Sept. 21st – at No. 24 Arizona State – “Everyone Chipped in, Everyone Did Their Job”

Colorado snapped a 29-game road losing streak against ranked teams, taking down No. 24 Arizona State in Tempe, 34-31.

Steven Montez went 23-for-30 for 337 yards and three touchdowns, with all three scoring passes going to Tony Brown. The senior wide receiver collected nine passes in all, going for a career-high for 150 yards, with Alex Fontenot gaining 89 yards on 25 carries to lead the rushing attack.

The Buffs posted 447 yards of total offense, surrendering 453 to the Sun Devils. The CU defense remained consistent, giving up 31 points for the third time in four games (giving up, oddly enough, 30 points in the lone loss of the season).

The victory not only gave CU its first win over a ranked team since defeating UCLA 31-20 in the Rose Bowl in 2002, it also gave the Buffs their first win in six attempts against the Sun Devils in Tempe, and a 2-0 record against ranked teams in the fourth game of the Mel Tucker era.

For the Buff Nation, September 21st no longer represents a date of infamy – the beginning of a 17-year run of failing to defeat a ranked team on the road – but a day of renewed hope that the Buffs are finally ready to reclaim its place as a nationally recognized program …

Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon passes for nine touchdown passes – and loses to UCLA, 67-63 … Cal holds off Ole Miss and its former Pac-12 coaches, finish the day as the Pac-12’s only undefeated team … No. 10 Utah falls to USC, 30-23, and Trojans third-string quarterback, Matt Fink …

OT Will Sherman: “I’m glad we had our wakeup call before Pac-12 play” … CU at ASU a battle of contrasts …Pat Rooney: Pac-12 opener a chance for Buffs to try and rewrite history … OL Casey Roddick sees first action since 2016 – “It was a blessing to get out there” … *CU Video production – Relentess II: The non-conference games* …

Neill Woelk’s Friday Fast Five … Good karma: 9/21/2002: CU 31, No. 20 UCLA 20 … Something has to give Dept.: ASU offense v. CU defense … Injury Report … Two Buff defenders tied for the nation’s lead (in interceptions and fumble recoveries) …

Can the Buffs overcome the heat (temperature at kickoff in the 90’s)? … Can the CU offense score against an ASU defense which hasn’t allowed a point through the first three quarters of any of its first three games? … Can Mel Tucker, in his first attempt, accomplish something which hasn’t happened for the Buffs since 2002? …

CU forced another overtime, but couldn’t finish the deal against Air Force … Where do the Buffs rank in a conference where half of the league – six teams this week – are nationally ranked? …