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The following year, the Buffaloes tied Nebraska for the Big Eight title and lost to Alabama in the Blockbuster Bowl.

In 1992, Colorado finished a 9 – 2 – 1 campaign with a loss to Syracuse in the Fiesta Bowl.

In 1994, McCartney's final year, he coached the Buffaloes to a victory at Michigan, where McCartney had spent eight years as an assistant.

Colorado won the game 27 – 26 on a 64-yard Hail Mary pass from Kordell Stewart to Michael Westbrook as time expired, which has since become known as The Miracle at Michigan.

The Buffaloes posted an 11 – 1 record in 1994, capped by a win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl.

At the end of the 1994 season, McCartney retired from coaching.