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Missouri – Lawrence Vickers – “V” is not only for “Versatile”

//posted 11.5.2005

November 5th – Boulder No. 25 Colorado 41, Missouri 12

Senior running back Lawrence Vickers rushed for 85 yards and four touchdowns, leading Colorado to a 41-12 win over Missouri in Boulder.

The victory put the Buffs in the driver’s seat in the race for the Big 12 North Division crown, giving Colorado a two game lead on the division with two games to play. Brad Smith, who would become the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher for quarterbacks during the game, was held to just 16 yards on 13 carries as the Colorao defense surrendered only one touchdown drive on the afternoon.

The first touchdown run for Vickers came on the Buffs’ second possession of the game. Covering 94 yards in just seven plays, Colorado scored on a Vickers’ one yard run midway through the first quarter. Missouri answered, however, with an 80-yard drive of its own, with Brad Smith hitting receiver William Franklin from 20 yards out. A missed extra point left Colorado in the lead, 7-6.

The remainder of the half belonged to the Buffs. Vickers scored on runs of 20 yards and two yards to give Colorado a 21-6 cushion, and Mason Crosby hit on a 56-yard field…

2005 – Colorado at Kansas State – The Process of Elimination

//posted 10.29.2005

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October 29th – @ Kansas State Colorado 23, Kansas State 20

Mason Crosby kicked a 50-yard field goal with six seconds remaining to give Colorado a 23-20 win over Kansas State.

The victory was the second last minute win in a row over the Wildcats, as the Buffs had handed Kansas State a 38-31 setback in Boulder on a Joel Klatt to Ron Monteilh 64-yard touchdown with five seconds left in 2004. The Colorado win, combined with a loss to Kansas by Big 12 North co-leader Missouri, gave the Buffs sole possession of the Big 12 North lead with a 4-1 league record.

Leading the Buffs was Joel Klatt, whose 272 passing yards on the blustery afternoon gave the senior quarterback 6,579 career yards, surpassing Kordell Stewart’s record of 6,481 yards (1992-94). Klatt’s latest record was the 32nd in his career at Colorado.

The game started out well for the Buffs, with Colorado scoring in just five plays to open the contest. A 64-yard pass from Klatt to tight end Quinn Sypniewski set up the Buffs at the Wildcat one-yard line. On the next play, Lawrence Vickers did the honors, and the Buffs were up 7-0 less than 90 seconds…

Kansas – Klatt & Klopfenstein set records in a “Special” win

//posted 10.22.2005

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October 22nd – Boulder Colorado 44, Kansas 13

Joel Klatt passed for four touchdowns, becoming the Colorado all-time touchdown pass leader, leading the Buffs to a 44-13 win over Kansas.

Klatt ended the evening with 42 touchdown passes, two more than Koy Detmer (1992-96), but it was the Colorado defense and special teams which turned a close game into a rout.

Colorado scored on its second possession of the game, taking over on the Kansas 43-yard line after a failed attempt by the Jayhawks on a fourth down near midfield. Klatt hit tight end Quinn Sypniewski from 20 yards out for the score, giving the Buffs a 7-0 lead. Four plays later, the Buffs were up 9-0, after a fourth down snap sailed over the head of Kansas punter Kyle Tucker for a safety. It seemed, with 8:12 left to play in the first quarter, that the rout was on.

The Jayhawks, though, had other plans. Quarterback Jason Swanson came in for ineffective Brian Luke, and the Kansas offense began to see production. A 75-yard drive netted a field goal to cut the Colorado advantage to 9-3. After Klatt hit Joe Klopfenstein on a 40-yard score to start the second…

No. 2 Texas – Back in the Polls: It was nice while it lasted

//posted 10.15.2005

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October 15th - @ Texas No. 2 Texas 42, No. 24 Colorado 17

Texas quarterback Vince Young led the 2nd-ranked Longhorns to five first half touchdowns, leading the way to a 42-17 rout of 24th-ranked Colorado.

Young, a Heisman Trophy front-runner, connected on 25-of-29 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, rushing for another 58 yards and three more touchdowns, as the Longhorns scored touchdowns on their first five possessions to remove any doubts about a hangover after the win over Oklahoma the previous week.

After Colorado failed to secure a first down on its first possession of the game, Young led Texas on a methodical, 16-play, 90-yard drive, culminated on a one-yard run by Young to give the Longhorns a 7-0 lead. On the Longhorns’ second possession, Young scored on a 16-yard run to finish off a 67 yard drive. After Joel Klatt threw his first interception in two games, Young hit Brian Carter for a 62 yard gain to set up a five-yard touchdown run by Selvin Young, and the rout was on. A third touchdown run for Young, followed by a 35-yard touchdown pass to Limas Sweed, completed a near perfect first half for the Texas quarterback. The Buffs…

Texas A&M – “Beyond Cool” – Watching Buffs trash Aggies … from the Pressbox

//posted 10.8.2005

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October 8th – Boulder Colorado 41, Texas A&M 20

Quarterback Joel Klatt completed 28-of-36 passes for 398 yards and three touchdowns, leading Colorado to a 41-20 rout of Texas A&M.

