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In a game delayed over an hour due to lightning concerns, Oregon ran for 361 yards in pulling away from Colorado late, winning 38-24 in a game which ended after midnight. Two Ducks ran for over 100 yards, with Royce Freeman going for 163 yards and two touchdowns and Taj Griffin adding 109 yards and a score.
The Colorado offense, which struggled to run the ball all night (77 yards) relied on its passing game to stay with the Ducks. Quarterback Sefo Liufau went 25-for-42 for 230 yards and a score, but he also threw an interception and had a crucial third quarter fumble which led to Oregon’s first two-score of the night in the third quarter.
The Buffs (3-2,0-1), who had been out-scored by an average score of 54-10 in their four previous Pac-12 encounters with the Ducks, held leads of 14-7 and 17-14, and were tied at 17-all at the break, but were not able to keep up with the Oregon offense in the second half. For the game, Oregon posted 537 yards of total offense, to just 307 for the Buffs.
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Colorado posted its first shutout in six seasons, with the defense holding Nicholls to 166 total yards in a 48-0 rout in Boulder. The Buffs went for 636 yards themselves in posting a third consecutive victory for the first time since 2008.
Two Buffs went for over 100 yards rushing on the sunny afternoon, with Phillip Lindsay going for 113 yards (almost all in the first half) and two touchdowns, with Donovan Lee posting 103 yards on ten carries, including a great 59-yard touchdown run in late in the third quarter. Sefo Liufau did throw for 227 yards and a score, but overthrew several receivers which could have given the Buffs an even larger first half cushion.
READ MORE >>Tags: Blake Robbins, Brian Boatman, Cade Apsay, Chris Hill, Christian Powell, Diego Gonzalez, Donovan Lee, Garrett Gregory, Jay MacIntyre, Jered Bell, John Finch, Jordan Gehrke, Kyle Evans, Michael Mathewes, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Sefo Liufau, Terran Hasselbach
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Colorado rushed for 390 yards, dominating the final three quarters in pulling away from Massachusetts for a 48-14 victory. Michael Adkins rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown, with Christian Powell making the most of his eight carries, collecting 105 yards (a 13.1 yard average) and two scores, as the Buffs finished with a pair of 100-yard rushers for the first time in a game since 2010.
“I almost don’t know what to say it’s been so long (since a win),” said third-year CU coach Mike MacIntyre, whose team had lost nine consecutive games before Saturday.
MacIntyre’s quarterback, Sefo Liufau, did know what to say. “We had a chip on our shoulder and finally came out and played like we can,” said Liufau, who went 15-for-24 for 168 yards and a touchdown. “Our main objective was to get a win . . . we did and we’re excited.”
READ MORE >>Tags: Afolabi Laguda, Chidobe Awuzie, Christian Powell, Diego Gonzalez, Ed Caldwell, Hayden Jones, Jaleel Awini, Joey Hall, John Lisella, Kyle Evans, Michael Adkins, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Nick Falo, Patrick Carr, Phillip Lindsay, Robert Orban, Ryan Moeller, Sefo Liufau, Sully Wiefels, Vincent Arvia
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GAME STORY … September 4th, Honolulu … The Buffs make mistakes early and often, with comebacks successfully thwarted as Colorado falls to Hawai’i in a game which ended after 3:00 a.m. Mountain time …
READ MORE >>Tags: Alex Kinney, Chidobe Awuzie, Christian Powell, Derek McCartney, Devin Ross, Diego Gonzalez, Isaiah Oliver, Jonathan Huckins, Jordan Carrell, Leo Jackson, Michael Adkins, Nick Fisher, Patrick Carr, Phillip Lindsay, Sefo Liufau
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CU improved from 87th in total offense in 2013 to 37th last year … Will the jump to elite status come this fall?
READ MORE >>Tags: Aaron Baltazar, Alex Kelley, Bryce Bobo, Christian Powell, Connor Center, Devin Ross, Donovan Lee, Dylan Keeney, Gerrad Kough, Hayden Jones, Jeromy Irwin, Jonathan Huckins, Michael Adkins, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Sean Irwin, Sefo Liufau, Shane Callahan, Shay Fields, Stephane Nembot
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A unit-by-unit look at the battles taking place for starting positions for the 2015 Colorado Buffaloes …
READ MORE >>Tags: Brian Lindgren, Bryce Bobo, Cade Apsay, Chris Bounds, Christian Powell, Connor Center, Devin Ross, Donovan Lee, Dylan Keeney, Elijah Dunston, George Frazier, Hayden Jones, Jay MacIntyre, Jordan Gehrke, Jordan Murphy, Justin Jan, Kyle Evans, Lee Walker, Michael Adkins, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Sean Irwin, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields
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No. 2 Oregon methodically took care of business against out-manned Colorado, posting almost 600 yards of total offense in posting a 44-10 victory. Heisman hopeful Marcus Mariota threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns, adding 73 yards and another touchdown rushing, as the Ducks built up a 30-3 halftime lead before coasting in the second half.
Colorado was stymied on offense, gaining only 226 yards of total offense. Sophomore quarterback Jordan Gehrke made his first career start, and was never able to generate any consistency. Gehrke went 9-for-18 for 64 yards before being replaced in the third quarter by Sefo Liufau. The Buffs’ only touchdown of the game, a five yard touchdown pass from Liufau to freshman wide receiver Donovan Lee, came late in the third quarter when the game was already well in hand for the 10-1 Ducks.
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Powell, Darragh O'Neill, Donovan Lee, Greg Henderson, Jimmie Gilbert, Jordan Gehrke, Kyle Slavin, Marcus Mariota, Phillip Lindsay, Ryan Moeller, Sefo Liufau, Tony Jones, Victor Scott, Will Oliver
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Four turnovers prove too much for Buffs to overcome, spoiling another positive overall effort
READ MORE >>Tags: Christian Powell, Cliff Branch, Darragh O'Neill, Evan White, Greg Henderson, Jeromy Aldrich, Jordan Gehrke, Kenneth Crawley, Mason Crosby, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Richard Yates, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Terrel Smith, Tony Jones, Travon Patterson, 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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Colorado jumped out to a 21-6 second quarter lead against visiting Hawai’i, but then almost spoiled a record-setting afternoon by wide receiver Nelson Spruce, hanging on to defeat the Rainbow Warriors, 21-12, before 39,478 sunbaked fans at Folsom Field.
Nelson Spruce had 13 catches on the afternoon, breaking the school-record of 11 (done nine times previously, including three times by Paul Richardson), going for a personal-best 172 yards. Spruce also set a school-record by collecting a touchdown reception in his sixth straight game.
But it was almost all for naught, as the Buffs were shutout in the second half by the Rainbow Warriors. It took an exceptional effort from the Colorado defense – which held an opponent out of the end zone for the first time since 2010 (a 24-3 win over Colorado State) to preserve the win. The Buffs held the Rainbow Warriors to only 286 yards of total offense, the best for the CU defense since holding Utah to 274 yards in the 2011 finale.
READ MORE >>Tags: Addison Gillam, Brady Daigh, Christian Powell, Darragh O'Neill, Derek McCartney, George Frazier, Greg Henderson, Mike MacIntyre, Nelson Spruce, Phillip Lindsay, Rae Carruth, Sefo Liufau, Shay Fields, Stephane Nembot, Tedric Thompson
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