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I found it. It was against Colorado in 1993:

https://youtu.be/G5gJMBos-VY?t=3763

And I was wrong, the defender made the hit on the TE to jar the bar loose. Definitely would have been ruled an incomplete pass today, but the defender would have been ejected for targeting.

Yup, definitely not a catch, but also definitely targeting under today’s rules.

BC

Interpolating from the color commentator, all that was required back then was possession and one foot down in the field of play. The receiver accomplished both of those things so, per the color commentator, the officials made the correct call. Which was pretty bold of them, because when I saw it in real time I did not think it was a completed pass--but I also didn't/still don't know for certain what the rule was back then. If the officials had ruled an incomplete pass, it would have been 4th and goal from the 5 with 8 seconds left.

By today's rules, with the targeting it would have been 1st down and goal to go for Stanford. I think the ball would have been placed at the 2 yard-line because the targeting occurred in the end zone.

I just checked and Colorado was ranked #7 in the AP poll before that game in 1993. Which makes sense considering they had players like Kordell Stewart, Michael Westbrook, Christian Fauria and future H.eisman winner Rashaan Salaam (RIP).

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I found it. It was against Colorado in 1993:

https://youtu.be/G5gJMBos-VY?t=3763

And I was wrong, the defender made the hit on the TE to jar the bar loose. Definitely would have been ruled an incomplete pass today, but the defender would have been ejected for targeting.

Yup, definitely not a catch, but also definitely targeting under today’s rules.

BC

Interpolating from the color commentator, all that was required back then was possession and one foot down in the field of play. The receiver accomplished both of those things so, per the color commentator, the officials made the correct call. Which was pretty bold of them, because when I saw it in real time I did not think it was a completed pass--but I also didn't/still don't know for certain what the rule was back then. If the officials had ruled an incomplete pass, it would have been 4th and goal from the 5 with 8 seconds left.

By today's rules, with the targeting it would have been 1st down and goal to go for Stanford. I think the ball would have been placed at the 2 yard-line because the targeting occurred in the end zone.

I just checked and Colorado was ranked #7 in the AP poll before that game in 1993. Which makes sense considering they had players like Kordell Stewart, Michael Westbrook, Christian Fauria and future H.eisman winner Rashaan Salaam (RIP).