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Sep 20 (Sat)

8:15 p.m.

Players who carried out CU’s symbolic instruments tonight:
Sledgehammer: Steven Montez
Toolbox: Drew Lewis
United States Flag: Chris Bounds
Colorado Flag: Jonathan Van Diest

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TV Replays: 1:30 a.m. MDT Saturday on FS-1; 10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday MDT on AT&T Sports Net (Rocky Mountain).

Colorado is 4-0 for the 31st time in its history, but for the first time since 1998 … CU is now 3-5 in Pac-12 openers, but won for the first time in Boulder (1-4) … CU improved to 23-28-1 when wearing all black uniforms, just the second win in the last 16 games in the look … UCLA still leads the series by a 10-4 count (4-3 in Boulder, 6-2 as members of the Pac-12) … The 38 points and the 22-point win were both the most/largest by CU against UCLA … This marked the first game at Folsom Field where the end zones were painted (496 games all-time) … Almost in half: the temperature at kickoff for New Hampshire on Sept. 15 was 90 degrees; tonight, it was 46 … Colorado had two 80-plus yard TD drives in the first half, bringing the total to five on the year, and its five TD drives in all added to 370 yards … The 23 combined possessions (10 in the first half) were both season lows in a CU game … Colorado has scored in 15 of 16 quarters this season, including 12 in a row … CU is now 16-0 under MacIntyre when holding the opponent to 17 points or less … The Buffs were held scoreless in both drives in the opening halves after going 3-for-3 in both to start the season … This is just the second season in CU history the Buffs have scored 30 or more points in each of the first four games of the season … the other? In 1896 when Grover Cleveland was president … PK James Stefanou is now 55-of-55 for his career in PAT kicks … OLB Drew Lewis had the first multi-sack (2) game of his career.

Scoring Run. Colorado has scored 30-plus points in all four games this season, the most since a five-game run in 2002. The Buffs have now scored 161 points, or 40.3 per.

100/100. Colorado is now 35-10 all-time with a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver (2-0 this season), with a third of those (15) since CU joined the Pac-12.

Defensive Bests. UCLA’s 289 yards were the fewest allowing in eight Pac-12 Conference openers by the Buffaloes (previous low was 414 by Washington last year). The 138 passing yards were the low in a Pac-12 lid-lifter as well as the second fewest yards by UCLA in the 14 game series (85 in the first game in 1980, but it only threw 10 passes).

MacIntyre & Turnovers. CU, now 29-38 under Mike MacIntyre, is in his sixth year (the first of seven CU coaches to open 4-0 in year six), had its 15th turnover-free game under him (10-5 in those games); that 22.4 percent rate is the best in CU history (next: 15.0 under Bill McCartney). CU is now 54-24-4 in 82 games without a turnover since World War II.

INDIVIDUAL LINER NOTES

QB Steven Montez (26-22-0, 237, 1 TD, 173.9 rating)
- With 237 yards passing, he became the seventh Buffalo to reach 5,000 passing yards (5,084). And in “true” quarterback rushing (meaning sacks are deducted), he now has 1,010 yards, the 10th player in CU history to hit the 1K plateau. His 81 yards tonight were the third-most in his career.
- First Down: he completed his first 12 passes on first down and was 13-of-14 in the game for 118 yards; on the year on first down he is now 48-of-56 for 481 yards (3 TD/1 INT); that’s an 85.7 completion percentage and a rating of 172.0.
- First Quarter: through four games, Montez is 33-of-37 for 362 yards and 5 TDs (216.0 rating).
- He improved to 11-8 as CU’s starting QB (8-3 at home).

TB Travon McMillian (21-102, 1 TD rushing)
- This was his third 100-yard game at CU (he had five at Virginia Tech); the last CU running back to have three 100 yard games in the first four of the season was Hugh Charles in 2005. (the last to have four in the first five was Rashaan Salaam in 1994).

WR Laviska Shenault (12-126, 1 TD receiving)
- He now has 38 receptions for 581 yards (four games); he has one receiving TD in all four games, he’s the first Buff to have one in four straight since Nelson Spruce had seven over 2013-14 seasons; Spruce opened 2014 with TDs in five straight.