)	Tied 31-31

See also: 1990 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Pigskin Classic

Each team dominated with its offensive strength. Mike Pritchard ran for 217 yards and 2 touchdowns as Colorado outgained Tennessee 368-135 on the ground even with Eric Bieniemy sitting out due to a suspension. The Volunteers passed for 368 yards (to Colorado's 68 passing yards), and future NFL wide receivers Carl Pickens and Alvin Harper each had over 100 yards receiving and a touchdown.^[9]

Stanford

Stanford at #5 Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal	14	0	0	3	17
• Buffaloes	0	0	14	7	21

• Date: September 6
• Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
• Game start: 6:08 PM
• Elapsed time: 3:14
• Game attendance: 50,699
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), partly cloudy, Wind NW 5 mph (8.0 km/h)
• Referee: Dean Cramer

• Source: Box score

   

Scoring summary

Q1	5:47	STAN	Palumbis 1-yard run (Hopkins kick)	STAN 7–0
	4:09	STAN	Vardell 1-yard run (Hopkins kick)	STAN 14–0
Q3	8:04	COL	Eric Bieniemy 18-yard run (Harper kick)	STAN 14–7
	5:09	COL	Eric Bieniemy 36-yard run (Harper kick)	Tied 14–14
Q4	4:17	STAN	Hopkins 27-yard field goal	STAN 17–14
	0:12	COL	Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 21-17

See also: 1990 Stanford Cardinal football team

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At Illinois

#9 Colorado at #21 Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	7	10	2	3	22
• Fighting Illini	3	7	7	6	23

• Date: September 15
• Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
• Game attendance: 64,351
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), clear, Wind NW 10 mph (16 km/h)
• Referee: Tom Quinn
• Television network: ABC

• Source: Box score

     

Scoring summary

Q1	9:14	ILL	Doug Higgins 29-yard field goal	ILL 3–0
	5:38	COL	George Hemingway 2-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 7–3
Q2	14:55	COL	Harper 54-yard field goal	COL 10–3
	13:02	COL	Michael Simmons 32-yard pass from Darian Hagan (Harper kick)	COL 17–3
	0:28	ILL	Elbert Turner 8-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Higgins kick)	COL 17–10
Q3	2:28	ILL	Shawn Wax 4-yard pass from Jason Verduzco (Higgins kick)	Tied 17–17
	0:24	COL	Safety, Greg Biekert tackled Griffith in end zone	COL 19–17
Q4	12:44	COL	Harper 26-yard field goal	COL 22–17
	1:18	ILL	Howard Griffith 1-yard run (conversion failed)	ILL 23–22

See also: 1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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At Texas

#20 Colorado at #22 Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buffaloes	7	7	0	15	29
Longhorns	10	3	6	3	22

• Date: September 22
• Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
• Game start: 6:39 PM
• Elapsed time: 3:20
• Game attendance: 77,273
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Cloudy/Low Overcast, Wind NE 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)
• Referee: Larry Fisher
• Television network: ESPN

      

Scoring summary

Q1	8:46	TEX	Kerry Cash 6-yard pass from Gardere (Pollak kick)	TEX 7–0
	3:30	COL	George Hemingway 38-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick)	Tied 7–7
	0:16	TEX	Pollak 47-yard field goal	TEX 10–7
Q2	6:51	COL	Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 14–10
	1:26	TEX	Pollak 25-yard field goal	COL 14–13
Q3	4:44	TEX	Brown 2-yard run (Pass failed)	TEX 19–14
Q4	14:22	TEX	Pollak 22-yard field goal	TEX 22–14
	10:10	COL	Eric Bieniemy 4-yard run (Pass failed)	TEX 22–20
	5:47	COL	Eric Bieniemy 2-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 27–22
	0:29	COL	Safety, Williams tackled Garder in End Zone	COL 29–22

See also: 1990 Texas Longhorns football team

Washington

#12 Washington at #20 Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	7	0	14
• Buffaloes	0	3	14	3	20

