Colorado’s chances at a bowl bid slowly faded away at the hands of 6th-ranked Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday night. A 45-15 win over the Buffaloes secures the Utes’ Pac-12 South Division title for the second year in a row.
A near scoreless first quarter for both team exhibiting a gritty defensive slug fest. Steven Montez and the Buffs struck first— a 12-play, 62 yard drive taking 5:07 off the clock being capped with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brady Russell with :43 seconds left in the first. The 7-0 score was the first time since Sept.