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Nov 8 (Sat)

10 a.m.

Colorado Postgame Notes

Players who carried out CU’s symbolic instruments tonight:
Sledgehammer: Gerrad Kough
Toolbox: Josh Kaiser
United States Flag: Isaiah Oliver
Colorado Flag: Jay MacIntyre

QUICKLY Colorado has tied the series at 5-5 with Oregon State, taking a 2-1 lead in Corvallis … This was the highest scoring game in the series, topping a 36-31 OSU win in Boulder in 2013 … Oregon State had 312 yards in the first half, the most CU has allowed this season, while the Buffs had 181, their second fewest … This was the 42nd time in CU history the Buffs had a 100-yard rusher and receiver; the Buffs are 32-10 in those games … When the Buffs stopped the Beavers with a 3-and-out in the third quarter, it ended a run of 15 straight possessions where the opponent drove into CU territory (not including two scores from outside the 50) … But on the counter, opponents have 24 drives inside-the-20 this year, but have come away with just 10 touchdowns … The Buffs have scored in 12 straight quarters, the opponent in 15 in a row … CU’s scoring drive in the fourth quarter went 88 yards over 18 plays, its fourth scoring drive this season of 15 or more plays (CU came into the game as one of only four Power 5 programs to have three 15-play scoring drives on the season) … Colorado lost the coin toss for just the fourth time in the last 21 games.

Turnovers CU has forced one or more turnovers in 32 of its last 34 games overall (all seven games in 2017); S Evan Worthington made his third career interception, all this season, returning it 43 yards. Offensively:
--CU has now gone a school record 13 straight quarters without committing a turnover, and have gone three straight games without one for the first time in school history (had gone back-to-back five times);
--CU has played four turnover-free games this year, tying the school record set in 1989, 1993, 2006 and 2011.
--Under MacIntyre, CU is 8-5 in miscue-free contests (2-2 this season). CU has not turned the ball over in 13 of 58 games under MacIntyre, the best percentage (22.4) of any coach in CU history.
--Colorado has played 80 turnover-free games dating back to the 1946 season, owning a record of 52-24-4 in those games (2-1 in bowls).

699 And Counting   Colorado is now one win away from becoming the 25th school to win 700 games. CU owns an all-time record of 699-497-36.

Quarter Receivers Colorado quarterbacks have caught at least one pass now in seven straight seasons; including three for touchdowns:

2011     Tyler Hansen           1-14 (TD)               2015     Sefo Liufau              1-12
2012     Jordan Webb           1-15                       2016     Sefo Liufau              1-14
2013     Sefo Liufau              1-32                       2017     Steven Montez         1-11 (TD)
2014     Sefo Liufau              2-24 (TD)

Montez joins David Williams (twice), Craig Ochs, Hansen and Liufau as quarterbacks with TD receptions in CU history.

WR Bryce Bobo (9-126, 2 TD receiving; 1-1-0, 11 1 TD passing)

The 126 yards were a career-high (second career 100-yard game); nine receptions were his second most and this was his second two-touchdown game (other: at UCLA in 2014).
He caught his second career 2-point conversion (both from Steven Montez); the other was also in the state of Oregon, in CU’s 41-38 win over the Ducks last Sept. 24.
He is now 2-for-2 passing in his career, for 78 yards and 2 TDs. That’s a passer rating of 757.6. He threw a 67-yard TD pass to Phillip Lindsay at USC last year).
He has four TDs this season, eight for his career.

TB Phillip Lindsay (28-185, 2 TD rushing; 9 FDE)

He now has 3,228 rushing yards, as he moved into third palce all-time at CU, passing Rashaan Salaam (3,057, 1992-94). He now trails only Eric Bieniemy (3,940, 1987-90) and Rodney Stewart (3,598, 2008-11).
Already CU’s career all-purpose yards leader, he surpassed the 5,000-yard plateau, with 5,174, and he became the seventh player in school history to score 200 points (210).
This was his 10th career 100-yard game, fourth in 2017; he has 995 yards on the year with 11 TDs (10 rushing).
With two rushing touchdowns, he becomes the fifth Buff in history to have two seasons scoring 10 or more TDs, joining Chris Brown (2001, 2002), Eric Bieniemy (1988, 1990), Charlie Davis (1971, 1972) and John Bayuk (1954, 1956).
On his second carry of the game, he dashed 74 yards untouched for the second-longest touchdown run of his career (tied for the 28th longest in CU history).

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