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UCLA 45, Colorado 6

//posted 11.20.2011

November 18th – at UCLA UCLA 45, Colorado 6

At least one member of the Embree family was happy with the result.

On Senior Day in the Rose Bowl, UCLA senior wide receiver Taylor Embree got life-long bragging rights over his father, as the son’s Bruins decimated the father’s Buffs, 45-6.

UCLA, behind 328 yards rushing, sprinted out to a 21-0 first quarter lead and never looked back. Bruin head coach Rick Neuheisel, on the hot seat after four years in Westwood, secured a bowl bid for his Bruins with the victory, and kept alive UCLA’s hopes of representing the Pac-12 South in the inaugural Pac-12 championship game.

The game, played before 57,334 in a stadium designed to hold almost twice that number, was over almost as soon as it began. The Buffs received the opening kickoff, and, on the first play from scrimmage, quarterback Tyler Hansen hit wide receiver Toney Clemons for an 11-yard gain and a first down out to the CU 31-yard line.

It was the last time Colorado had an advantage the entire game.

Three more plays netted only two more yards, and the Buffs were forced to punt. Taking over at their own 39 yard…

Arizona State 48, Colorado 14

//posted 10.31.2011

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October 29, 2011 – at Arizona State No. 23 Arizona State 48, Colorado 14

The University of Colorado continued to compile all-time (negative) records in losing its first-ever game against a Pac-12 South rival, falling 48-14 to No. 23 Arizona State. In falling behind 21-0 in the first quarter, the result of the game was never in doubt. The Buffs surrendered over 30 points for the sixth straight game, which last happened in 1983. Colorado also gave up over 500 yards of total offense (522) for the fourth consecutive game, something which had never happened before.

Then, of course, there was the road losing streak, extended to 22 games (the previous record for consecutive road losses, in the 121-year history of the program, was ten).

The Colorado offense did show some signs of life against Arizona State, posting 420 yards, the second-highest total of the season (582 v. Cal). A season-high five turnovers, however, prevented the Buffs from ever mounting a serious challenge.

The Sun Devil Stadium crowd of 53,168 hardly had time to apply sunblock before the game was out of hand. With a game-time temperature of 85 degrees, the Sun Devils came out hot. Arizona State became the…

CSU 23, Colorado 17

//posted 9.6.2009

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September 6th – Boulder Colorado State 23, Colorado 17

Colorado State quarterback Grant Stucker passed for 208 yards, while running back John Mosure had two scores in leading the Rams to a 23-17 victory over Colorado in Boulder. The win was the first in Folsom Field for Colorado State since 1986, sending most of the near-sellout crowd of 53,168 home in dismay.

The Colorado Buffaloes’ 2009 season started about as badly as a season can.

The Rams took the opening kickoff smartly down the field, taking only six plays to cover 80 yards, with Mosure scoring from a yard out to give Colorado State a 7-0 lead just 3:13 into the game. The Buffs’ response? Three-and-out, gaining six yards.

Two series later, the score was up to 14-0, as the Rams took advantage of an interception and a personal foul penalty to start their drive at mid-field. The drive took ten plays, but the result was the same – touchdown, Colorado State, with Stucker and Mosure connecting from 14 yards out.

While the Colorado State offense was moving smoothly, the Colorado offense was anemic. The Buffs generated all of five first downs in the first half, gaining less than 100…

#16 Colorado 20, Wyoming 19 – “If you’ll excuse me”

//posted 9.27.1997

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September 27th – Boulder #16 Colorado 20, Wyoming 19

Colorado won its Homecoming game for the 14th year in a row, defeating a very game Wyoming Cowboy squad, 20-19. It was one of the most unlikely wins in Colorado history, as the Buffs came from nine points down in the final 4:29 to escape with a much needed win.

After Wyoming had scored on an 18-yard run to take a 19-10 lead late, the Buffs needed a big play. The big play came, courtesy of diminutive cornerback and return man Ben Kelly. The 5’10″ redshirt freshman took the Cowboy kickoff 99 yards for the score to cut the Wyoming lead to 19-17. Kelly’s run was the first Colorado kickoff return for a touchdown since Lance Olander rumbled 86 yards against Drake on October 11, 1980.

Even with Kelly’s run, Wyoming still had the ball and the lead. The Cowboys were in a position to run out the clock and escape with a two point win, but running back Marques Brigham fumbled the ball while trying to run up the middle. Linebacker Ron Merkerson scooped up the ball and thundered 33 yards to the Wyoming 25 yard line. A nice pass…

#7 KSU – Hessler comes through late

//posted 11.18.1995

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November 18th – @ Kansas State #9 Colorado 27, #7 Kansas State 17

The series between Colorado and Kansas State dates back to 1912. The teams had faced each other 50 times previous to the 1995 meeting. The 51st contest, though, would be special. The 1995 match-up represented the first time in the long history of the rivalry in which the Buffs had faced a Kansas State squad ranked in the top ten.

