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From the most underrated Buffs to my favorite obscure record of the year, here are my year-end awards
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Kelley, Anthony Julmisse, Bryce Bobo, Davis Price, Isaiah Oliver, JIm Jeffcoat, Kenneth Olugbode, Klayton Adams, Nick Fisher, Phillip Lindsay, Rick Gamboa, Sefo Liufau, Steven Montez, Tedric Thompson, Tim Lynott
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Colorado relied upon its defense to bring home the school’s first ten win season since 2001, downing No. 21 Utah, 27-22. With the victory, the “worst-to-first” dream season was completed, with the Buffs going from 1-8 in Pac-12 play in 2015 to 8-1 in 2016, claiming CU’s first Pac-12 South title, and first division title since winning the Big 12 North in 2005.
The Buffs were held to 378 yards of total offense, but the CU defense held the Utes to 339 yards of total offense, forcing four turnovers along the way. A forced fumble from Utah running back Joe Williams was returned by Buff linebacker Kenneth Olugbode ten yards for a game-clinching score early in the fourth quarter. Olugbode’s score made it 27-16, and the Buff defense made it hold up.
Special teams almost cost the Buffs the game, with Utah scoring on a punt return for a touchdown early in the game, and almost scoring on a kickoff return early in the fourth quarter.
“I’m very excited to grind one out,” said Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau, who had 270 yards passing and a team-leading 59 yards rushing, but fumbled twice. “The defense got my back.”
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Kinney, Chidobe Awuzie, Chris Graham, Devin Ross, George Frazier, Jay MacIntyre, Joe Williams, Jordan Carrell, Kabion Ento, Kenneth Olugbode, Kyle Whittingham, Mike MacIntyre, Phillip Lindsay, Rick Gamboa, Ryan Moeller, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Tedric Thompson
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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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Colorado became bowl eligible for the first time since 2007 with a hard-fought 10-5 win over Stanford. Buff field goal kickers missed three of four field goal attempts, making the game tense throughout, but four turnovers by the defense preserved the victory.
Sefo Liufau connected with Shay Fields on a 15-yard touchdown early in the second quarter, providing the game’s only touchdown. Otherwise, Liufau was largely held in check, hitting 12-of-25 for 135 yards, but was picked up by running back Phillip Lindsay, who had 12 carries for 131 yards.
In holding the Cardinal out of the end zone, the Buff defense had three interceptions and a fumble recovery. Tedric Thompson had two interceptions, the second coming midway through the fourth quarter, setting up the Buffs’ field goal. Linebacker Kenneth Olugbode recovered a fumble at the Buff five yard line to snuff out Stanford’s drive to take the lead, with Isaiah Oliver collecting his interception in the final minutes to seal the victory.
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Kinney, Bryce Bobo, Chris Graham, Christian McCaffrey, Devin Ross, Isaiah Oliver, Kenneth Olugbode, Kyle Evans, Lee Walker, Mike MacIntyre, Phillip Lindsay, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Tedric Thompson
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Steven Montez and Shay Fields hooked up for three first-half touchdowns, leading the Buffs to a 47-6 rout of Oregon State. Montez went 19-for-27 for 293 yards in three quarters of action, with Fields collecting seven of those passes for 169 yards. Fields tied a school record for touchdown receptions in a game, with 160 of his 169 yards coming in the first half as the Buffs turned an early 3-0 deficit into a 37-6 blowout by halftime.
Phillip Lindsay was the leading rusher for the Buffs, with 90 yards and a score in 16 carries. The defense was also stellar, holding the Beavers to 226 yards of total offense. While holding the Oregon State offense out of the end zone, the Colorado defense was able to get there on its own, with linebacker Rick Gamboa scoring on a 20-yard interception return.
“It proves we’re legitimate, maybe, that we can do it,” Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said. “Everybody kept asking me all week, `Are they going to have a letdown? Did they play out of their minds?’ Like I said since Day 1, we’re a good football team.”
READ MORE >>Tags: Davis Price, Jay MacIntyre, Jordan Gehrke, Kyle Evans, Michael Adkins, Phillip Lindsay, Rick Gamboa, Shay Fields, Steven Montez, Tedric Thompson
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Chidobe Awuzie is the most decorated Buff this preseason … Will the unit as a whole deliver this fall?
READ MORE >>Tags: Afolabi Laguda, Ahkello Witherspoon, Ca'Ron Baham, Chidobe Awuzie, Isaiah Oliver, Jaisen Sanchez, Kyle Trego, Nick Fisher, Ronnie Blackmon, Ryan Moeller, Tedric Thompson, Trey Udoffia
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GAME STORY … November 28th – Salt Lake City, Utah … Buffs finish the 2015 season the same way they started it, with missed opportunities leaving the Buffs just short of a victory
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Kinney, Bryce Bobo, Cade Apsay, Diego Gonzalez, Gerrad Kough, Jaleel Awini, Jered Bell, Jordan Carrell, Jordan Gehrke, Kenneth Olugbode, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Sean Irwin, Tedric Thompson
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Missed field goals, turnovers, and poor execution in the red zone – issues which had plagued the Buffs all season – turned an otherwise close game into a rout, as No. 24 Washington State defeated Colorado, 27-3. The Cougars out-gained the Buffs, 481 yards to 323, with WSU quarterback Luke Falk going 27-for-35 for 199 yards and a touchdown before being knocked out of the game late in the third quarter.
Cade Apsay, making his first career start, went 26-for-40 for 238 yards, but was intercepted twice, was forced to fall on low snaps, and was sacked three times. Nelson Spruce collected 10 catches for 120 yards, and Phillip Lindsay had 16 carries for 78 yards, but none of the Buffs could come through when it mattered most. The Buffs went 5-of-16 on third downs, and 1-of-5 on fourth downs, falling to 4-8, 1-7 on the season.
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Kinney, Cade Apsay, Chidobe Awuzie, Donovan Lee, Dylan Keeney, Jase Franke, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsday, Tedric Thompson
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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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