| Year: | 1994 |
| Team: | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Mode: | football |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Coachrank: | 3 |
| Aprank: | 3 |
| Record: | 11–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple one-back |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Champion: | Fiesta Bowl champion |
The 1994 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder in the 1994 college football season. The Buffaloes offense scored 439 points while the defense allowed 235 points. The team was led by head coach Bill McCartney.
The Buffaloes' only loss of the season came on the road against eventual consensus national champion Nebraska. Colorado, ranked #2 at the time, was in line to play for the national title as part of the Bowl Coalition. They were leapfrogged in the polls by the Cornhuskers, who had been ranked #3, and finished the regular season ranked #4.
The Buffaloes competed in the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, which they won 41–24 over unranked Notre Dame.
The problem of scheduling bowl match-ups for top-ranked teams led to the dissolution of the Bowl Coalition and the creation of the Bowl Alliance (#2 ranked Penn State was not eligible as a member of the Big Ten Conference to play the #1 ranked team). Notre Dame, playing as an independent, had its own agreement with the Bowl Coalition, which allowed the Fiesta Bowl to choose them as an at-large opponent over more highly ranked teams.
See main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
See also: 1994 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team.
See also: 1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
See main article: Miracle at Michigan.
See also: 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team.
The Miracle at Michigan refers to the final play that occurred during the game played on September 24, 1994, between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The game was decided on Colorado quarterback Kordell Stewart's 64-yard Hail Mary pass to Michael Westbrook, which gave the play its name.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
See also: 1994 Texas Longhorns football team.
See also: 1994 Missouri Tigers football team.
See also: 1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team.
See also: 1994 Kansas State Wildcats football team.
See also: 1994 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team, Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry and College GameDay (football).
See also: 1994 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team.
See also: 1994 Kansas Jayhawks football team.
See also: 1994 Iowa State Cyclones football team.
See also: 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and 1995 Fiesta Bowl.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Wide receiver | 1 | 4 | Washington Redskins | |
| Running back | 1 | 21 | Chicago Bears | |
| Tight end | 2 | 39 | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Linebacker | 2 | 57 | New England Patriots | |
| Quarterback | 2 | 60 | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Defensive tackle | 3 | 65 | Green Bay Packers | |
| Defensive back | 3 | 71 | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Derek West | Tackle | 5 | 149 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Shannon Clavelle | Defensive end | 6 | 185 | Buffalo Bills |