An overflow crowd of 42,454 crammed into the 42,000 seats of Kansas State Stadium to try to cheer on the Wildcats to the best school record since the 1910 squad went 10-1. The game was not decided until the final moments, with 24 of the games 44 total points coming in the final five minutes of the contest. Fortunately for Colorado fans, it was the Buffs who used some late game magic to earn a 27-17 win and a Cotton Bowl bid.

Colorado dominated much of the game, but could not convert opportunities. For the day, Colorado out-gained KSU 526-287 in total yards, but two interceptions thrown by John Hessler, two missed field goals by the usually reliable Neil Voskeritchian, and a blocked punt returned by…

Missouri – First shutout since 1992

//posted 11.11.1995

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November 11th – Boulder #9 Colorado 21, Missouri 0

In one of the latest Homecoming dates in school history, the Buffs played its final home game of 1995 against a struggling 2-7 Missouri squad which was winless in Big Eight play. A crowd of 50,645 endured some wind gusts of up to 60 mph, but generally enjoyed balmy November temperature readings of over 50 degrees, leaving Folsom Field satisfied with a methodical 21-0 win for the home team.

Quarterback John Hessler, who against Oklahoma State had broken the school record for touchdown passes in a season (the old mark being 12, jointly held by Steve Vogel, Darian Hagan, and Kordell Stewart), added touchdown passes #17 and #18 for the year, also chipped in a 36-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. The much-maligned Buff defense chose to strut its stuff against an overmatched Tiger offense, posting its first shutout since a 28-0 win over Oklahoma State in 1992.

“You all can’t say any more bad things about our defense,” joked junior linebacker Matt Russell to reporters after the game. “We finally eliminated some mistakes. We’d always been playing hard, but when we eliminated our mistakes it turned out to be…

#2 Nebraska – ESPN Gameday on hand for Huskers win

//posted 10.28.1995

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October 28th – Boulder #2 Nebraska 44, #7 Colorado 21

The largest crowd to ever witness a college football game at Folsom Field, 54,063, watched as the Buffs’ pre-game antics failed to fluster the undefeated Cornhuskers. Neuheisel had the Buffs enter through the student section in the southeast corner of the stadium to the beat of a Samoan war drum. But it was Nebraska which played to the beat of a National Championship cadence, mauling the Buffs, 44-21, to formally eliminate Colorado from the national title chase.

Nebraska played flawlessly, committing neither a turnover nor a penalty, while Colorado was flagged 12 times for 92 yards, losing the ball twice on John Hessler interceptions. Tommie Frazier passed for a career-high 241 yards and two touchdowns. “He’s a good player”, conceded Neuheisel. Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne gave a higher rating, calling Frazier, “a great player who really holds things together.”

The Cornhuskers took the Buffs’ record crowd out of the game early. After a brief opening drive by Colorado stalled, Nebraska took over at its own 43-yard line. One play later, Nebraska was on top, 7-0, as Ahman Green took a Tommie Frazier pitch around the left side, eluding all…

#24 Kansas – Time to focus on new goals

//posted 10.7.1995

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October 7th – Boulder #24 Kansas 40, #4 Colorado 24

A funny thing happened on the way to Colorado’s battle with Nebraska for the Big Eight title and the right to play in the Fiesta Bowl for the national championship.

The schedule called for a game against Kansas.

The Jayhawks served notice early that they were not intimidated by the Buffs or Folsom Field, scoring on a 35-yard field goal on the game’s first drive. Colorado’s first drive stalled, and after punter Andy Mitchell’s effort was blocked and run in for a touchdown, the Buffs were quickly down 9-0 (the PAT attempt was blocked by Ryan Olson). Five minutes into the game, Colorado was not looking like a national contender.

Colorado came back throughout the remainder of the contest, taking the leads of 14-9, 17-16, and 24-23. Two costly turnovers in the fourth quarter, though, led to two Kansas touchdowns and a 40-24 upset. The vaunted Buffs’ defense, which had throttled previous opponents, was dissected for 495 yards of total offense and 34:25 of playing clock. Running back June Henley ran over and around the Buffs for 137 yards and two scores, while quarterback Mark Williams completed 25 passes…

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Posts Tagged ‘John Hessler’

UCLA 45, Colorado 6

Arizona State 48, Colorado 14

CSU 23, Colorado 17

#16 Colorado 20, Wyoming 19 – “If you’ll excuse me”

#7 KSU – Hessler comes through late

Missouri – First shutout since 1992

#2 Nebraska – ESPN Gameday on hand for Huskers win

#24 Kansas – Time to focus on new goals

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