• Date: September 29
• Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
• Game start: 1:31 PM
• Elapsed time: 2:46
• Game attendance: 52,868
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), cloudy, Wind E 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
• Referee: Dean Cramer

• Source: Box score

  

Scoring summary

Q1	6:25	WASH	Mark Brunell 1-yard run (Dodd kick)	WASH 7–0
Q2	0:00	COL	Harper 47-yard field goal	WASH 7–3
Q3	12:47	COL	Darian Hagan 15-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 10–7
	7:22	WASH	Pierce 3-yard pass from Brunell (Dodd kick)	WASH 14–10
	4:52	COL	Darian Hagan 3-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 17–14
Q4	13:05	COL	Harper 32-yard field goal	COL 20-14

See also: 1990 Washington Huskies football team

At Missouri

#12 Colorado at Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buffaloes	7	7	3	16	33
Tigers	14	0	7	10	31

• Date: October 6
• Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
• Game start: 1:33 PM
• Elapsed time: 2:58
• Game attendance: 46,856
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 15–25 mph (24–40 km/h)
• Referee: J. C. Louderback
• Television network: KCNC

       

Scoring summary

Q1	11:10	MIZ	Bailey 19-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick)	MIZ 7–0
	3:19	COL	Bieniemy 29-yard run (Harper kick)	Tied 7–7
	1:55	MIZ	Mays 49-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick)	MIZ 14–7
Q2	1:45	COL	Pritchard 68-yard run (Harper kick)	Tied 14–14
Q3	10:51	COL	Harper 35-yard FG	COL 17–14
	7:30	MIZ	Jones 13-yard run (Jacke Kick)	MIZ 21–17
Q4	13:56	COL	Pritchard 70-yard pass from Johnson (Harper kick)	COL 24–21
	11:11	MIZ	Jacke 45-yard FG	Tied 24–24
	3:41	COL	Harper 39-yard FG	COL 27–24
	2:32	MIZ	Mays 38-yard pass from Kiefer (Jacke kick)	MIZ 31–27
	0:00	COL	Johnson 1-yard run (conversion failed)	COL 33–31

Main article: Fifth Down Game (1990)

See also: 1990 Missouri Tigers football team

Iowa State

Iowa State at #14 Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	9	3	0	0	12
• Buffaloes	7	7	14	0	28

• Date: October 13
• Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
• Game start: 1:32 PM
• Elapsed time: 2:46
• Game attendance: 51,861
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 25–40 mph (40–64 km/h)
• Referee: John Laurie

• Source: Box score

    

Scoring summary

Q1	11:34	ISU	Patterson 6-yard pass from Pedersen (kick failed)	ISU 6–0
	9:14	ISU	Shudak 36-yard field goal	ISU 9–0
	4:55	COL	Simmons 29-yard pass from Johnson (Harper kick)	ISU 9–7
Q2	2:19	ISU	Shudak 46-yard field goal	ISU 12–7
	0:06	COL	Brown 29-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick)	COL 14–12
Q3	10:45	COL	Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 21–12
	0:28	COL	Pritchard 30-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 28-12

See also: 1990 Iowa State Cyclones football team

At Kansas

#14 Colorado at Kansas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buffaloes	17	3	21	0	41
Jayhawks	0	10	0	0	10

• Date: October 20
• Location: Memorial Stadium
• Game start: 12:10 PM
• Elapsed time: 2:48
• Game attendance: 40,000
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), partly cloudy, Wind S 15–20 mph (24–32 km/h)
• Referee: Larry Fisher

• Source: Box score

      

