BOULDER – The Colorado defense clamped down on Utah Saturday night at Folsom Field, preserving a 27-22 victory that earned the No. 9 Buffaloes their first Pac-12 Conference South Division championship and their 10th victory of the season.
CU, improving to 10-2 and 8-1 in the conference, faces North Division champion Washington next Friday in the Pac-12 Championship game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
No. 21 Utah (8-4, 5-4) took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter but never led again.
The Buffs forced four Utes turnovers, the last a fumble returned for a fourth-quarter touchdown by linebacker that put CU up 27-16.