With Colorado returning nine starters on offense and Colorado State coming off a 31-point win over Oregon State, the 89th edition of the Rocky Mountain Showdown was supposed to be a shootout. Odds makers even set the over/under at 69.5 points. What happened Friday night was anything but a shootout. The Buffs prevailed 17-3 in a hard-fought defensive battle marred by some questionable pass interference calls.
Trailing 17-3 with just under five and a half minutes to go in the 4th quarter, Colorado State’s Nick Stevens found receiver Warren Jackson in stride for 38-yards.