The Buffs raced to a 21-0 first quarter lead, never looking back, sending the Homecoming crowd of 50,686 into the cool fall Boulder evening with much to be excited about.

While the final score and statistics painted a picture of complete dominance by the Buffs, the issue was still very much in question … in the first minute of play. On the second play from scrimmage, Aggie quarterback Reggie McNeal hit receiver DeQawn Mobley for 60 yards. It appeared that Mobley might score on the play, but instead the ball was fumbled, recovered by Buff safety J.J. Billingsley on the Buff 20-yard line. Colorado then marched 80 yards in five plays, culminated in a 51-yard touchdown pass from Klatt to running back Hugh Charles.

After a three-and-out by the Aggies, the Buffs again struck quickly. A 65-yard drive resulted in a four yard Charles touchdown run to up the Colorado advantage to 14-0. Another short Texas A&M possession resulted in a punt, and another long Buff touchdown drive. This time, the 80-yard…

No. 12 Miami – Statement Game / Farewell to Micki

//posted 9.24.2005

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September 24th - @ Miami No. 12 Miami 23, Colorado 3

Miami quarterback Kyle Wright passed for 264 yards and a touchdown, and ran for another score, leading No. 12 Miami to a methodical 23-3 dismantling of Colorado.

The Buffs turned the ball over three times against the Hurricanes, and committed seventeen penalties, wilting in the 86-degree Florida heat (with 70 percent humidity). Mason Crosby’s 58-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter avoided the shutout, allowing Colorado to become only the 12th team in NCAA history to score in 200 consecutive games.

The result of the contest was not always a foregone conclusion. The Buffs took their opening possession inside the Miami 10-yard line. From a first-and-goal at the seven, however, the Buffs sputtered, eventually missing a field goal attempt from 28 yards out. It was the first miss from inside of 40 yards in Mason Crosby’s career.

The Colorado defense kept the Buffs in the game throughout most of the first half, forcing Miami into field goal attempts. The score was 6-0 midway through the second quarter when Kyle Wright hit receiver Sinorice Moss on a 53-yard score to make the Hurricane advantage 13-0 at halftime.

Joel Klatt,…

New Mexico State – Klatt Attack: Former walk-on leads Buffs to shut out victory

//posted 9.10.2005

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September 10th - @ Boulder Colorado 39, New Mexico State 0

Colorado shut out an opponent for the first time since 2002 in routing New Mexico State in Boulder, 39-0.

The game, kicking off at 8:10 p.m., was the latest ever for Colorado at Folsom Field, but the game was out of reach early enough for most Buff fans to get a good night’s sleep. Joel Klatt passed for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and running back Lawrence Vickers scored three times in leading the Buffs over the Aggies.

Colorado scored on its opening possession, with Lawrence Vickers finishing off a 42-yard drive with a two-yard run less than six minutes into the contest. The Buffs dominated the remainder of the first half, but were up only 10-0 with two minutes left before the break. A second Mason Crosby field goal gave Colorado a 13-0 lead with 1:52 remaining.

After failing to make a first down on its next possession, New Mexico State botched the punt attempt, with the ball sailing out of the end-zone for a Colorado safety. Taking the subsequent free kick, the Buffs quickly marched 63 yards in four plays, with Joel Klatt hitting Lawrence Vickers on…

Colorado State – Three-Peat over the Rams

//posted 9.3.2005

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September 3, 2005 - Boulder Colorado 31, Colorado State 28

For the fourth year in a row, the “Rocky Mountain Showdown” between Colorado and Colorado State came down to the final minute of play.

For the third year in a row, the Buffs prevailed.

Colorado opened its 2005 campaign by defeating the Rams, 31-28, before a sweltering Folsom Field record crowd of 54,972. Mason Crosby connected from 47 yards out with four seconds remaining to give the Buffs the victory.

Unlike 2003 and 2004, when the Buffs watched double digit leads evaporate against the Rams, only to win those games in the waning moments, much of the 2005 contest was controlled by the Rams.

The Rams took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a one-yard run by Jimmy Green. The Buffs then countered in the second quarter with ten unanswered points on a 32-yard Mason Crosby field goal and a one-yard run on fourth down by senior running back Lawrence Vickers.

The Colorado lead lasted just two minutes, however, as Buff killers Justin Holland and David Anderson hooked up on a one yard touchdown pass to give the Rams a 14-10 halftime lead.

The Rams stretched the lead to 21-10…

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Posts Tagged ‘Gary Barnett’

Missouri – Lawrence Vickers – “V” is not only for “Versatile”

2005 – Colorado at Kansas State – The Process of Elimination

Kansas – Klatt & Klopfenstein set records in a “Special” win

No. 2 Texas – Back in the Polls: It was nice while it lasted

Texas A&M – “Beyond Cool” – Watching Buffs trash Aggies … from the Pressbox

No. 12 Miami – Statement Game / Farewell to Micki

New Mexico State – Klatt Attack: Former walk-on leads Buffs to shut out victory

Colorado State – Three-Peat over the Rams

September 3, 2005 - Boulder Colorado 31, Colorado State 28

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