Scoring summary

Q1	9:25	COL	Harper 36-yard field goal	COL 3–0
	6:46	COL	Eric Bieniemy 31-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 10–0
	0:58	COL	Mike Pritchard 44-yard pass from Darian Hagan (Harper kick)	COL 17–0
Q2	14:08	KU	Drayton 11-yard pass from Hilleary (Eichloff kick)	COL 17–7
	2:47	KU	Eichloff 26-yard field goal	COL 17–10
	0:01	COL	Harper 42-yard field goal	COL 20–10
Q3	10:06	COL	Eric Bieniemy 41-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 27–10
	2:51	COL	Eric Bieniemy 10-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 34–10
	0:18	COL	McCloughan 90-yard punt return (Harper kick)	COL 41–10

See also: 1990 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Oklahoma

#22 Oklahoma at #10 Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	7	7	3	6	23
• Buffaloes	3	9	6	14	32

• Date: October 27
• Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
• Game start: 12:31 PM
• Elapsed time: 3:23
• Game attendance: 51,967
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), sunny, Wind E 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Referee: Dean Cramer

• Source: Box score

      

Scoring summary

Q1	9:00	OU	Cale Gundy 5-yard run (Lasher kick)	OU 7–0
	3:01	COL	Harper 48-yard field goal	OU 7–3
Q2	6:58	COL	Harper 28-yard field goal	OU 7–6
	6:46	OU	Long 80-yard pass from Gundy (Lashar kick)	OU 14–6
	0:24	COL	Pritchard 12-yard pass from Hagan (run failed)	OU 14–12
Q3	10:19	COL	Eric Bieniemy 69-yard run (pass failed)	COL 18–14
	5:06	OU	Lasher 43-yard field goal	COL 18–17
Q4	13:54	COL	Smith 85-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick)	COL 25–17
	11:24	COL	Hagan 3-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 32–17
	5:51	OU	Brewer 6-yard run (run failed)	COL 32-23

See also: 1990 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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At Nebraska

#9 Colorado at #3 Nebraska

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Buffaloes	0	0	0	27	27
Cornhuskers	0	6	6	0	12

• Date: November 3
• Location: Memorial Stadium
• Game start: 3:07 PM
• Elapsed time: 3:00
• Game attendance: 76,464
• Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C), Light rain, Wind N 20–22 mph (32–35 km/h)
• Referee: John Laurie
• TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough and Mike Gottfried

    

Scoring summary

Q2	13:14	NEB	Barrios 26-yard field goal	NEB 3–0
	11:25	NEB	Barrios 44-yard field goal	NEB 6–0
Q3	2:39	NEB	Mitchell 48-yard pass from Joseph (pass failed)	NEB 12–0
Q4	14:43	COL	Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick)	NEB 12–7
	8:37	COL	Bieniemy 2-yard run (pass failed)	COL 13–12
	4:35	COL	Bieniemy 3-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 20–12
	1:31	COL	Bieniemy 5-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 27–12

See also: 1990 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry

• Eric Bieniemy 38 Rush, 137 Yds, 4 TD

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Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State at #4 Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	0	15	22
• Buffaloes	7	10	21	3	41

• Date: November 10
• Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
• Game start: 1:02 PM
• Elapsed time: 3:09
• Game attendance: 51,873
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), sunny, Wind NE 7 mph (11 km/h)
• Referee: John Laurie

• Source: Box score

      

Scoring summary

Q1	9:36	COL	Hemingway 9-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick)	COL 7–0
	0:09	OSU	Mayfield 43 pass from Ford (Blanchard Kick)	Tied 7–7
Q2	11:28	COL	Pritchard 28-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick)	COL 14–7
	0:03	COL	Harper 40-yard field goal	COL 17–7
Q3	10:24	COL	S.Brown 8-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick)	COL 24–7
	7:48	COL	Pritchard 34-yard pass from Hagan (Harper Kick)	COL 31–7
	0:06	COL	Bieniemy 21-yard run (Harper Kick)	COL 38–7
Q4	14:24	OSU	Hudson 1-yard run (Kirksey pass from Ford)	COL 38–15
	7:36	COL	Harper 50-yard field goal	COL 41–15
	3:23	OSU	Kirksey 19-yard pass from Ford (Blanchard Kick)	COL 41-22

