Editor's note: It was a game that will live in infamy. On Oct. 6, 1990, the Colorado Buffaloes beat the Missouri Tigers 33-31 when the officials gave the Buffs an extra play - yes, a fifth down - and they used it score the winning touchdown as time expired. This article first was published in the Post-Dispatch on Oct. 7, 1990.
COLUMBIA, Mo. - How best to sum up Colorado's controversial 33-31 football victory Saturday over the University of Missouri?
For starters, this may be the first time in college football history that fans of the losing team tore down a goal post.