BOWL GAMES OCCIDENTAL 21 1949 RAISIN BOWL Saturday, Jan. 1, 1949 Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, Calif. COLORADO A&M 20 Attendance: 10,000 Colorado State — at the time known as the Colorado A&M Aggies — made its first trip to a postseason bowl game at the conclusion of the 1948 football season, capping one of the most successful years in school history. Coached by Bob Davis, Colorado A&M played on New Year’s Day against Occidental College, after an 8-2 regular season highlighted by a 29-25 win over in-state rival Colorado in Boulder. The only two regular-season losses came at the hands of Drake and Utah, setting the stage for the team’s trip to postseason play. It was a star-studded Colorado A&M lineup that took the field that day in Fresno. Four players — Fum McGraw, Tuffy Mullison, Dale Dodrill, and Jack Christiansen — were team mainstays and now occupy spots in Colorado State’s Sports Hall of Fame. A fifth star, running back Eddie Hanna, tragically would pass away after the opening game of the following season. McGraw, the school’s first consensus All-American, later played with the Detroit Lions, as did Christiansen, while Dodrill played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Colorado A&M led 13-0 at halftime behind the play of Hanna. He scored on a 71-yard run after the Aggies had scored when quarterback Bob Hainlen hit Keith Thompson with a 5-yard scoring pass. But Occidental scored 21 second-half points to rally for the victory. Hanna gave the Aggies their final touchdown of the game on a 79-yard run. 1 2 3 4 F Occidental 0 0 7 14 21 Colorado A&M 0 13 0 7 20 SCORING SUMMARY CAM ..............................Thompson 5 pass Hainlen (Kick failed) CAM ..............................Hanna 71 run (Faucett kick) OCC ..............................Pearson 17 pass Ross (Smith kick) CAM ..............................Pearson 21 pass Ross (Smith kick) CAM ..............................Hanna 79 run (Faucett kick) OCC ..............................Levin 69 pass Ross (Smith kick) TEAM STATISTICS ................................CAM ............................ OCC First Downs ...............................................................7 ........................................13 Rushing Yards ...................................................... 213 .....................................100 Passes Att-Comp-Int ...................................... 14-9-1 .................................16-6-1 Passing Yards ........................................................92 .....................................156 Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 0-0 ..................................... 2-0 Penalties-Yards ..................................................5-45 ...................................2-30 Punting Average ................................................33.6 ................................... 29.0 Cover from the 1949 Raisin Bowl game program @CSUFOOTBALL BOWL GAMES COLORADO STATE 32 1990 FREEDOM BOWL Saturday, Dec. 29, 1990 Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, Calif. OREGON 31 Attendance: 51,103 Colorado State’s football squad opened the 1990 season with dreams higher than many observers felt possible. Those dreams included a postseason bowl berth. Having not been invited to a postseason game in 42 years, Colorado State earned a trip to the Freedom Bowl in 1990. Colorado State’s 8-4 regular-season record drew bowl attention and thrusted the team into the national limelight in Freedom Bowl VII. The Rams were matched against PAC-10 member Oregon in what would turn out to be one of the season’s most exciting bowl games. Colorado State scored first, opening the game with a 75-yard, 15-play drive on Mike Gimenez’s 1-yard plunge. Oregon later led 17-14, setting the stage for a dramatic fourth quarter. Trailing 25-19, the Rams took the lead on Gimenez’s 49-yard pass to Greg Primus, then added insurance on Todd Yert’s 52-yard scoring run to lead 32-25 with minutes remaining. But Oregon made one last grasp at victory behind quarterback Bill Musgrave, who led his team on a 79-yard scoring drive. The Rams’ Selwyn Jones then thwarted the Ducks’ two-point conversion pass attempt, an amazing play, to seal the win. Yert was named the game’s Offensive MVP, while teammate Robert Chirico earned defensive honors. 1 2 3 4 F Colorado State 7 7 5 13 32 Oregon 7 10 0 14 31 SCORING SUMMARY CSU ..................................... Gimenez 1 run (Brown kick) UO ....................................... Jones 16 pass Musgrave (McCallum kick) UO ....................................... McCallum 23 FG CSU ..................................... Alford 1 run (Brown kick) UO ....................................... Burwell 3 pass Musgrave (McCallum kick) CSU ..................................... Recover fumble in end zone for safety CSU ..................................... Brown 35 FG UO ..........................................McClellan 44 pass Musgrave (Burwell pass Musgrave) CSU ..................................... Primus 49 pass Gimenez (Brown kick) CSU ..................................... Yert 52 run (kick blocked) UO ....................................... Burwell 1 run (pass failed) TEAM STATISTICS ................................ CSU ...............................UO Cover from the 1990 Freedom Bowl game First Downs .............................................................21 ........................................16 program Rushes-Yards (Net) ........................................... 26-7 ...............................49-196 Passes Att-Comp-Int ..................................47-29-0 .................................15-8-1 Passing Yards ..................................................... 392 .....................................108 Total Offense Yards-Yards ......................... 73-399 ..............................64-304 Fumbles-Lost ........................................................5-3 ..................................... 2-0 Penalties-Yards ..................................................7-60 ................................... 5-47 Punts-Avg. .......................................................3-38.3 ................................6-34.7 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING - Colorado State: Yert 12-94-1; Copeland 8-44-0; Alford 14-42-1; Gimenez 8-19-1; MacRenato 1-5-0; Verdugo 6-(-8)-0. Oregon: Burwell 12-20-1; Kelemeni 5-7-0; McClelland 1-2-0; Shedrick 2-2-0; Musgrave 5- -11-0. PASSING - Colorado State: Gimenez 10-5-1-1-73; Verdugo 5-3-0-0-35. Oregon: Musgrave 47-29-3-0-392. RECEIVING - Colorado State: Primus 2-63-1; Yert 2-18-0; Lindner 2-7-0; Copeland 1-5-0; Smith 1-5-0. Oregon: McClel- land 9-148-1; A. Jones 2-35-1; Burwell 7-54-1; Harris 2-37-0; Shedrick 1-3-0; Kelemeni 2-11-0; Reitzug 5-97-0; Ferry 1-7-0. PUNTING - Colorado State: Luke 6-208, 34.7. Oregon: Thompson 3-115, 38.3. SACKS BY - Colorado State: Chirico 2-11. 2016 COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES MICHIGAN 24 1994 HOLIDAY BOWL Friday, Dec. 30, 1994 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, Calif. COLORADO STATE 14 Attendance: 59,453 Colorado State’s miraculous dream season in 1994 concluded on the turf of San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium. Holiday Bowl 17 featured the young and enthusiastic upstart Rams, representing the Western Athletic Conference for the first time ever in the postseason event, against the Big Ten’s Michigan Wolverines, long a bastion of college football tradition. Colorado State served notice on the night in San Diego that the Rams’ program would be a force in coming years. Following a Michigan touchdown on the Wolverines’ initial drive of the game, Colorado State answered. Quarterback Anthoney Hill drove the Rams 66 yards in nine plays for the tying touchdown, hitting receiver Paul Turner on a 32-yard scoring play. Hill, a native of San Diego, later would be honored as Colorado State’s Offensive MVP in the game. The Rams put their final touchdown on the scoreboard late in the game when Hill found receiver Jeremy Burkett down the right sideline for an 18-yard touchdown pass. By the end of the game, which was played before the eighth-largest crowd in Holiday Bowl history, statistics reflected the closeness of the contest. Michigan had gained 341 total yards, only 1 more than the Rams had man- aged. 1 2 3 4 F Michigan 10 7 7 0 24 Colorado State 7 0 0 7 14 SCORING SUMMARY UM ....................................... Toomer 4 pass Collins (Hamilton kick) CSU ..................................... Turner 32 pass Hill (McDougal kick) UM ....................................... Hamilton 34 FG UM ....................................... Hayes 16 pass Collins (Hamilton kick) UM ....................................... Wheatley 3 run (Hamilton kick) CSU ..................................... Burkett 18 pass Hill (McDougal kick) TEAM STATISTICS ................................ CSU .............................. UM First Downs .............................................................10 ........................................18 Rushes-Yards (Net) ..........................................36-51 ............................... 37-179 Passes Att-Comp-Int ................................. 40-22-2 ..............................24-14-3 Passing Yards ..................................................... 289 .....................................162 Total Offense Plays-Yards .......................... 76-340 ................................61-341 Cover from the 1994 Holiday Bowl game program Fumbles-Lost ....................................................... 2-2 .....................................0-0 Penalties-Yards .................................................