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A pick-six with ten minutes gives Utah game-winning points … “I think the word I’d use is ‘gut-wrenching’ ” …
READ MORE >>Tags: Addison Gillam, Buffalo Heart Award, Christain Powell, D.J. Hackett, Darragh O'Neill, Greg Henderson, Mason Crosby, Nelson Spruce, Paul Richardson, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Terrell Smith, Tony Jones, Travis Wilson, Tyler McCulloch, Will Oliver
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The recruiting history, graduation status, and career highlights of CU’s 21 seniors have all been posted!
READ MORE >>Tags: Brad Cotner, Brady Daigh, Brandon Brisco, D.D. Goodson, Daniel Munyer, Darragh O'Neill, Greg Henderson, Jered Bell, Juda Parker, K.T. Tuumalo, Kaiwi Crabb, Kyle Slavin, Malcolm Creer, Richard Yates, Terrel Smith, Thor Eaton, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Wesley Christensen, Will Oliver, Woodson Greer
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Colorado went over 400 yards in total offense for the fifth straight game, something not seen in Boulder since 1996, but the 431 yards of total offense were not enough to overcome mistakes and some questionable officiating, with Oregon State escaping Boulder with a 36-31 victory.
The game was close on the scoreboard and on the stats sheet. Oregon State had 445 yards of total offense; Colorado 431. The Buffs had the edge in first downs, 25-22, and both teams went 6-for-14 on third down attempts. The Buffs did have one costly turnover, an interception which led to an eight yard touchdown drive by the Beavers in the first quarter.
Sefo Liufau went 32-for-49 for 308 yards, two touchdowns and that costly interception. Nelson Spruce, the nation’s leader in catches, yardage and touchdowns, was held to six catches for 35 yards. Tyler McCulloch helped to pick up the slack, with four receptions for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Adkins, who had 14 carries for nine yards in the previous four games, had 13 carries for 79 yards and a touchdown to lead the Buffs’ rushing attack.
READ MORE >>Tags: Bryce Bobo, D.D. Goodson, Darragh O'Neill, Donovan Lee, Evan White, George Frazier, Kyle Slavin, Mason Crosby, Michael Adkins, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Timothy Coleman, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Will Oliver
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Sefo Liufau crushed his previous career bests with 449 yards passing and seven touchdowns, but it was not enough, as Colorado fell in two overtimes to California, 59-56. Liufau hit Nelson Spruce 19 times – a week after Spruce set the all-time record for catches in a game with 13 – for 176 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for a team-best 79 yards.
The offensive fireworks, which led to leads of 14-0, 21-7, and 28-14, though, were not enough to stop the offensive onslaught from the Bears. The Colorado secondary surrendered touchdown passes of 92, 26, 10, five, 40, and 25 yards as Jared Goff duplicated Liufau’s 449 yards passing and seven touchdowns. Three missed field goals by Will Oliver figured into a game in which Colorado ran a school-record 110 offensive plays.
The loss left the 2-3 Buffs (0-2 in Pac-12 play) wondering what might have been … and what was still to come in the 2014 season.
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Powell, D.D. Goodson, Darragh O'Neill, Donovan Lee, George Frazier, Jimmie Gilbert, Juda Parker, Michael Adkins, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Sean Irwin, Sefo Liufau, Tedric Thompson, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Will Oliver
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Arizona State romped to a first quarter lead of 25-0 and a halftime bulge of 47-6 before settling for a 54-13 rout of Colorado.
The Sun Devils ran up 532 yards of total offense, including an impressive 276 yards on the ground, in sending the Buffs to their third straight defeat – and second straight 41-point mauling.
True freshman quarterback Sefo Liufau played his first snaps at quarterback for Colorado, replacing the ineffective Connor Wood. Liufau went 18-for-26 for 169 yards in his debut, but also threw two interceptions.
READ MORE >>Tags: Addison Gillam, Christian Powell, Connor Wood, D.D. Goodson, Darragh O'Neill, Jack Harris, Matt Russell, Michael Adkins, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Paul Richardson, Sefo Liufau, Tyler McCulloch
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For the second week in a row, Colorado faced a fourth quarter deficit.