See also: 1990 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Kansas State

Kansas State at #4 Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	0	0	3
• Buffaloes	17	23	3	21	64

• Date: November 17
• Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, CO
• Game start: 12:12 PM
• Elapsed time: 3:19
• Game attendance: 51,136
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), partly cloudy, Wind NE 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Referee: Larry Fisher

• Source: Box score

        

Scoring summary

Q1	12:02	COL	Hagan 23-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 7–0
	6:28	COL	Hagan 9-yard run (Harper Kick)	COL 14–0
	2:53	COL	Harper 28-yard field goal	COL 17–0
Q2	12:38	KSU	Wright 28-yard field goal	COL 17–3
	9:35	COL	C.S. Johnson 5-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 24–3
	5:29	COL	Pritchard 48-yard pass from Hagan (Harper kick)	COL 31–3
	5:11	COL	Safety, Straw sacked by Howe in endzone, KSU covered fumble	COL 33–3
	0:06	COL	Pritchard 70-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 40–3
Q3	10:56	COL	Blottiaux 47-yard field goal	COL 43–3
Q4	6:54	COL	Henry 39-yard pass from Joseph (Blottiaux kick)	COL 50–3
	4:35	COL	C.E. Johnson 26-yard run (Blottiaux kick)	COL 57–3
	0:04	COL	Oliver 8-yard run (Blottiaux kick)	COL 64-3

See also: 1990 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The Buffs scored early and often while totaling 634 yards of total offense (360 rushing).^[17][18]

Notre Dame (Orange Bowl)

#5 Notre Dame vs. #1 Colorado

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Irish	0	6	3	0	9
• Buffaloes	0	3	7	0	10

• Date: January 1
• Location: Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
• Game start: 8:30 PM
• Elapsed time: 3:26
• Game attendance: 77,062
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Fair skies, Wind E 9 mph (14 km/h)
• Referee: Frank Shepard
• TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh

• Source: Box score

  

Scoring summary

Q2	12:04	CU	Jim Harper 22-yard field goal	COL 3–0
	7:32	ND	Ricky Watters 2-yard run (PAT blocked)	ND 6–3
Q3	10:10	ND	Craig Hentrich 24-yard field goal	ND 9–3
	4:26	CU	Eric Bieniemy 1-yard run (Harper kick)	COL 10–9

Main article: 1991 Orange Bowl

See also: 1990 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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Personnel

