COLORADO FOOTBALL: EV1.net HOUSTON BOWL
December 17, 2004 | Football
The Colorado Buffaloes (7-5, 4-4 Big 12), Big 12 North Division champions for the third time in four years, are out to snap a two-game bowl game losing streak against the Texas-El Paso Miners (8-3, 6-2 WAC) as the two will do battle in the EV1.Net Houston Bowl on Wednesday, December 29 in a 2:37 p.m. mountain kickoff at Reliant Stadium... UTEP is the designated home team for the game; Colorado will wear its away white jerseys... ESPN will televise the game nationally, with Mark Jones, Bob Davie and Holly Rowe to call the action, with Monarch Sports handing the national radio broadcast (Randy Rosenbloom, John Mazur, Geoff Nathanson)... This will be the first meeting between CU and UTEP in football; the two haven't crossed paths much through the years other than in men's golf... Backup QB James Cox will celebrate his 21st birthday on game day... Colorado will be looking to snap a four game losing streak to Texas schools in the game (one loss each to the four Big 12 South teams from the state)... Colorado is currently playing the nation's 19th toughest schedule according to NCAA calculations; 11 Big 12 schools are currently in the top 48 (eight in the top 24, including Texas A&M at No. 1 and Baylor at No. 4); the other, Missouri, is No. 94 (UTEP was in at No. 57)... CU's website, www.CUBuffs.com features game day updates and live stats for all games, home and road.
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