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The Great 8: No. 2 Kordell Stewart vs No. 3 Koy Detmer

Colorado's spring camp has wrapped up and we enter a slow period in Colorado football as the Buffs' players don't report for fall camp until August 1.

For the next few weeks, CUSportsNation.com members will be voting on the best quarterback in Colorado history. Last week, members gave their nominations, and based on the amount of nominations, we put together the seeding for "The Great 8: Best CU Quarterback of All Time Tournament."

Darian Hagan moved on to the finals and will meet the winner of Kordell Stewart and Koy Detmer.

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The Great 8, Round 2 Matchup: No. 2 Kordell Stewart vs No. 3 Koy Detmer

*** To vote for the winner of this round, click here ***

The Stewart profile (via cubuffs.com and wiki)

1991-1994

A true dual-threat quarterback at Colorado, Stewart was the first Buff ever to throw for 200 yards and rush for 100 in the same game, and he's still the only quarterback in CU history to have three 2,000 yard passing seasons. In his last game as a Buff, he was named the Offensive MVP of the Fiesta Bowl in Colorado's 41-24 win over Notre Dame.

In 1991, Stewart got a scholarship to the University of Colorado. Playing under coach Bill McCartney, he became one of the most prolific quarterbacks in school history, setting several Buffaloes records, including most passes completed, most passing yards, and most touchdown passes.

Stewart led the option-oriented Buffaloes to a pair of top-10 regular-season finishes in the AP and Coaches polls in 1992 and 1994 as well as wins in the 1993 Aloha Bowl and 1995 Fiesta Bowl. He was selected as a second team All-American his senior year as nationally ranked No. 3 Colorado finished 11–1 in 1994.

One of his greatest moments ever for the Colorado Buffaloes came at the very beginning. On September 5, 1992, Stewart started his first game as a sophomore as Colorado unveiled a pass-oriented offense that lifted the 12th-ranked Buffaloes past in-state rival Colorado State, 37–17. Stewart connected on 21 of 36 passes for a then school-record 409 yards and four touchdowns in the contest

On September 24, 1994, Stewart threw the game-winning, 64-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass into the end zone to wide receiver Michael Westbrook in the closing seconds to beat the Michigan Wolverines.

The Detmer profile

1992-1996

Detmer threw for 5,390 yards in his four year playing career at Colorado and tossed 40 touchdowns compared to 25 interceptions. Detmer filled in for Kordell Stewart in 1992 as a true freshman and threw for 962 yards and eight touchdowns.

Detmer took a redshirt year in '93 and backed up Stewart once again in '94 as the Buffs won the Fiesta Bowl that season against Notre Dame. Detmer attempted just 19 passes.

With Kordell Stewart off to the pros, Detmer still wasn't able to grab the keys to the offensive as John Hessler came in and had a strong season in '95, keeping Detmer on the bench and playing in just five games.

But Detmer's redshirt senior season is where he solidified himself as an all-time great Buff quarterback, throwing for 3,156 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, leading CU to their fourth straight bowl victory in a Holiday Bowl win over the Washington Huskies.

Detmer holds a number of Colorado football records.

- Completions in a half (22)

- Yards gained in a game by a true freshman (418) and junior (426)

- Average yards per attempt in career (9.07)

- Most 70-yard pass completions in career (6, tied with Liufau)

- Most 400 yard passing games in career (5)

- Only Buff quarterback(s) with 3,000 yards passing (Liufau and Detmer)

- Most touchdown passes in as season by a CU senior (22)

*** To vote for the winner of this round, click here ***

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