Colorado vs. Notre Dame

Monday, January 1, 1990, Orange Bowl Share

No. 4 Notre Dame beat No. 1 Colorado 21–⁠6. It was their third meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 3–⁠0.

Neutral site1Colorado11–⁠1 in 1989

Neutral site4Notre Dame12–⁠1 in 1989

FinalTV: NBCAttendance 81,191Referee: Dayle Phillips (ACC)

MVPs Raghib Ismail (Notre Dame WR); Darian Hagan (Colorado QB)Wikipedia

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Notre Dame 58% to win. Notre Dame pulled the upset. Elo’s favorite won.

Notre Dame leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the two since this game.