Colorado University Athletics
Gameday - Oregon
Oregon 41, Colorado 24
Saturday,
Oct. 3
Folsom, Field
Boulder, Colo
TV: ESPN
Radio: 850 AM KOA
BOULDER ? The Colorado Buffaloes wanted to make a statement about the progress of their football program, the Oregon Ducks a proclamation about their resilience and the remainder of the 2015 season.
The BuffsGÇÖ progress report will have to wait. Saturday nightGÇÖs last word went to the Ducks, who rallied from a 17-17 halftime tie and left Folsom Field with a 41-24 Pac-12 win.
In losing its 2015 conference opener, CU has now dropped 12 consecutive Pac-12 games and has lost five straight to Oregon since joining the league in 2011. The Buffs (3-2, 0-1) entered Saturday nightGÇÖs game with a three-game winning streak.
Embarrassed 62-20 at home last weekend by Utah , the Ducks (3-2, 1-1) rolled up 361 yards rushing and limited the Buffs to 77. CU quarterback Sefo Liufau passed for 231 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted once and lost a crucial third-quarter fumble that enabled Oregon to take a two-touchdown lead.
OregonGÇÖs Royce Freeman ran 27 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns, while teammate Taj Griffin added 110 ground yards and a score. The Ducks used two quarterbacks ? starter Jeff Lockie and backup Taylor Alie ? and while neither was near the equal of departed Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, both were just effective enough.
Scheduled for an 8:05 p.m. start, the game finally began at 9:08, making the weather-delayed kickoff the latest ever at Folsom Field. It surpassed the television-dictated 8:15 p.m. start for the 2007 CU-Florida State game.
The hour-plus delay wasnGÇÖt the only effect of the unsettled weather and lightning that began rolling through the Boulder area shortly before 8 p.m. Fans were twice asked to take shelter in Balch Fieldhouse or the stadiumGÇÖs East Concourse, Buffs mascot Ralphie V wasnGÇÖt allowed to run on the wet field, and the CU marching band didnGÇÖt perform its usual pregame routine....more
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