For the second week in a row, Colorado rose to the challenge.
Aided by two defensive touchdowns and yet another 200-yard receiving night from Paul Richardson, the Buffs were able to withstand a strong challenge from Central Arkansas, scoring 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win its home opener, 38-24.
Connor Wood went 23-for-36 for 341 yards and three touchdowns, but also committed four turnovers (two interceptions and two fumbles) which led to 21 of the Bears’ 21 points. Paul Richardson had 11 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns, giving him 21 catches for 417 yards and four touchdowns in the first two games (Nelson Spruce led the Buffs’ receivers in 2012, with 446 yards receiving in 12 games).
The Colorado defense, which had not posted an interception in over nine games, and only three in all of 2012, had three on the night against the Bears. Greg Henderson had a 46-yard pick six early in the second quarter, and Kenneth Crawley had a game-clinching interception in the end zone with two minutes to play … but it was Jered Bell’s interception and 79-yard return for a touchdown to tie the score in the fourth quarter which was the play of the game.
READ MORE >>Tags: Benjamin Burney, Charles E. Johnson, Chidobe Awuzie, Christian Powell, Connor Wood, D.D. Goodson, Darragh O'Neill, Derrick Webb, Greg Henderson, Jashon Sykes, Jered Bell, Jon Major, Kenneth Crawley, Mike MacIntyre, Nate Bonsu, Nelson Spruce, Paul Richardson, Ralphie, Rashidi Barnes, Ryan Iverson, Stephane Nembot, Tedric Thompson, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Will Oliver
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A unit-by-unit look at the CU roster as the 2013 season opener approaches …
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Turbow, Alex Wood, Austin Ray, Brian Lindgren, Bryce Bobo, Chris Hill, Christian Powell, Colin Johnson, Connor Center, Connor Wood, D.D. Goodson, Devin Ross, Donta Abron, Elijah Dunston, Gerald Thomas, Jeffrey Thomas, Jordan Gehrke, Jordan Webb, Josh Ford, Justin Gorman, Keenan Canty, Kyle Slavin, Malcolm Creer, Michael Adkins, Nelson Spruce, Nick Hirschman, Paul Richardson, Phillip Lindsay, Robert Orban, Scott Fernandez, Sean Irwin, Sefo Liufau, Shane Dillon, Stevie Joe Dorman, Terrence Crowder, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Vincent Hobbs, Wesley Christensen
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Colorado completed its worst season in school history, and first season ever in Folsom without a victory, in a 42-35 season-ending loss to Utah.
With the loss, the Buffs fell to 1-11 for the 2012 season, the first 11-loss season in 123 years of college football at the University of Colorado. The Buffs finished 0-6 in games played in Boulder, the first winless season at home since 1920, and the first season with nothing but losses at home since the Buffs posted 0-2 home record in 1891.
A 23-point underdog, the Buffs stayed close to the Utes throughout, even taking the lead for much of the third quarter, before falling to a 22-point Utah fourth-quarter comeback. Colorado out-gained Utah on the afternoon, 418 yards to 336, and had more first downs that did the Utes (25-to-18). Five turnovers, though, including four interceptions thrown by starter Nick Hirschman, condemned the Buffs to an off-season of national ridicule.
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Wood, Ben Kelly, Buffalo Heart Award, Chrisitan Powell, Darragh O'Neill, DaVaughn Thornton, Donta Abron, Doug Rippy, Gerald Thomas, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Jordan Webb, Kyle Slavin, Marques Mosley, Nelson Spruce, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Ray Polk, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Will Oliver, Will Pericak
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Oregon, the No. 2 team in the country, was a 47-point favorite at home over hapless Colorado. The line was an embarrassment for the CU program, but not half as embarrassing as the fact that the Ducks covered … by halftime.
Oregon ran through, around, and over the Colorado defense, scoring touchdowns on all seven first half possessions en route to a 56-0 halftime lead and 70-14 rout. The Ducks amassed a ridiculous 425 yards rushing, and 617 yards of total offense, holding the inept Buff offense to 245 yards of total offense. The game was so out of hand that Oregon’s backup quarterback, Bryan Bennett, out-scored the Colorado offense, three touchdowns to two.
