How about those Buffaloes!!! An OT win on a windy night under the lights at Folsom with a score of 17-14! This was CU’s first win against a ranked team since the Oklahoma win last year. CU jumped out early with a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Hawkins threw a dart to wide receiver Josh Smith for a 38 yard touchdown. Moments later, after a West Virginia fumble was recovered, Pat Devenny caught a 13 yard TD pass from Cody to give the Buffs a 14-0 first quarter lead.
Then it was West Virginia’s turn to go on a 14-0 scoring run in the 2nd and 3rd quarter to tie the game and put the Buffs in OT for the finale! CU defense held West Virginia to a field goal attempt which would have put the Mountaineers up by 3, but a close kick from the left hash mark sailed left and clanged against the upright and was NO GOOD!! After CU ran 4 plays, Aric Goodman came in for the game winning kick and gave the Buffs the 3 point victory and gave the fans a chance to storm the field and celebrate with their team!
CU’s balanced attack was highlighted by new-comer Rodney Stewart who had 28 carries for 166 yards on the ground. Cody Hawkins threw for 179 yards with 2 TD’s and 1 INT.
The San Francisco Watch Party at Jones Sports Bar was also a huge success! We brought in hundreds of CU alumni and JONES brought in the Coors Light Girls and created satellite bar stations to keep the beer flowing throughout the game. CU fans drank nearly 100 cases of beer and 8 kegs!
Colorado is JONES’ number 1 crowd and they will continue to be our bar of choice for the entire football season! TV upgrades will be present for the upcoming CU – Florida State game!
THANK YOU to all of you who purchased a NorCalBuffs T-Shirt!!! We sold over 60 shirts at $20 each. 100% of the proceeds go back into our local Northern California Alumni Club. Funds will be used to discount future events and a portion will go towards a matching scholarship to a Northern California high school senior attending Colorado as a freshman.
Team Stats:
| Team Statistics | ||
| Mountaineers | Buffaloes | |
| First Downs | 16 | 24 |
| Passing | 2 | 11 |
| Rushing | 13 | 11 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-13 | 6-15 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 354 | 366 |
| Total Plays | 67 | 78 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 311 | 187 |
| Rushes | 52 | 45 |
| Average Per Rush | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 43 | 179 |
| Completions-Attempts | 10-15 | 22-33 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 2.9 | 5.4 |
| Times Sacked | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | 0 | 18 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| PUNTS | 7 | 7 |
| Average Punt | 44.3 | 47.6 |
| PENALTIES | 7 | 7 |
| Penalty Yards | 91 | 55 |
| FUMBLES | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | |||||||||
| West Virginia | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| P. White | 10 | 14 | 43 | 71.4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Starks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| C. Hawkins | 22 | 33 | 179 | 66.7 | 5.4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | ||||||
| West Virginia | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
| P. White | 19 | 148 | 7.8 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| N. Devine | 26 | 133 | 5.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sanders | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
| R. Stewart | 28 | 166 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Scott | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Sumler | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Crawford | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hawkins | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| West Virginia | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
| D. Jalloh | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Gonzales | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Devine | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Arnett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Starks | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
| J. Smith | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Devenny | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Crawford | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| S. McKnight | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Stewart | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Scott | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Cantrell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Behrens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Sumler | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | |||||||
| West Virginia | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Lng | Pct | Pts |
| P. McAfee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Colorado | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Lng | Pct | Pts |
| A. Goodman | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 100.0 | 5 |
| Punting | ||||||
| West Virginia | Punt | Avg | Lng | Blk | I20 | TB |
| P. McAfee | 7 | 44.3 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Colorado | Punt | Avg | Lng | Blk | I20 | TB |
| M. DiLallo | 7 | 47.6 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kick/Punt Returns | ||||||||||
| West Virginia | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| M. Rodgers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| E. Lankster | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Smith | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 |