1990 Colorado Buffaloes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 55 Jim Adams Jr TB 44 David Arterberry So TB 31 Matt Bell So TB 1 Eric Bieniemy Sr TE 84 Jason Blatt Fr TE 81 Jon Boman Jr TB 34 Darnell Brooks Fr TE 32 David Brown Sr TE 87 Sean Brown Jr OT 78 Bryan Campbell So TB 6 Dennis Collier So FB 25 Robert Dobbins Fr TE 85 Sean Embree So TE 88 Christian Fauria Fr QB 18 Roman Foster So QB 10 Mike Freeman So G 62 Joe Garten Sr C 71 Erez Gottlieb So QB 3 Darian Hagan Jr WR 46 Chris Hall Fr OT 77 Jim Hansen So WR 26 Julian Hayward So G 79 Russ Heasley Jr FB 22 George Hemingway Sr WR 25 Mark Henry Jr WB Dan Hestra Fr FB 33 James Hill Fr G 73 Roger Ivey Fr G 74 Dolyn Jackson Fr WR 84 James Jackson Fr WR 80 Robbie James Jr WR 88 Charles E. Johnson Fr QB 4 Charles S. Johnson Jr QB 1 Vance Joseph Fr TB 7 Kent Kahl Fr WR 89 Jack Keys So FB 38 Charles Lee Fr C 52 Jay Leeuwenburg Jr WB 23 Greg Lindsey Fr OT 65 Greg Loest Fr WB 28 Erik Mitchell Fr OT 70 Thomas Mixon Fr OT 60 Clint Moles So WB 5 O.C. Oliver Sr WB 36 J.C. Orvis Sr FB 49 Scott Phillips Fr FB 20 Kelly Phipps Fr WB 26 Jason Allegri Fr WR 9 Mike Pritchard Sr FB 30 Tony Senna Jr WB 42 Michael Simmons Sr WR 86 Rico Smith Jr TB 35 Chuck Snowden Fr OT 76 Ariel Solomon Sr C 51 Rudy Stearnes Fr OT 61 Chris Stortz Fr G 66 Dan Todd Fr TE 82 Doug Van Horn Fr OT 72 Mark Vander Poel Sr OT 63 Derek West Fr WB 12 Michael Westbrook Fr TB 41 Roger Yago Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 29 Derek Agnew Fr S 5 Blake Anderson Fr LB 90 Norm Barnett Fr LB 50 Tony Berti Fr S 30 Matthew Bickel Fr LB 19 Greg Biekert So CB 13 Ronnie Bradford So LB 34 Chad Brown So DT 59 Kenny Browne Fr NT 39 Jeff Brunner Fr LB 55 DeShannon Campbell Fr S 31 Spencer Colter Jr S 21 Dwayne Davis So LB 40 Scott DeGoler Sr DT 89 Brian Dyet Fr DT 97 Marcellous Elder So CB 2 Deon Figures So LB 88 Richard Fisher Fr CB 15 David Gibbs Sr LB 91 Lamarr Gray Sr LB 92 Rodell Guest Jr S 6 Eric Hamilton So DT 95 Garry Howe Sr CB 47 Chris Hudson Fr LB 51 Alfred Hull Fr LB 43 Rob Hutchins Sr S 17 Tim James Sr LB 48 Terry Johnson Sr LB 58 Noah Kaiser Fr LB 41 John Katovisch Fr CB 12 Dave McCloughan Sr LB 96 Kanavis McGhee Sr LB 98 Mike Motley Sr S 37 Tate Nelson So S 45 Chris O'Donnell Jr DT 75 Jason Perkins So LB 57 William Polk So DT 99 Leonard Renfro Fr LB 53 Jason Robinson Fr LB 46 Paul Rose Sr S 49 Jim Schrant Fr S 4 Aaron Shaw Fr DT 76 Corey Smith Fr CB 38 Scott Starr So NG 93 Joel Steed Jr LB 64 Colton Sudberry Fr S 27 Greg Thomas Jr CB 19 Ryan Thomas Fr CB 14 Jeff Walden Fr LB 94 Alfred Williams Sr LB 81 Dennis Williams Fr LB 56 Ron Woolfork Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 20 Jim Archibald Fr PK 9 Daniel Beck Fr PK 23 Justin Blake Fr PK 14 Pat Blottiaux So PK 16 Jim Harper Jr PK 1 Branon Johnson Fr P 17 Jeff Kochevar Jr P 21 Ron Mayer Fr PK 85 Jason Miller Fr P 10 Tom Rouen Sr	Head coach Bill McCartney Coordinators/assistant coaches Gary Barnett Mike Barry Brian Cabral Gerry DiNardo Don Frease Mike Hankwitz Oliver Lucas Bob Simmons Ron Vanderlinden Jeff Madden Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Jan-17

Awards and honors

• Alfred Williams, Butkus Award^[21]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Pritchard	Wide receiver	1	13	Atlanta Falcons
Alfred Williams	Linebacker	1	18	Cincinnati Bengals
Eric Bieniemy	Running back	2	39	San Diego Chargers
Kanavis McGhee	Linebacker	2	55	New York Giants
Dave McCloughan	Defensive back	3	69	Indianapolis Colts
Mark Vander Poel	Tackle	4	96	Indianapolis Colts
Joe Garten	Center	6	164	Green Bay Packers
Tim James	Defensive back	8	202	New York Jets

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