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An injured Sefo Liufau completed as many passes to Washington defenders as to his own teammates, with three third quarter interceptions allowing No. 4 Washington to turn a 14-7 halftime lead into a 41-10 rout in the Pac-12 championship game in Santa Clara, California.
The Huskies dominated the line of scrimmage, rushing for 265 yards while holding the ball for 38:34 of game clock. The Colorado offense, averaging 469.9 yards of total offense per game, was held to 163 total yards … with only 45 yards of total offense in the second half.
Sefo Liufau went just 3-for-13 for 16 yards, with three third quarter interceptions setting up 13 Washington points. Liufau left early in the first quarter with an ankle injury, but returned to start the second half. “I didn’t do a good job of preparing us and being able to get us quality drives,” Liufau said. “We really left our defense and everyone else out to dry tonight.”
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Sefo Liufau passed for 345 yards, rushing for another 108 yards and three touchdowns, leading No. 12 Colorado to a 38-24 victory over No. 20 Washington State. The victory, the first for head coach Mike MacIntyre against a ranked team, witnessed 603 yards of total offense from the Buffs, while holding the Cougars to a season-low 24 points.
“He’s the poster boy of our team,” Buff cornerback Chidobe Awuzie said of Liufau. “Everyone from the outside looking in, that’s what Colorado football looks like. He never quits.
“On the interior, in the locker room, we look at him like the guy who’s going to lead us to the promised land. He goes down, but he always comes back. That tough mindset, that gritty mindset — that’s what this team is built on because that’s who he is and that’s who we are.”
Phillip Lindsay had 31 carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns, with the receiving corps being led by Devin Ross, who had eight catches for 121 yards.
READ MORE >>Tags: Addison Gillam, Afolabi Laguda, Bryce Bobo, Chris Graham, Devin Ross, Jay MacIntyre, Jimmie Gilbert, Mike MacIntyre, Nick Fisher, Phillip Lindsay, Ryan Moeller, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Tedric Thompson
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Isaiah Oliver returned a punt 68 yards for a score with 5:27 remaining and No. 21 Colorado overcame eight personal-foul penalties to beat UCLA 20-10 on Thursday night.
Oliver caught the punt on the right side of the field, cut back to the left and went untouched for the decisive score. It was the first punt return for a touchdown in 11 years for Colorado, giving the Buffs a guaranteed winning season since 2005 … the last time the Buffs had a punt return for a touchdown (Stephone Robinson v. Kansas).
The game featured a combined 25 penalties for 224 yards, two blocked kicks and five turnovers.
Mike MacIntyre: “We found a way to win”
READ MORE >>Tags: Bryce Bobo, Chidobe Awuzie, Chris Graham, Christian Shaver, Devin Ross, Isaiah Oliver, Jimmie Gilbert, Kenneth Olugbode, Mike MacIntyre, N.J. Falo, Phillip Lindsay, Ryan Moeller, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Steven Montez
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Phillip Lindsay rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Colorado Buffaloes to their first win over Arizona State in their history, 40-16.
Lindsay averaged 8.4 yards on 26 carries and his big day included a 75-yard rumble on the first snap of the second half. He also scored from 13 yards out, capping off a memorable evening with a 4-yard run in the final minute.
The Buffs ran for 315 yards overall.
“We didn’t play very well and my hat goes off to them because they ran the ball on us unlike anyone has ever run it the whole time I’ve been at Arizona State,” said Sun Devils fifth-year coach Todd Graham.
Sefo Liufau threw for 265 yards on 23 of 31 passing against the nation’s worst pass defense in his return to the Buffs starting lineup for the first time since spraining his left ankle at Michigan on Sept. 17.
READ MORE >>Tags: Afolabi Laguda, Bryce Bobo, Chidobe Awuzie, Herb Orvis, Jimmie Gilbert, Kyle Evans, Mike MacIntyre, Phillip Lindsay, Sefo Liufau
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The Colorado defense forced four USC turnovers, but also allowed 540 yards of total offense as the Trojans defeated the Buffs for the 11th-straight time, 21-17.
In a battle of freshman quarterbacks, USC’s Sam Darnold won the day. Darnold went 25-for-37 for 358 yards and three touchdowns … with all three scoring passes going to tight ends. Steven Montez, meanwhile, was held to 192 yards passing, completing 24-of-39 passes, with one touchdown and one interception.
Bryce Bobo was in line for player of the game, with a career-high ten catches, going for 83 yards and a ten-yard touchdown. Bobo was also in on the Buffs’ other touchdown, with the junior receiver throwing a 67-yard touchdown pass to Phillip Lindsay to help keep Colorado in the game.
