Colorado University Athletics
Colorado 37, Texas Tech 13
October 25, 2002 | Football
Oct. 26, 2002
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This is Colorado's second 4-0 start in Big 12 Conference history (seven seasons), its first since the 1996 team opened 7-0. This sets up a showdown next week of Big 12 undefeated division leaders, CU (4-0) at Oklahoma (3-0).
The game took 3:21 to play; by quarter: 1st-46 minutes; 2nd-49 minutes; 3rd-43 minutes; 4th-38 minutes.
Today marked the 20th time that Colorado donned all black uniforms, the first time ever for three straight home games. The Buffs are now 12-7-1 when wearing all black.
Colorado scored 30 or more points for the fifth straight game, the longest streak since doing it six in a row over 1994-95 (last three in '94, first three in '95). It's the first time within the same season since the Buffs did it six times in succession in 1989 (games 2 through 7).
ILB/SS Kory Mossoni. Mossoni made his second career interception in the first quarter, returning it 41 yards to set up CU's first touchdown. His other career pick came earlier this year at UCLA, and that also set up a CU touchdown. It was Tech QB Kliff Kingsbury's seventh interception thrown on the year (all on the road).
With two returns today for touchdowns, Colorado now has five on the season (two interception, two fumble, one punt), or 24 scores by return in the last 40 games (and 12 in the last 20). CU set a school record with seven in '02.
TB Chris Brown. A roll call of what his 26-for-149 (1 TD) afternoon accomplished: --He reeled off his fifth consecutive 100-yard game, the most in a row at CU since 1994, when Rashaan Salaam closed out the regular season with nine straight. This was his sixth 100-plus game of 2002, giving him 11 in his career; that ties him with Bobby Anderson for the fourth most in CU history; Eric Bieniemy leads with 22, followed by Salaam (14) and Charlie Davis (13). --He now has 1,303 yards on the year, or 162.9 per game. --He now has 180 career points, as he passed the late Byron "Whizzer" White (177) into sixth place all-time at CU.
CU is now 57-2 since 1993 when outrushing the opponent, including a 23-0 record in Big 12 Conference play.
The CU defense. Check out these notes: -Texas Tech ran 28 plays for only 64 net yards in CU territory, or just 2.3 per play; -Texas Tech threw 65 passes for 268 yards, and average of just 4.12 per passing attempt; -Texas Tech did not score in the second half for the first time in 2002, and CU held the Red Raiders to a season- low 13 points. -CU had a season-high four interceptions (for 125 return yards); it was the most interceptions in a game since having four against Oklahoma in Boulder in 1999. -Thus, take away interception return yards from passing yards, and CU's pass defense limited Tech to 143 in the passing game. -Tech was a CU opponent-worst 6-of-21 on third down conversions. -Tech was the fourth opponent CU held to under 100 rushing yards in '02 (CU is 72-4-1 since 1985 when doing so).
Tech attempted 65 passes, the most ever against CU (old record was 64 by Texas A&M in 1996); the 36 completions were the second most (Fresno State has the most-37 in the '93 Aloha Bowl).
TB Bobby Purify. Purify scored his first touchdown of the year on his 36-yard catch and run off a screen pass from Robert Hodge. It was also the first receiving touchdown of his career.
DT Tyler Brayton. He returned his first fumble recovery of the year (second career) for a touchdown-his first points of his career. It was CU's second fumble return for a score in '02; Akarika Dawn had one against San Diego State. The last defensive lineman to score a touchdown was Viliami Maumau, returning an interception 31 yards for a TD at Colorado State in '96 (DT Justin Bannan scored one at Missouri in 2000-but he had lined up at tight end on offense).
P Mark Mariscal. His 4-for-57.8 average today improved his NCAA leading average to 49.6 (for 39 punts).
CB Roderick Sneed. His 2 kickoff returns for 110 yards upped his season average to 35.1 on eight returns; he is still one return shy of qualifying for the NCAA statistics.
COLORADO INJURIES: DB J.J. Billingsley (severe ankle sprain, doubtful for Oklahoma); TB Chris Brown (mild hip pointer, he's fine); TE Quinn Sypniewski (concussion, day-to-day).
