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 and an 8 year bowl drought from December, 1978 to December, 1986. 

How that happened with the players we had was truly an amazing feat.

A surprising number of excellent pros (Elway, Nelson, Muster, Baty, Harry, Margerum, Veris, Cook, Wyman, and more) considering the record. Problem was there were plenty of weak position groups to exploit. The trenches were outmanned, team speed was not good, and the reserves were...reserves.

[bbm233]

 and an 8 year bowl drought from December, 1978 to December, 1986. 

How that happened with the players we had was truly an amazing feat.

A surprising number of excellent pros (Elway, Nelson, Muster, Baty, Harry, Margerum, Veris, Cook, Wyman, and more) considering the record. Problem was there were plenty of weak position groups to exploit. The trenches were outmanned, team speed was not good, and the reserves were...reserves.