“We didn’t play Colorado football,” Mike MacIntyre said. “We didn’t play hard and fast like we’re capable of doing. They (the Trojans) are a good team and had something to do with that, but we didn’t play as well as we could have.”
READ MORE >>Tags: Ahkello Witherspoon, Alex Kinney, Bryce Bobo, Devin Ross, Jimmie Gilbert, Kabion Ento, Kenneth Olugbode, Nick Price, Phillip Lindsay, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Steven Montez
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Colorado wanted a fast start to the first game of the 2016 season.
The 2015 opener against Hawai’i opened with a three-and-out and a blocked punt from the Colorado offense, and the Buffs never really recovered … in that game, or really, the entire season.
Against Colorado State in the 2016 opener, though, the Buffs got off to a fast start, storming out to a 21-0 first quarter lead, never looking back in a 44-7 domination of the Rams.
Sefo Liufau went 23-for-33 for 318 yards and a touchdown, also contributing 66 yards rushing on 14 carries. Phillip Lindsay had 20 carries for 95 yards and two touchdowns to lead a 260-yard rushing attack. The receiving corps also failed to post a 100-yard effort, but were more than happy to settle for Bryce Bobo’s 99 yards on five catches, and the 97 yards and a touchdown from Devin Ross.
In all, Colorado went for 578 yards of total offense, holding Colorado State to 225 yards (including only 63 yards passing). The Buff defense forced four turnovers, and surrendered only 12 first downs.
READ MORE >>Tags: Afolabi Laguda, Alex Kelley, Bryce Bobo, Chidobe Awuzie, Devin Ross, Diego Gonzalez, Heath Irwin, Jimmie Gilbert, Kenneth Olugbode, Kyle Evans, Phillip Lindsay, Sefo Liufau, Tim Lynott, Tim Lynott Jr.
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Addison Gillam: “We have a chance to be a great defense” … (if the starters can stay healthy all season)
READ MORE >>Tags: Aaron Howard, Addison Gillam, Akil Jones, Christian Shaver, Deaysean Rippy, Derek McCartney, Drew Lewis, Griffin Hansen, Jacob Stoltenberg, Jimmie Gilbert, Kenneth Olugbode, N.J. Falo, Pookie Maka, Rick Gamboa, Ryan Severson, Sam Bennion, Terran Hasselbach, Travis Talianko, Treat Headley, Tyler Henington
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GAME STORY … November 7th, Boulder … Stnaford’s Christian McCaffrey had a successful homecoming to the state of Colorado, going for over 200 all-purpose yards in leading No. 9 Stanford to a 42-10 win over Colorado, as mistakes doom Buffs (again) … Stanford’s David Shaw: “Coach MacIntyre has done a phenomenal job here”
READ MORE >>Tags: Cade Apsay, Christian McCaffrey, Diego Gonzalez, Donovan Lee, Jimmie Gilbert, Kenneth Crawley, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Patrick Carr, Sefo Liufau, Tedric Thompson
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Jim Leavitt: “We’re not going to be the best defense in the country this fall, but hopefully we stop the bleeding”
READ MORE >>Tags: Addison Gillam, Chidobe Awuzie, Christian Shaver, Clay Norgard, De'jon Wilson, Deaysean Rippy, Derek McCartney, Eddy Lopez, Grant Watanabe, Hunter Shaw, Jaleel Awini, Jered Bell, JIm Jeffcoat, Jim Leavitt, Jimmie Gilbert, John Walker, Jordan Carrell, Justin Solis, Kenneth Crawley, Kenneth Olugbode, Leo Jackson, Mike MacIntyre, Rick Gamboa, Samson Kafovalu, Tedric Thompson, Travis Talianko, Tyler Henington
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Justin Solis will have to “step it up a notch” in the absence of suspended Josh Tupou …
READ MORE >>Tags: Aaron Howard, Blake Robbins, Brent Tonz, Christian Shaver, Clay Norgard, De'jon Wilson, Derek McCartney, Eddy Lopez, Frank Umu, Garrett Gregory, Jase Franke, JIm Jeffcoat, Jim Leavitt, Jimmie Gilbert, John Paul Tuso, Jordan Carrell, Josh Tupou, Juda Parker, Justin Solis, Leo Jackson, Lyle Tuiloma, Michael Mathewes, Sam Bennion, Samson Kafovalu, Terran Hasselbach, Timothy Coleman, Tyler Henington
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