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California 36, Colorado 33 OT

//posted 9.11.2011

September 10th – Boulder California 36, Colorado 33 OT

California quarterback Zach Maynard hit receiver Keenan Allen with a 5-yard touchdown pass in overtime Saturday at Folsom Field, giving the Bears a 36-33 victory over Colorado and keeping the Buffaloes winless in the Jon Embree Era.

Colorado got a record-setting passing performance from senior quarterback Tyler Hansen, who completed 28-of-49 passes for a school-record 474 yards and three touchdowns. Two of the scoring tosses went to sophomore Paul Richardson, who finished with 11 catches for 282 yards – also a single-game school record.

The new standards were not enough, however, as the Buffs squandered opportunities – four red-zone chances; zero touchdowns – and hurt their own chances – 12 penalties; 98 yards – leaving most of the sun-baked crowd of 49,532 disappointed along with their head coach.

The game started about as well as any Buff fan could have hoped. The Colorado defense forced a three-and-out from the California offense in the first possession of the game. On the Buffs’ first possession, the offense moved smartly down the field, but stalled at the Bear nine yard line. Rodney Stewart, who would have 73 yards rushing on the day, was stopped …

Wisconsin – Alamo Bowl – 2002 a Dramatic Act in three parts

//posted 12.28.2002

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December 28th - Alamo Bowl Wisconsin 31, No. 14 Colorado 28 - OT

Sophomore kicker Mike Allen connected from 37 yards out to lift the Wisconsin Badgers to a 31-28 overtime win over Colorado in the Alamo Bowl. Allen’s kick capped a fourth quarter rally by the Badgers, who won for the seventh time in eight bowl games under head coach Barry Alverez.

Neither team led by more than seven points throughout the game. The Buffs opened the scoring on Donald Strickland’s Alamo Bowl record 91-yard interception return in the first quarter. After one of Robert Hodge’s three interceptions in the first half, Wisconsin scored on a three-play, 19-yard drive to tie the score. The Buffs responded with their best drive of the game, going 83 yards in 11 plays. Senior receiver D.J. Hackett scored on a 10-yard pass from Hodge to put the Buffs up 14-7 on the last play of the first quarter.

The second quarter was all Wisconsin, as the Badgers turned two more Hodge interceptions into scores. Quarterback Brooks Bollinger hit two touchdown passes to give Wisconsin a 21-14 halftime edge. Just before halftime, Barnett lifted Robert Hodge in favor of backup senior quarterback Zac …

No. 17 USC – “Awful … Just Awful”

//posted 9.14.2002

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September 14th - Boulder No. 17 USC 40, No. 18 Colorado 3

Robert Hodge became the only the second Colorado quarterback since 1959 to make his starting debut as a senior, as he led the Buffs onto the field to face the Trojans of USC. In 1976, senior Jeff Austin made his debut against Texas Tech, only to lose, 24-7. Hodge fared no better, as the Buffs were completely dominated by USC, 40-3.

The numbers are numbing:

Worst loss since 1992 (52-7 loss to Nebraska in Lincoln);

Worst loss at home since 1983 (59-20 loss to Missouri);

First game without a touchdown since 1997 (27-3 loss to Michigan);

Fewest points at home since 1986 (28-0 loss to Oklahoma).

On the afternoon, the Buffs managed only four first downs and 61 yards of total offense. Robert Hodge connected on only one of his nine passes, with his one completion going for 20 yards. Hodge threw one interception, ran the ball eight times for a minus-10 yards, and fumbled once. Zac Colvin came in for Hodge when the game was out of hand, but could only go 1-for-4 passing (for four yards), with a minus-13 yards rushing and a fumble to …

Preseason – 2000 – Schedule from Hell: Five top 15 teams

//posted 8.1.2000

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Preseason – 2000

Looking forward to the 2000 Colorado football season, the proverbial glass could be seen as being either half empty or half full.

On the positive side, the Buffs had played inspired football the second half of the 1999 season. Colorado endured close losses to top ten Kansas State and Nebraska before mauling Boston College in the Insight.com Bowl. Head coach Gary Barnett spoke of how the players had “bought into” the system the second half of his first season, and about how excited he was to face the 2000 campaign. “I don’t think I’ve ever had more fun coaching than the last six weeks of the (‘99) season, and I think the kids did too once they realized what they’re expectations were,” said Barnett. “I felt we were as good as anybody in the country by the end of the year.”

Yet the 2000 schedule could not be ignored. For the third straight season, the opener would be played against Colorado State in Denver at Mile High Stadium. The Rams went 8-4 in 1999, including a 41-14 rout of the Buffs. CSU was not going away, and the Rams were a preseason favorite to repeat as …

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California 36, Colorado 33 OT

Wisconsin – Alamo Bowl – 2002 a Dramatic Act in three parts

No. 17 USC – “Awful … Just Awful”

Preseason – 2000 – Schedule from Hell: Five top 15 teams

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