READ MORE >>Tags: Bryan Stoltenberg, Christian Powell, David Bakhtiari, Jered Bell, Jon Embree, Jordan Wynn, Jordon Dizon, Nelson Spruce, Nick Hirschman, Parker Orms, Ray Polk, Ryan Dannewitz, Ryan Miller, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Vincent Hobbs, Will Pericak
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USC quarterback Matt Barkley threw for 298 yards and six touchdowns while establishing USC’s new career mark for touchdown passes, while Trojan wide receiver Robert Woods set a pair of school records himself in the Trojans’ 50-6 victory over Colorado. Woods set a single-game school record for touchdown catches, with four, and passed Dwayne Jarrett on USC’s career receptions list with his 217th career catch on his third scoring grab.
Colorado, meanwhile, couldn’t get out of its own way, turning the ball over six times, while the Buff defense presented only token opposition to the USC offense. In falling for the 16th time in 20 games under Jon Embree, Colorado endured its 11th blowout loss under the Embree regime.
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Wood, Barry Kunkel, Christian Powell, Derrick Webb, Dustin Ebner, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Jordan Webb, Kenneth Crawley, Matt Barkley, Nelson Spruce, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Ray Polk, Robert Hodge, Robert Woods, Terrel Smith, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Vincent Hobbs, Will Oliver, Will Pericak, Zach Grossnickle
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UCLA, behind a balanced offense which went for over 300 yards passing and 200 yards rushing, slowly … but surely … pulled away from Colorado, posting a 42-14 victory in Boulder. Red-shirt freshman quarterback Brett Hundley threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, as the Bruins won for the first time in Boulder since 1984.
In a game in which Colorado needed to control the clock, the game started out poorly for the Buff offense. A three-and-out by gave UCLA the ball at the Bruin 41 yard line. The UCLA offense had little difficulty at first, but two penalties nullified big gains, keeping the Bruins at bay. Then, at the CU 33-yard line, UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley was sacked by Buff defensive tackle Kirk Poston, fumbling the ball back to the Buffs in the process.
A nine-yard pass to Tony Jones and a 15-yard run by Christian Powell set the Buffs up at the UCLA 22-yard line. Aspirations of an upset were quelled quickly, though, as on an end around Gerald Thomas fumbled. The Buffs recovered the ball, but only after a loss of 11 yards, and the drive was over.
UCLA was not to be denied in its second drive. Converting on second-and-one three times, the Bruins never faced a third down in putting together a nine-play, 88-yard drive. Quarterback Brett Hundley did the honors from 12 yards out, and, with 4:54 to go in the first quarter, UCLA was ahead to stay, 7-0.
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Fauria, Christian Powell, Darragh O'Neill, Donta Abron, Dustin Ebner, Gerald Thomas, Jon Embree, Jordan Webb, Kirk Poston, Nelson Spruce, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Stephane Nembot, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Vincent Hobbs
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Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb scored on a four-yard run with nine seconds to play, the last of three Colorado touchdowns in the final seven minutes, to stun Washington State 35-34 on Saturday in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams.
Webb threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more for Colorado, which had been outscored by an average of 40-19 coming into the game, and entered the game in Pullman as twenty-point underdogs.
The start of the game was eerily similar to what had befallen the Buffs in a 69-14 defeat at Fresno State the week before. Washington State took the opening kickoff and barely broke a sweat in taking the ball down the field for a score. It took the Cougars only six plays to cover 75 yards, with quarterback Connor Halliday hitting Gabe Marks for a 32-yard touchdown less than two minutes into the game.
Then, something different happened … Colorado did not immediately fold.
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Powell, Darragh O'Neill, DaVaughn Thornton, Jeffrey Hall, Jered Bell, Jon Embree, Jon Major, Jordan Webb, Josh Ford, Mike Leach, Nelson Spruce, Nick Hirschman, Nick Kasa, Parker Orms, Paul Vigo, Terrel Smith, Tony Jones, Tyler McCulloch, Will Oliver, Will Pericak
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