Game Summary
BYU fell into an early hole after a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs from Eric Bieniemy gave Colorado a 14-7 halftime lead. The Cougars rallied in the second half after backup quarterback Ty Detmer was inserted into the game. Detmer completed 11-of-19 passes for 129 yards in the second half. Trailing 17-14 in the fourth quarter, BYU eventually won the game on a pair of field goals - one from 31 yards and another from 35 yards - from kicker Jason Chaffetz.
The Bowl game served as a springboard for both programs over the next couple of seasons. Colorado would end up claiming a split national championship in 1990, while Detmer won the Heisman the same year and led BYU to a top-10 ranking at two different points during the same season.
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1988–89 NCAA football bowl game season
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- California (Dec. 10)
- Independence (Dec. 23)
- Sun (Dec. 24)
- Aloha (Dec. 25)
- Liberty (Dec. 28)
- Freedom (Dec. 29)
- All-American (Dec. 29)
- Holiday (Dec. 30)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Gator (Jan. 1)
- Cotton (Jan. 1)
- Sugar (Jan. 1)
- Hall of Fame (Jan. 1)
- Orange (Jan. 1)
- Florida Citrus (Jan. 1)
- Rose (Jan. 1)
- Fiesta (Jan. 1)
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Freedom Bowl
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- Games
- 1984
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
- 1990
- 1991
- 1992
- 1993
- 1994
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BYU Cougars bowl games
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- 1974 Fiesta Bowl
- 1976 Tangerine Bowl
- 1978 Holiday Bowl
- 1979 Holiday Bowl
- 1980 Holiday Bowl
- 1981 Holiday Bowl
- 1982 Holiday Bowl
- 1983 Holiday Bowl
- 1984 Holiday Bowl
- 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl
- 1986 Freedom Bowl
- 1987 All-American Bowl
- 1988 Freedom Bowl
- 1989 Holiday Bowl
- 1990 Holiday Bowl
- 1991 Holiday Bowl
- 1992 Aloha Bowl
- 1993 Holiday Bowl
- 1994 Copper Bowl
- 1997 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1998 Liberty Bowl
- 1999 Motor City Bowl
- 2001 Liberty Bowl
- 2005 Las Vegas Bowl
- 2006 Las Vegas Bowl
- 2007 Las Vegas Bowl
- 2008 Las Vegas Bowl
- 2009 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
- 2010 New Mexico Bowl
- 2011 Armed Forces Bowl
- 2012 Poinsettia Bowl
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Colorado Buffaloes bowl games
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- 1938 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1957 Orange Bowl
- 1962 Orange Bowl
- 1967 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1969 Liberty Bowl
- 1970 Liberty Bowl
- 1971 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1972 Gator Bowl
- 1975 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1977 Orange Bowl
- 1985 Freedom Bowl
- 1986 Bluebonnet Bowl
- 1988 Freedom Bowl
- 1990 Orange Bowl
- 1991 Orange Bowl
- 1991 Blockbuster Bowl
- 1993 Fiesta Bowl
- 1993 Aloha Bowl
- 1995 Fiesta Bowl
- 1996 Cotton Bowl Classic
- 1996 Holiday Bowl
- 1998 Aloha Classic
- 1999 Insight.com Bowl
- 2002 Fiesta Bowl
- 2002 Alamo Bowl
- 2004 Houston Bowl
- 2005 Champs Sports Bowl
- 2007 Independence Bowl
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